Ph.D. Student Profiles
Meet our SPM Ph.D. students.
Shu-Hao (Howard) Chang
Shu-Hao (Howard) Chang CV (PDF)
Email: changshuhao@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport Consumer Behavior, Generative AI
Committee Chair: Dr. Yong Jae Ko
Kelsey Garrison
Email: kelseygarrison@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in sport, LGBTQ+, and Gender
Committee Chair: Dr. Christopher McLeod
William Ferraz de Santana
William Ferraz de Santana CV (PDF)
Email: wf.santana@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport for Social Change, Emerging Sports, Sport Mega-Events, and Community Development
Committee Chair: Dr. Kyriaki Kaplanidou
Jason Francis
Email: jasonfrancis@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport for Development, Sport for Social Change, Postcolonialism
Committee Chair: Dr. Christine Wegner
Hamza Khan
Email: hamzakhan@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport Events and Community Development
Committee Chair: Dr. Kyriaki Kaplanidou
Junho Kim
Email: jkim22@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sports consumer/fan behavior, Sustainability in sports
Committee Chair: Dr. Yong Jae Ko
Hannah Kloetzer
Email: hannahkloetzer@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Athlete Development, Sport Transitions, Athlete Well-Being
Committee Chair: Dr. Molly Harry
Tae Hoon Lee
Email: taehoonlee@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport Consumer Behavior, Virtual Reality
Committee Chair: Dr. Dan Connaughton
Ye Lei
Email: yelei@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport Marketing, Sponsorship Effectiveness, Social Media Analysis
Committee Chair: Dr. Dan Connaughton
Leyi Shen
Email: leyi.shen@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport Event Impacts and Legacies on Community Development, Sport Event Leveraging, Sport Consumer Perceptions of Sport Events/Athletes
Committee Chair: Dr. Kyriaki Kaplanidou
Berk Uzun
E-mail: berkuzun@ufl.edu
Committee Chair: Dr. Gidon Jakar
Lydia Yun
Email: lydiayun@ufl.edu
Primary fields of interest: Sport consumer behavior, Sport marketing
Committee Chair: Dr. Yong Jae Ko