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Jeffrey MacCharles

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Management

Email: Jeffrey.Maccharles@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2020
    Major: Management
    Specialization: Sport Management
    Dissertation: Covering all their bases: An investigation into identity covering in the sport workplace
  • MA, London Metropolitan University, 2009
    Major: Sport Management
  • BA, University of Ottawa, 2005
    Major: Psychology
  • BS, University of Ottawa, 2005
    Major: Biology

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - Present).
  • Assistant Professor - Fixed-Term, Michigan State University. Michigan State University. (2020 - 2022).
  • Teaching Associate/Ph.D. Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (2018 - 2020).
  • Adjunct Professor - Online, Bridgewater State University. Bridgewater State University. (2020 - 2020).

Professional Memberships

  • North American Society for Sport Management. (January 1, 2017 - Present).
  • Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. (October 1, 2022 - December 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MGMT 4310 - Talent Management in the Sports Entertainment Industry, 1 course.
  • MGMT 4870 - Business Planning in the Sports Entertainment Industry, 1 course.
  • MGMT 5140 - Organizational Behavior and Analysis, 2 courses.
  • MGMT 5401 - Talent Management in the Sport Entertainment Industry, 4 courses.
  • SENM 4310 - Talent Management in the Sports Entertainment Industry, 1 course.
  • SENM 4870 - Business Planning in the Sports Entertainment Industry, 2 courses.
  • SENM 5401 - Talent Management in the Sport Entertainment Industry, 1 course.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Guest Lecture, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, 40 participants. (September 27, 2024).
  • Guest Lecture, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, 30 participants. (October 6, 2023).
  • Guest Lecture, Stonehill College, 20 participants. (September 26, 2022).

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Inclusive guidelines for youth sport stakeholders: A content analysis of U.S. sport governing body websites," Other - Outside UNT. (November 1, 2022 - June 9, 2023).

Awards and Honors

  • 2021 Sport Management Education Journal Best Paper Award, Sport Management Education Journal / North American Society for Sport Management.
  • Graduate Programs Office PhD Program Scholarship, University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Programs Office.
  • Isenberg School of Management ABD Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
  • Nominated for North American Society for Sport Management Student Research Award, North American Society for Sport Management.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • MacCharles, J.D., Hindman, L.C. (2019). Filling an Institutional Void: The Case of LGBT Sport Advocacy Organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2019 (1) Academy of Management.

    • Journal Article

  • Lachance, E., Kerwin, S., MacCharles, J. (2024). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies in Canadian Non-Profit Sport Organizations: A Management-By-Values Approach. Journal of Sport Management.
  • MacCharles, J., Paulsen, R.J., Hindman, L.C. Investigating the Occupational Segregation and Wage Disparities of U.S. Spectator Sports Employees in Same-Sex Cohabitating Relationships. International Journal of Sport Management. 25 (3) 225-256.
  • Melton, E.N., Cunningham, G.B., MacCharles, J.D., Isard, R.F. (2023). LGBTQ-inclusive fan codes of conduct in US athletic departments: a multilevel analysis. International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship. 24 (3) 17. Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • MacCharles, J.D., Melton, E.N. (2022). Risks of expressing your authentic self in sport: the influence of stigma covering on perceived job fit and hiring recommendations. Other. 12 (4) 365-381.
  • MacCharles, J.D., Melton, E.N. (2021). Charting Their Own Path: Using Life Course Theory to Explore the Careers of Gay Men Working in Sport. Journal of Sport Management. 35 (5) 407-425.
  • Walker, N.A., Agyemang, K.J., Washington, M., Hindman, L.C., MacCharles, J. (2021). Getting an Internship in the Sport Industry: The Institutionalization of Privilege. Other. 15 (1) 20-33. Human Kinetics. https://doi.org/10.1123/smej.2019-0061
  • Melton, E.N., MacCharles, J.D. (2021). Examining sport marketing through a rainbow lens. Other. 24 (3) 421-438.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Katz, M. (Author & Presenter), Quinton, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, E.N. (Author), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, A network to be proud of? Investigating the professional networks of LGBTQ+ sport employees and their impact on subjective career success, North American Society for Sport Management, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. (2024).
  • Lachance, E. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Kerwin, S. (Author), European Association for Sport Management Annual Conference, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies in Canadian Non-Profit Sport Organizations: A Management-by-Values Approach, European Association for Sport Management, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, United Kingdom. (2023 - 2023).
  • Lachance , E. (Author & Presenter), Kerwin, S. (Author), MacCharles, J. (Author), Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Annual Conference, Exploring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies in Non-Profit Sport Organizations in Canada, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Toronto, Canada, Canada. (2023).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Matthews, A.D. (Author), Clemons, M. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Walking the Walk, or Still Just Talking the Talk? Investigating the Hiring and Onboarding Experiences of Marginalized Employees in Collegiate Athletics, North American Society for Sport Management, Montreal, Canada, Canada. (2023 - 2023).
  • Macaulay, C.D. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, N. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, From the closet to the Pride parade: Examining shifting logics related to LGBTQ inclusion in sport, North American Society for Sport Management, Montreal, Canada, Canada. (2023).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Hindman, L.C. (Author), Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, An Investigation into the use of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Signaling in Professional Sport Job Advertisements in Australia and the United States, Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ), Melbourne, Australia, Australia. (2022 - 2022).
  • Paulsen, R. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author), Hindman, L.C. (Author), Mid-Atlantic LGBTQA Conference, A Look at Occupations and Earnings of Sports Industry Workers in Same-Sex Relationships Using Census Data, Bloomsbury University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, USA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Matthews, A.D. (Author), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Diverse Hiring Committees in Collegiate Athletics: Effective Practice or Performative Exercise, North American Society for Sport Management, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, N. (Author), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference (Virtual), “What’s with the scarf?” Investigating the perceptions of identity covering by hiring committees in sport., North American Society for Sport Management, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Hindman, L.C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Filling an institutional void: The case of LGBT sport advocacy organizations, Academy of Management, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2019).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, E.N. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, To cover or not to cover? The impact of organizational signals on employment applications of marginalized applicants., North American Society for Sport Management, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2019).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, E.N. (Author), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Charting their own course: Using life maps of gay male sport employees to identify and explain their career paths in the sport industry., North American Society for Sport Management, Halifax, NS, Canada, Canada. (2018).
  • MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Melton, E.N. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, The risk of expressing your authentic self in sport: The impact of identity covering on hiring decisions., North American Society for Sport Management, Halifax, NS, Canada, Canada. (2018).

    • Other

  • Hindman, L. (Author & Presenter), Kluch, Y. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), Shin, N. (Author & Presenter), Wegner, C. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across the Sport Management Curriculum: Tips and Tools for Every Course., North American Society for Sport Management, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. (2024).
  • MacCharles, J. (Discussant), Martin, T. (Discussant), Shin, N. (Discussant), Turick, R. (Discussant), Veraldo, C. (Discussant), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Strategies for recruiting underrepresented racial minorities into sport management programs: A workshop sponsored by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, North American Society for Sport Management, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).

    • Poster

  • Melton, E.N. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference, Allyship in sport. Examining bystander reactions to acts of inclusion., North American Society for Sport Management, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2019).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • Roth, J. (Author), Driska, A. (Author & Presenter), MacCharles, J. (Author & Presenter), National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) Annual Conference, Preventing Abuse in Youth Sports, National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS), San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2021).

    • Symposium

  • Agha, N. (Panelist), Dixon, J.C. (Panelist), MacCharles, J. (Panelist), Sparvero, E. (Panelist), North American Society for Sport Management Annual Conference (Virtual), The flipped classroom: How to use case studies to increase active learning., North American Society for Sport Management, Virtual, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).

Service

University Service

  • Other (Moderator), UNT Sport Entertainment Symposium. (October 18, 2024).
  • Member, Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Faculty. (September 14, 2023 - September 10, 2024).
  • Member, OBHR Search Committee. (September 2023 - December 2023).
  • Other (Moderator), UNT Sport Entertainment Symposium. (November 3, 2023).
  • Member, Ad-Hoc Grade Appeal Committee. (January 23, 2023 - February 25, 2023).
  • Other (Unit Representative for Department of Management), State Employee Charitable Campaign. (September 26, 2022 - January 31, 2022).

Professional Service

  • Manager, Journal of Sport Management. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Editor, Guest Editor, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. (May 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal. (August 1, 2024 - December 2024).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal for Sport Marketing and Management. (June 1, 2024 - December 2024).
  • Mentor, North American Society for Sport Management. (April 16, 2024 - December 31, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Sport Management. (April 2024 - December 2024).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sexuality Research and Social Policy. (May 1, 2022 - December 2024).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, North American Society for Sport Management. (November 11, 2024 - December 15, 2024).
  • Committee Member, North American Society for Sport Management Diversity and Inclusion Committee. (June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2024).
  • Mentor, North American Society for Sport Management. (April 4, 2023 - December 31, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, North American Society for Sport Management. (November 5, 2023 - December 15, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, North American Society for Sport Management. (November 7, 2022 - December 15, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sport Management Review. (March 1, 2022 - September 14, 2022).

Consulting

  • Other (Non-Profit Amateur Sport Organization), Cincinnati Ultimate, Cincinnatti, OH (Remote), United States of America. (October 12, 2022 - November 16, 2022).
  • Other (Non-Profit National Governing Body (Sport)), USA Ultimate, United States of America. (January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022).
  • Other (Non-Profit Sport Advocacy Organization), Global Initiative for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Curling, United States of America. (January 2021 - December 2021).