Craig Crow

Disciplines/Field of Instruction

• Sport Management
• Business

Degrees Received

• Ed.D. West Virginia University, 2011 - Dissertation: The Outsourcing of Football Stadium Foodservice Operations by National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Athletic Programs (Dr. Ernest Goeres, chairperson)
• M.S. West Virginia University, 2004
• B.S. West Liberty State College, 2002

Previous Full-Time Faculty Appointments

• West Liberty University (2009-2023)
  • Earned tenure in 2017
  • Recipient of the 2017-18 West Liberty University Faculty Excellence in Service Award
•  East Stroudsburg University (2007-2009)

Professional Experience

• Served in different roles with several sport organizations in collegiate and professional sports
• Provided guest service training and venue experience audits consulting services to collegiate and professional sport organizations
• Former review board member for Case Studies in Sport Management
• Former Board of Commissioners member and site visitor for the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
• Presented research at various conferences, including the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference and the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference on College Sport.
• Frequent peer reviewer of abstracts for the North American Society for Sport Managment annual conference
• Published book reviews in Journal of Sport Management and Sport Management Review

Publications and Presentations

• Crow, C.M. & Howard, L.A. (2015, April). NFL Team Twitter Use: Game Day Management Implications. Presented at the 2015 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sport Business Conference, Indiana, PA.
• Crow, C.M. (2014, April). Researching the Institution’s Athletics Program: One Faculty Member’s Experience. Presented at the 2014 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Columbia, SC.
• Crow, C.M. (2014, May). Review of the book Beyond the scoreboard: An insider’s guide to the business of sport, by R. Horrow & K. Swatek. Sport Management Review, 17(2), p.
• Crow, C.M. (2013, April). Impact of Football Stadium Beer Sales on Fan Behavior and Crime: Perceptions of Campus Law Enforcement Directors? Presented at the 2013 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Crow, C.M. (2013, April). Is Anyone Choosing Division II? Content Analysis of Recent Research on Intercollegiate Athletic. Presented at the 2013 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Crow, C.M. (2012, May). Perceived benefits of outsourcing football stadium foodservice operations: Differences between FBS and FCS institutions. Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Sport Management, Seattle, WA.
• Crow, C.M. (2012, April). Outsourcing football stadium foodservice operations: Who is behind the counter? Abstract presented at the 2012 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Crow, C.M. (2012, April). Outsourcing football stadium foodservice operations: Who is behind the counter? Abstract presented at the 2012 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Crow, C.M. (2012, April). Satisfaction with football stadium foodservice operations.
  Poster presented at the 2012 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.
• Dittmore, S.W., Crow, C.M., & Fields, T.E. (2010, March). Property rights in the age of digital media: Exploring the legal and practical impacts of the restricting content usage. Abstract presented at the Fourth Summit on Communication and Sport, Cleveland, OH.
• Dittmore, S.W. & Crow, C.M. (2010, April). The influence of the Bowl Championship Series on competitive balance in college football. Journal of Sports Administration & Supervision 2(1), 7-19.
• Goss, B.B, Jubenville, C.J., & Crow, C.M. (2010). Future of the sport industry. In A. Gillentine and R.B. Crow (eds.). Foundations of Sport Management (2nd ed.). Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology.
• Dittmore, S.W., & Crow, C.M. (2009, April). Competitive balance in the founding BCS conferences: Regular and post-season implications. Abstract presented at the 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport, Chapel Hill, NC.

Awards and Distinctions

• Dr. Crow won the 2017-18 Faculty Excellence in Service Award at his previous institution.
• West College of Business's 2012-2013 Excellence in Teaching Award
• Winner of Journal of Sports Administration & Supervision Editor's Choice Award for his article in the April 2010 issue.