About SEG
The Sport Ecology Group is a community of academics seeking to share our research with a broader audience than traditional academic journals will allow. We are guided by a simple vision:
imagine if all people understood and supported the environment with the same interest and passion they showed their favorite sports teams.
Our Mission
To produce high-quality research in sport ecology, catalyze industry-academy knowledge exchange, raise public awareness of sport ecology-related topics, and create opportunities for students to learn and grow as professionals.
Our Team
SEG Director & Communications Lead
Founding Member
Lecturer at University of Edinburgh
walker.ross@ed.ac.uk
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SEG Founder & Sport Industry Lead
Past Co-Director
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
madeleine.orr@utoronto.ca
SEG Membership Lead
Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
jessica.murfree@unc.edu
SEG Research Lead
Postdoctoral Researcher at Université Paris-Saclay
ugo.arbieu@universite-paris-saclay.fr
SEG Teaching Lead
Associate Professor at North Carolina State Universty
ksbunds@ncsu.edu
SEG Founding Member
Past Co-Director
Program Chair and Associate Professor at University of Michigan
brianpmc@umich.edu
SEG Founding Member
Associate Professor at Florida State University
tkellison@fsu.edu
SEG Founding Member
Associate Professor at North Carolina State University
jmcasper@ncsu.edu
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SEG Founding Member
Professor at University of Tennessee at Knoxville
sylviat@utk.edu
SEG Member
Associate Professor at University of South Carolina
nmwatana@mailbox.sc.edu
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SEG Member
Researcher and Lecturer at University of Freiburg
amanda.shuman@gmail.com
SEG Member
Associate Clinical Professor at Drexel University
jfl82@drexel.edu
We're growing!
The Sport Ecology Group is interested in growing our membership. Are you an academic working at the sport/environment nexus? Join us!
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Cost: There are no membership fees
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Expectations of members: A commitment to participation in semi-annual meetings and regular engagement with SEG initiatives and writing research summaries.
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Eligibility: Any academic who conducts research on topics that could be considered to fall under the umbrella of sport ecology, which is the study of the bi-directional relationship between sport and the natural environment.
Applications are open now closed. Please, check back here in August 2025 for a new application cycle.
Our Advisory Board
The Sport Ecology Group is proud to have a team of exceptional industry leaders supporting our work and helping us to stay on top of the most pressing sport ecology issues and challenges facing the sport sector. Our advisors represent different corners of the world and different perspectives.
NOTE: Advisory Board members are not involved in the decision-making processes of the SEG, and are therefore not responsible for the actions of the SEG. Similarly, as independent contributors, the SEG is not responsible for the actions of Advisory Board members.