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Assistant Professor, Sport Management
I research the role of social-psychological identification in sport fandom, examining how individuals’ understanding of self – ‘who I am’ – impacts their sport consumer behavior.
Mansfield, A. C. (2020). ‘Count the Ways That It Impacts Your Life’: New Parenthood and Sport Fandom. Journal of Sport Management.
Mansfield, A.C., Delia, E. B., & Katz, M. (2019). The blurry spectrums of team identity threat. Sport Management Review.
Katz, M., Mansfield, A. C., & Tyler, B. D. (2019). The Strength of Fan Ties: Emotional Support in Sport Fan Egocentric Networks. Journal of Sport Management.