David Hodge joined the Sport Management faculty at Nichols College in the summer of 2022 after spending time as a full-time faculty member at both Northwood University (Michigan) and Buena Vista University (Iowa). He has also been a part-time faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to his career as a faculty member, Hodge spent nine years working in college athletics as a Track & Field/Cross Country Coach and Sports Information Director at a variety of schools across the country, both at the Division II and Division III levels. In those nine years, Hodge was a head coach for five seasons and an assistant for four. Throughout his coaching career, he directly coached ten conference champions, 19 all-conference performers, three NCAA qualifiers, and was a part of one conference coaching staff of the year award.
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As a faculty member in the Nichols sport management department, Hodge teaches a variety of courses, including Sport Management Seminar, Sport Law, Sport Event Management, and Sport Marketing & Fan Engagement. He is also the Sport Management Assessment & Accreditation Coordinator, and has been published in Sport Law journals and has presented at multiple sport management conferences. Hodge holds his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Grove City College, Master’s Degree in Sport Management from Slippery Rock University, and Ph.D. in Sport Management from Troy University.
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