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Robert M. Prior, Ed.D

 

Dr. Robert M. Prior is a full-time faculty member teaching graduate-level courses in the Master of Sports Leadership program for the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University.  He has a wealth of experience as a practitioner in the sports industry, having worked at both the professional and collegiate levels.

 

In the professional sports sector, he served as Director of Media Relations for the Boston Celtics and the Director of Information and New Media for Major League Soccer. He was a Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for the Atlanta Braves during their three National League Championships and two World Series appearances in the early 90’s. He also worked as a Venue Manager for the Olympic Center during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

 

Following his experience in professional sports, Prior spent six years as the Associate Director of Athletics Communications and External Operations for Nova Southeastern University (NSU) where he played an integral role in transitioning the NSU Athletics program into the NCAA Division II. He also contributed to the planning, building, and operating of the University Center, a 325,000 square foot athletic and recreation facility.

 

Dr. Prior served as an adjunct Instructor at Northeastern University for two years before joining the fulltime CPS faculty in 2010.  He previously served as Associate Professor and Department Chair for Sport Management at Lasell College in Newton, MA.  He was instrumental in developing and launching the online Sport Management Master's Degree program at Lasell.  

 

Dr. Prior holds a Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Saint Thomas University, and a Bachelor of Science in Sport Fitness and Leisure Studies from Salem State College.

 

Dr. Prior has served on the Board of Commissioners for COSMA, the Commission on Sports Management Accreditation since 2012.  In May of 2015 he was re-lected to a second three-year term and was also elected to serve as Chair for the Board of Commissioners.  As a member of the COSMA Promotions and Publicity Committee, Dr. Prior also creates and publishes the bi-annual COSMA Insights Newsletter.

 

He has also been a member of the Nominating Committee for NASSM, the North American Society for Sport Management.

 

COSMA Insights Newsletters:

COSMA_Insights_Newsletter_Summer_2016_Volume_5_Issue_ll.pdf  

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Winter 2016_Volume 5 Issue l.pdf

COSMA Insights Newsletter_July 2015_Volume 4 Issue 2.pdf 

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Winter 2015_Volume 4 Issue l.pdf 

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Summer 2014_Volume 3 Issue 2.pdf

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Winter 2014_Volume 3 Issue 1.pdf

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Summer 2013_Volume 2 Issue 2.pdf

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Winter 2013_Volume 2 Issue 1.pdf

COSMA Insights Newsletter_Summer 2012_Volume 1 Issue 2.pdf

COSMAInsightsNewsletter_Winter2012_Volume1Issue1.pdf

 

Doctoral Dissertation:

Dr. Robert Prior_Doctoral Dissertation_9-5-07.pdf

 

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