St. Bonaventure University

School of Business Faculty


Demiris, Tiffany E.

Tiffany Demiris for web

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Sports Management
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Business

TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Assistant Professor, Sports Management
CONTACT
Office phone: (716) 375-2496
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OFFICE
Swan Business Center 210A
COURSES TAUGHT
  • MGT 329. Introduction to Sports Management
  • SAM 601. The Business of Sport 
ACADEMIC DEGREES
  • Ph.D. in Sport Management, Louisiana State University, 2023
  • Strategic Management Certificate, Harvard University Extension School, 2017
  • M.S. in Sport and Recreation Management, Temple University, 2014
  • B.S. in Communication and Media, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2011
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
I have over 10 years of relevant food service management experience in professional sport and events. I have worked for numerous venues across the country including MetLife Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Wells Fargo Center, M&T Bank Stadium, and Petco Park. I have worked a variety of large-scale events including Wrestlemania 29 and Super Bowl 48.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Publications

  • Demiris, T. E., & Seifried, C. S. (accepted). Archival Research and Sport Management Scholarship: A Review of Literature, Methodological and Pragmatic Approaches. International Journal of Sport Management.
  • Seifried, C.S., & Demiris, T. (accepted). New Deal Spending and Stadia: Constructions Utilized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Institutions. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport.
  • Demiris, T., & Seifried, C.S. (2022). A Historical Study of the Path from Off-Campus to On-Campus Stadia: Stakeholders, Resources, and Contexts. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 15, 50-74.
  • Demiris, T., & Seifried, C.S. (2021). Examining the Early History of Stadia at the University of Kentucky: From City Park to Stoll Field at McLean Stadium. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, 119.
  • Seifried, C.S., Demiris, T., & Petersen, J. (2021). Baylor University’s Football Stadia: Life before McLane Stadium. Sport History Review, 52, 70-89.

Grants

  • 2021 North American Society for Sport Management Doctoral Research Grant ($2,010)
  • 2022 College of Human Sciences and Education Dean’s GA TIGER Travel Grant ($1,000)
  • 2022 Applied Sport Management Conference Graduate Research Competition Finalist: Demiris, T. E. (2022). Making the Case for Financial Modernization in Sport Management. Applied Sport Management Conference.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS

My research interests involve using history to understand management decisions in relation to facilities management within collegiate football. By researching the ways university athletic departments have made decisions in relation to funding, capacity, renovations, and decisions to build new, I plan to be able to better analyze decisions for the future.

Specifically, my current research interests focus on how the rich history or collegiate football facilities and how funding has changed over the years and why.

PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Special Olympics
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