Chris Corr

Principal Lecturer

Office: 304-G Tillman Hall
Phone: 828-803-9233
Email: ctcorr@clemson.edu
Vita: Click Here

Educational Background

Ph.D. Sport & Entertainment Management
University of South Carolina 2021

M.S. Sport Management
University of Florida 2016

B.S. Telecommunications Management
University of Florida 2015

Profile

Dr. Chris Corr joined Clemson University as a senior lecturer of Athletic Leadership in the Fall of 2024. Dr. Corr earned his doctorate in Sport & Entertainment Management from the University of South Carolina and completed his masters and undergraduate degrees at the University of Florida. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Dr. Corr worked as a football recruiter in the Southeastern Conference. His scholarly research aims to examine the institutional and organizational settings of collegiate athletics with specific regard to the impact and outcomes of collegiate athletics participation on various stakeholders. Dr. Corr is a research fellow with the Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA), North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), College Sport Research Institute (CSRI), and Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute (RHBSSI). He has conducted sponsored and funded research with various professional organizations including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Topgolf Callaway Brands, USA Ultimate, USA Hockey, ESPN, and the Colorado Golf Association. Dr. Corr is currently the editor-in-chief of The COSMA Journal as well as managing editor of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics and the Journal for the Study of Sports & Athletes in Education. He also serves as the executive director of the College Sport Research Institute and is the program manager for the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation. Dr. Corr and his wife met in the Upstate 15-years ago and have three children - each of which is extremely blessed to live, play, and grow in Tiger Town!

Courses Taught

Governance & Policy in Collegiate Athletics
Marketing & Communications in Collegiate Athletics
Name, Image, & Likeness in Collegiate Athletics
Research Methods in Athletics
Sociocultural Dynamics in Collegiate Athletics

Research Interests

SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Corr, C., & Hoffman, R. (2025). Big games, little voices: Patriarchy and power at SEC football media days. Communication & Sport. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795251391153

Corr, C., Macaulay, C. D. T., & Caro, C. (2025). A racialized examination of the programmatic utility and salary distribution of Football Bowl Subdivision football coaches. Sociology of Sport Journal, 42(4), 417-432. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2024-0044

Corr, C., Stokowski, S., Staurowsky, E. J., Paule-Koba, A. L., & Southall, R. M. (2025). The modernization of monitorization: Technological adaption and innovation as mechanisms for college athlete surveillance. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 49(2-3), 175-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235251330206

Corr, C., Sellars, N., Atwater, C., Macaulay, C. D. T., Jolly, K., Stokowski, S., & Taškár, M. (2025). “The only ones I could rely on”: An exploration of the international athlete experience at NCAA Division I institutions. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 17(1), 8-19. https://doi.org/10.7290/jasm1789l7

Corr, C., Southall, R. M., Southall, C., & Hart, R. J. (2023). Hyper-professionalized and -commodified: A case study examination of FBS bowl games and the utilization of football players as programmatic promotional material. International Journal of Sport Communication, 16(2), 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2022-0200

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