12/07/2024
HKN is proud of Dr. Menaker!
Dr. Brian Menaker is an Associate Professor, Interim Associate Department Chair and Kinesiology Graduate Program Coordinator at Texas A&M University-Kingsville Department of Health & Kinesiology and a research affiliate at The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security. His research interests include the impact of public policy on sport. His primary focus considers the intersection of spectator sport events and venues with public health and safety. This focus has supported a primary line related to sport venue and event law enforcement, public safety, and security planning. Additional interests include the impact of sporting events on crime and disorder in cities. He has presented his research at international conferences including the World Association of Sport Management, Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, Sport Recreation and Law Association, North American Society for Sport Management, American Society of Criminology, and American Public Health Association. Published manuscripts have appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Sport Safety and Security, Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, Journal of Global Sport Management, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. He also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics and the Journal of Amateur SPort.
Dr. Menaker holds a B.A. in History from Grinnell College, an M.A. in Sport Studies from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Sport Management from the University of Florida. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Menaker previously coached cross country and track and field at the intercollegiate level and worked in sport event and facility management at the University of Iowa. Menaker founded the Community Organization Planning Research (COPR) Initiative, which focuses on non-profit community organizational effectiveness.
