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Elizabeth B. Delia

PhD Coordinator & Associate Professor

Sport Management

Education

PhD Sport Management, Florida State University, 2015
MBA Management, SUNY New Paltz, 2007
BS Marketing, SUNY New Paltz, 2006

Professional Experience

Market Research Analyst, KS&R, 2011-2012
Market Research Associate, KJT Group, 2009-2011
Consumer Insights Analyst, Madison Square Garden, 2008-2009
Postgraduate Intern, NCAA, 2007-2008

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Sport Management & PhD Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021-present
Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015-2021

Research Interests

Identity
Consumer Behavior
Qualitative Methods

Teaching Interests

General
  • Marketing Research
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Marketing

Honors and Awards

Isenberg School of Management Research Excellence Award, 2023
Isenberg School of Management Research Excellence Award, 2021
NASSM Research Fellow, 2020

Selected Publications

Delia, E.B., McCullough, B.P., & Dalal, K. (2024). Team identity and environmentalism: The case of Forest Green Rovers. Journal of Sport Management, 38, 353-364.

Lock, D., Delia, E.B., Inoue, Y., & Gillooly, L. (2023). Success interrupted: Exploring how supporters interpret their team’s success in a postponed competition. European Sport Management Quarterly. Doi: 10.1080/16184742.2023.2251999

Sveinson, K., Delia, E.B., Mansfield, A., & Calow, E. (2023). The impact of a life-disrupting threat on team identity. Sport Management Review, 26, 561-581.

Delia, E.B., Melton, E.N., Sveinson, K., Lock, D., & Cunningham, G.B. (2022). Understanding the lack of diversity in sport consumer behavior research. Journal of Sport Management, 36, 265-276.

Delia, E.B. (2020). The psychological meaning of team among fans of women’s sport. Journal of Sport Management, 34, 579-590.

Mansfield, A.C., Delia, E.B., & Katz, M. (2020). The blurry spectrums of team identity threat. Sport Management Review, 23,414-427.

Wegner, C.E.,Delia, E.B., & Baker, B.J. (2020). Fan response to the identity threat of potential team relocation. Sport Management Review, 23, 215-228