Biography - Erin L McNary

Dr. McNary is an Adjunct Professor in the APUS Sports and Health Sciences Program. She is also an Assistant Professor and Director in the Eckelkamp College of Global Business and Professional Studies Sports Management Program at Fontbonne University (St. Louis, Missouri, USA). While earning her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Indiana University, she was the Manager of Operations and Graduate Assistant for The President’s Challenge Program, a national physical activity and fitness awards program. After finishing her undergraduate coursework at the University of Illinois (Champaign, Illinois, USA), Dr. McNary completed an internship at the Student Recreation Center at Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona, USA). McNary has also worked at The University of Texas-San Antonio Recreation Center as a Facility Coordinator and spent the following year teaching kinesiology courses at Northwest Vista College (San Antonio, Texas, USA).

Her teaching interests include sports management fundamentals, sports marketing, sports governance, sports and drugs, sports communication, sports sociology, sports facility management, sports readings and case studies, and overseeing internship and practicum experiences. Dr. McNary strives to create a student-centered classroom with active learning and lively discussions.

Dr. McNary’s main scholarly areas of interest include sports management and sports communication specifically focusing on portrayals of race, gender, disability, type of sport and ethics in youth sport, marketing and sponsorship in youth sport, and the history, marketing and promotion of women in sport. The exploration of teaching and learning in the discipline is an additional research interest.

In her free time, McNary enjoys spending time with family and friends, working out, travel, teaching and practicing yoga.