Ph.D. The Ohio State University 2019
M.S. Louisiana State University 2016
J.D. University of Alabama School of Law 2009
B.A. Louisiana State University 2006

Courses Currently/Recently Taught:

• SPH-M348: Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
• SPH-M411: Legal Issues in Sport Settings
• SPH-M495: Practicum in Sports Studies
• SPH-M497: Internship in Sport Management

Positions Held:

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University (2024-present)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Viterbo University (2023)
• Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi (2022-2023)
• Assistant Professor, University of North Alabama (2021-2022)
• Assistant Professor, Viterbo University (2019-2021)
• Adjunct Lecturer, Ohio Wesleyan University (2018-2019)
• Adjunct Instructor, Ohio Dominican University (2018)
• Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University (2017-2018)
• Adjunct Instructor, Louisiana State University (2016)
• Graduate Assistant for Tutorial Programs, LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes (2014-2016)
• Associate, Dinkelspiel Rasmussen & Mink, PLLC (2010-2012)
• Associate, Apperson Crump PLC (2009-2010)
• Law Clerk, Apperson Crump PLC (2008)
• Law Clerk, Williams & Pradat, PLC (2008-2009)
• Law Clerk, Huie Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP (2007)
• Law Clerk, Maiden & Bennett Law Office (2006)

Honors, Licenses, and Certifications:

• Research Fellow, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (2023) 
• Best Paper Finalist, Sport Management Education Journal (2023)
• Promoting Engaged and Active Learning, Association of College and University Educators (2022)
• Mental Health First Aid Responder (2022)
• Strategic Doing Practitioner (2021)
• Master Tutor - Level 3, College Reading and Learning Association (2015)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2012-2013)
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2009-2013)
• Tennessee State Bar (2009-2013)

Harrison, K. M., & Evans, J. O. (in press). Sport sales. In M. A. Beattie (Ed.), Marketing for sport business success. Kendall Hunt.

Jensen, J. A., Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (in press). The influence of expectancies on consumer behavior: From BIRGing to COFFing. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.

Smith, J., Bailey, R. L., Evans, J. O., Elliott, L., & Allen, T. (2023). Understanding legal duties: Are high school athletic directors properly prepared? Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 33(2), 154-178.

McCray, K. L., Evans, J. O., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., & Ryder, A. (2023). Does athlete status explain sexual violence victimization and perpetration on college campuses? A socio-ecological study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19-20, 11067-11090.

Lynch, M. R., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., Beattie, M., Samad, M., & Ryder, A. (2022). Implementation and evaluation of mock trial within undergraduate sport law curriculum. Sport Management Education Journal, 16(2), 130-141.

Evans, J. O., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., McCray, K., Brgoch, S. M., Ryder, A., & Burkhard, B. (2022). Sexual violence prevention among intercollegiate athletes, recreational athletes, and non-athletes: Environmental considerations for program interventions. Journal of Sport Social Work, 1(1), 136-162.

Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J. O., & Brgoch, S. M. (2021). Social cognitive determinants of collegiate recreational sport involvement and outcomes. Leisure/Loisir, 45(2), 207-236.

Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., & Brgoch, S. M. (2021). Mock trial: Transforming curriculum through coopetition. Sport Management Education Journal, 15, 54-56.

Davis, E. A., Hisao, R., Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Evans, J. O., Blair, A. E., & Alman, R. E. (2020). Impact of team identification on college adjustment in Division II college students. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 13, 358-380.

Seifried, C. S., Evans, J. O., & Mosso, A. E. (2018). Renown to rubble: The rise and fall of Pitt Stadium, 1925-1999. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 11, 51-74.

Evans, J. O., Werdine, A. E., & Seifried, C. A. (2017). The role of interorganizational relationships in the effectiveness of student-athlete support services. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 10, 35-56.

Evans, J. O., & Harrison, K. M. (2025, Feb. 24-Mar. 2). Is the case brief dead? Generative artificial intelligence in the sport law classroom [Oral presentation]. Accepted for presentation at 2025 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Bailey, R. L. (2024, Feb. 21-24). Hazing in college sport: Fitzgerald v. Northwestern University [Oral presentation]. 2024 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Bailey, R. L., & Evans, J. O. (2024, Feb. 21-24). Are MLB rule changes working? An examination of recent changes and their effectiveness and clarity. 2024 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Evans, J. O. (2023, May 31-June 3). Athletes v. NCAA: An organizational justice perspective [Oral presentation]. 2023 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada.

West, T. Fridley, A., Evans, J. O., & Reed, S. (2023, Mar. 22-24). Supporting college athletes: Athlete identity and academic success [Oral presentation]. 2023 College Sport Research Institute Conference, Columbia, SC, United States.

Fridley, A., Hall, S. A., Evans, J. O., Croft, C., & Zale, J. (2023, Mar. 8-11). Feeling safe: Communicating security measures for sport spectators [Oral presentation]. 2023 Association of College Marketing Educators Conference, Houston, TX, United States.

Evans, J. O., Hall, S. A., Zale, J., Fridley, A., & Croft, C. (2022, Feb. 22-25). Relationship between venue security and risk management strategies and intent to attend sporting events [Oral presentation]. 2023 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Hall, S. A., Evans, J. O., Fridley, A., & Croft, C. (2022, Feb. 22-25). Cybersecurity considerations for sport stadia operations [Poster presentation]. 2023 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Beattie, M., Evans, J. O., Gerber, C., & Bigthumb, E. (2023, Feb. 23-25). Athlete politicization and its effect on self-brand connection and purchase intention [Oral presentation]. 2023 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Birmingham, AL, United States.

Rockhill, C. A., & Evans, J. O. (2022, June 1-5). Predicting NFL team performance: Assessing the utility of “Aikman Efficiency Ratings [Poster presentation]. 2022 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

McCray, K. L., Evans, J. O., Ryder, A., Brgoch, S., & Lower-Hoppe, L. M. (2022, June 1-5). Is college sport an at-risk community? Examining student- and school-level predictors of sexual violence victimization and perpetration among intercollegiate, recreational, and non-athlete populations [Oral presentation]. 2022 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Park, K. (2022, Feb. 23-26). Digital data privacy and sport organizations: Risks, duties, and recommendations [Oral presentation]. 2022 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Bailey, R., Evans, J. O., Smith, J., & Elliott, L. (2022, Feb. 23-26). Understanding legal duties of high school athletic directors [Oral presentation]. 2022 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Welch, A., & Evans, J. O. (2022, Feb. 16-18). The effects of COVID-19 on minor league sports [Oral presentation]. 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Park, K., Evans, J. O., Kim, M., & Goo, G. Y. (2022, Feb. 16-18). The sport law issue and solutions: The little black dots in the artificial turf [Poster presentation]. 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Lower-Hoppe, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., McCray, K. L., Evans, J. O., and Ryder, A. (2022, Feb. 16-18). Sexual violence prevention among intercollegiate athletes, recreational athletes, and non-athletes: Environmental considerations for program interventions [Oral presentation]. 2022 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Evans, J. O. (2020, Mar.). Player contracts as investment vehicles under league collective bargaining agreements: The case of Spencer Dinwiddie [Oral presentation]. 2020 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Beattie M. A., Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2019, Nov. 6-8). Sports apparel and search engines: Using Big Data to analyze consumer responses to athletes’ political expressions [Oral presentation]. 2019 Sport Management Association Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

Evans, J. O., Lower, L. M., Brgoch, S. M., & Bailey, R. L. (2019, Oct. 10-12). Assessing the effectiveness of mock trial as a pedagogical tool in higher education [Oral presentation]. 2019 International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning Conference, Charlotte, NC, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2019, May 29 – June 1). Scale validation using Rasch analysis: Application in sport management [Oral presentation]. 2019 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Lower, L. M., Evans, J. O., Bailey, R. L., & Brgoch, S. M. (2019, May 29 – June 1). Mock trial: Transforming curriculum through coopetition [Oral presentation]. 2019 North American Society for Sport Management Teaching and Learning Fair, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Evans, J. O., Beattie, M. A., & Turner, B. A. (2019, Apr. 3-5). Does gridiron success yield applicant intrigue? An examination of the “Flutie effect” through Google Trends search data [Oral presentation]. 2019 College Sport Research Institute Conference, Columbia, SC, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2019, Mar.). To report or not to report? College football coaches’ duties regarding domestic violence [Oral presentation]. 2019 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Rockhill, C. A., Beattie, M. A., Bailey, R. L., & Evans, J. O. (2019, Mar.). A comparison of intercollegiate athletic department drug policies with state cannabis laws [Oral presentation]. 2019 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2019, Feb. 14-16). Impact of social media on recruiting in college athletics [Oral presentation]. 2019 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Nashville, TN, United States.

Evans, J. O. (2018, Nov. 28-30). Recent developments in the college recruitment of interscholastic athletes [Oral presentation]. 2018 Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Sandusky, OH, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2018, June 5-9). Examining work-life balance among NCAA student-athletes who are fathers [Oral presentation]. 2018 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Evans, J. O., Gugiu, P. C. & Turner, B. A. (2018, Apr. 12-14). Exploring the latent factor structure of college athletic prestige [Poster presentation]. 2018 College Sport Research Institute Conference, Columbia, SC, United States.

Rockhill, C. A., Evans, J. O., Pastore, D. L. & Turner, B. A. (2018, Apr. 12-14). The effect of social capital on performance and compensation of college football coaches [Oral presentation]. 2018 College Sport Research Institute Conference, Columbia, SC, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2018, Mar.). Negligent admission: Re-examining the schools’ duties and liabilities in the recruitment of student-athletes [Oral presentation]. 2018 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Bailey, R. A. (2018, Mar.). Agent roll call: A survey of state athlete agent laws in a post-UAAA world [Oral presentation]. 2018 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Lower, L. M. (2018, Mar.). Using coopetition in the undergraduate sport law classroom [Oral presentation]. 2018 Sport and Recreation Law Association Teaching and Learning Fair, San Antonio, TX, United States.

Evans. J. O. (2017, Nov. 29 – Dec. 1). Developments in adaptive sport in middle and high schools [Oral presentation]. 2017 Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Sandusky, OH, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2017, Nov. 1-4). Conceptualizing work-life balance for intercollegiate athletes as fathers [Oral presentation]. 2017 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Windsor, ON, Canada.

Evans, J. O., Beattie, M., & Turner, B. A. (2017, May 31 – June 3). Recruit quality and team performance in NCAA Division I men's basketball [Oral presentation]. 2017 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2017, May 31 – June 3). Head of the class: An analysis of NCAA class action litigation involving student-athletes [Oral presentation]. 2017 North American Society for Sport Management Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Evans, J. O., & Turner, B. A. (2017, Mar.). A never-ending quest for justice? Arbitration-related litigation in North American professional sport [Oral presentation]. 2017 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Beattie, M. A., & Evans, J. O. (2017, Feb. 24-27). The case for involvement in an intercollegiate athletic department’s culture [Oral presentation]. 2017 Applied Sport Management Association Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

Evans, J. O. (2016, Feb.). Amateur employees: Re-examining the legal relationship between college student-athletes and their schools [Oral presentation]. 2016 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Evans, J. O., Werdine, A. E., & Seifried, C. S. (2016, Feb.). “It’s not what you know, but who you know”: The importance of interorganizational relations to the success of student-athlete support services [Oral presentation]. 2016 Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Martinez, J. M., Evans, J. O., & Werdine, A. E. (2016, Feb. 18-20). Organizational learning in sport organizations: A conceptual framework for competitive advantage through service quality [Oral presentation]. 2016 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference in the Americas, Jacksonville, FL, United States.