Lisa A. Kihl, PhD, associate professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Global Institute for Responsible Sport Organizations (GIRSO), traveled to Ghent University in Belguim May 6-10, where she served as an external member of the examination committee for doctoral student Bram Constandt. He successfully defended his thesis titled “Ethics management in football clubs.”

During Kihl’s visit to Ghent University, she gave a lecture on “Grounded theory: What is it and how do you do it?” She also presented to Belguim sport federation leaders, legal experts and lottery representatives on “Industry trends on the causes and reforms efforts of matching and fraud in sport.”