Assistant Professor, Hart School
manju2sx@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Professional Webpage
- Indian Sport Management Association Outstanding Research Award
- Texas Woman's University feature article
Areas of Expertise
- Professionalism in Sport Management
- Sport for developmentand Pedagogy in developing countries
- International Sports and Olympic Studies
- Mega Sports Events
- Facility Management
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Sport Management
Education
- Ph.D., Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Management and a minor in Educational Leadership, Texas Woman’s University, USA - 2024
- M.S., Sport Management with a minor in Business, Texas Woman’s University, USA - 2020
- M.Com., Commerce, Jain University, India - 2015
- B.Com., St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, India - 2012
Positions Held
- General Secretary, Indian Sport Management Association, July 2025 - Present
- Assistant Professor, James Madison University, 2023-Present
- Visiting Assistant Professor, James Madison University, 2022-2023
- Global Advisor, International Affairs, Texas Woman’s University, 2021 – 2023
- Founder, ATSIY, 2016-2023
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Woman’s University, 2019 – 2022
- Intern, Fort Worth Sports Commission, Texas 2019 – 2020
- International group coordinator and basketball community coach, Dallas Mavericks, Summer 2019
Select Publications
Manjunath, S., Shonk, D. J. (2025). “North America’s sports mega-events decade: Residents’ pre-event perceptions of urban, economic, environmental, and social impacts on their quality of life.” Poster presentation at 2025 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, San Deigo, CA, USA.
Manjunath, S., Suresh, H., Bangalore Yogananda, B. Y., (2025) “Adoption of AI in Sport Management Education.” Poster presentation at Global Sport Business Association Conference, Miami, Florida, USA.
Manjunath, S, Barot, M., Raizada, S., Shah, N. (2024). "Towards an inclusive sport management education system in India: A case for professional standards framework." Panel presentation at INSMA 2025, Mumbai, India.
Manjunath, S (2024). “The case of India: Institutional isomorphism and professionalization in sport management higher education and research.” Oral presentation at INSMA 2025, Mumbai, India.
Manjunath, S., Nichols, D., Miloch, K., Trujillo-Jenks, L., (2024). “Source of competencies and knowledge among sport industry professionals in India with limited sport management higher education.” Oral Presentation at 2024 EASM Conference, Paris, France.
Kulasekara Pandian, R.P., Manjunath, S., Shonk, D. J. (2024). “The Impact of Early Sports Specialization on Future Participation Intentions Among NCAA College Athletes.” Poster presentation at 2024 EASM Conference, Paris, France.
Manjunath, S. (2024). Source of Professionalism and Knowledge among Sport
Industry Professionals in India with Limited Sport Management Higher Education. ProQuest LLC.
