Emily Dane-Staples, PhD, alumna of the School of Kinesiology, recently published her first book titled, “The sport management educator: Strategies for teaching.” The book aims to support those new to teaching and those who want to become a better educator. It discusses multiple topics including course planning, student engagement, teaching with technology, and more.

Dane-Staples was inspired to write this book based on her own experiences. During her first teaching job, the first semester didn’t go as well as she had hoped. Dane-Staples was determined to improve but realized there was a gap in teaching resources for sport management educators like herself. This book fills in this gap, compiling important information in a concise and accessible way. “This is the book I wish I would have had prior to day one of teaching,” Dane-Staples revealed.

Currently, Dane-Staples is a professor of Sport Management and Active Learning Fellow at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, NY. She received her PhD in kinesiology from the School of Kinesiology in 2006.