Sport in Latin America

Gonzalo Bravo completed a Master's degree in Sport Administration from Penn State University and a PhD in Sport Management from Ohio State University. Since 2004, he has taught in the College of Physical Active and Sport Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU) where he is currently an associate professor in the Sport Management program. He is also a Faculty Associate in WVU's Latin American Studies Program. Prior to academia, he was the executive sport director at Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica in Chile. His interests include organizational behavior applied to sport organizations and the governance of sport. He is the co-editor of International Sport Management and has been a founding and active member of the Latin American Association of Sport Management (ALGEDE) and the Latin American Association for the Socio Cultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE).



Rosa Lopez de D'Amico is a professor at Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador (UPEL) in Maracay, Venezuela, where she is the Coordinator for the Research Center of Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance. She is also a visiting faculty member at West Virginia University and, previously, she was a visiting scholar at the University of Macau. In the past she served as the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at UPEL and in 2009 was appointed President of the Aragua State Institute of Sport of Venezuela. Previous to her academic career she was a member of the Venezuelan women's gynastics national team. Moreover, she has served in numerous leadership positions in academic associations, including president of the Latin American Association of Sport Management (ALGEDE) and the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW); and has been a board member of the International Society for Comparative Studies in Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES), and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE).

Charles Parrish is Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, USA. Prior to moving into academia Charles worked in the college sports industry as a sport venue and events director. His research interests include the management of sport venues, football in the global marketplace, and sport based fandom. Charles' co-edited book Sports around the world: History, culture, and practice was selected as a 2012 Best Reference work by the Library Journal.