Dain TePoel

Biography

Dain TePoel is the Coordinator of the Master of Science in Sport Management program at Commonwealth University where he also serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in American Studies with a specialization in Sport Studies from the University of Iowa and an M.A. in Sport Humanities from Ohio State University. Dr. TePoel’s research emphasizes critical sport studies, examining sociocultural and historical aspects of sport, and he has published in peer-reviewed journals including Sport in Society, Journal of Sport History, The International Journal of the History of Sport, and Sport History Review. He is currently the Book Review Editor for Journal of Sport History. He teaches a wide range of courses, including sport media relations, sport marketing, sport in American culture, sport and environmental sustainability, research methods, and sport in the global marketplace. He is dedicated to guiding students on their journey to success, supporting them through capstone projects, internships, and exploring career paths in sport management.

Courses Most Commonly Taught  

• Problems in Sport Administration
• Sport Media Communications Relations
• Sport Marketing Management
• Sport in American Culture

Professional Publications

• TePoel, D. "Conservation and Recreation in 'The Land': Public Histories of Cleveland Metroparks," in Cleveland Sports: Physical Culture on the Lake Erie Shores. Edited by Andrew D. Linden. Submitted to University of Arkansas Press, Sport, Culture, and Society Series (forthcoming). 
• TePoel, D., and Narcotta-Welp, E. 2023. "Stealing Signs: Surveillance and Policing Inside and Outside the Game," 153-173. Astros and Asterisks: Houston’s Sign-Stealing Scandal Explained. Edited by Jonathan Silverman, Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
• Narcotta-Welp, E, and TePoel, D. 2021. "Tuesdays with Susan: Rudy, Race, and Reflections on the Lessons and Legacy of Birrellian Approaches to Sport and Film." Journal of Sport History 48 (2): 151-165. DOI: 10.5406/21558450.48.2.05
• TePoel, D., and Nauright, J. 2021. "Black Lives Matter in the Sports World." Sport in Society 24 (5): 693-696. DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2021.1901392
• TePoel, D., and Narcotta-Welp, E. 2021. "The White Moderate, Sport and Black Lives Matter: Echoes from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' at the University of Iowa." Sport in Society 24 (5): 697-714. DOI:10.1080/17430437.2020.1828767
• Martorell, G., Mattern, J., Morozov, B., Nauright, J., Campbell, P., and TePoel, D. 2020. "Leveraging International Partnerships for the Development of International Sport Management Programs." Sport in Society 23 (11): 1872-1882. DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1823637
• TePoel, D. 2020. "Meaning by Doing: The Making of Endurance Activism on the 1986 Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament." Sport History Review 51 (2): 164-185. DOI: 10.1123/shr.2019-0020
• TePoel, D. 2017. "Digital Sport History, with Costs: An Ecocentric Critique." Journal of Sport History 44 (2): 350-366.
• TePoel, D. 2015-2016. "'We Need to Get the Good Old USA on Board': The 2009 World Baseball Classic, Corporate Nationalism, and Constructions of 'American' Identity." NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture 24 (1/2): 116-132.
• TePoel, D. 2014. "Mary Garber’s Coverage of Black Sports in the United States Segregated South, 1944-1964." International Journal of the History of Sport 31 (13): 1598-1616.
• TePoel, D. 2013. "Pastime or Waste of Time? Narratives in the Media Surrounding the 2006 World Baseball Classic." NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture 22 (1): 52-77
• TePoel, D. 2005. "Master Mick and Redneck Roger: Framing Analysis of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris’ Homerun Chase in 1961." Iowa Journal of Communication 37 (2): 139-154.