Associate Professor, Sport Management Program, West Virginia University. Design and instruct undergraduate and graduate level courses in Sport Management, Sport Marketing, Sport Marketing Research Methods, Statistics, Paciolan Systems and Advanced Special Topics classes. Develop and coordinate Internship and Practicum field experiences. July 1996-Present

Development Officer, School of Physical Education, West Virginia University. Fundraising liaison between West Virginia University Foundation, Inc. and School of Physical Education. Development of fundraising materials and planning for Annual Giving, Planned Giving and Capital Campaigns. July 1987-July 1994

Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Applied Behavioral Sciences and Educational Leadership, Ohio University. Professor of record in designing, structuring, coordinating and teaching graduate level course in Public Relations in Higher Education. Summer 1986

Vice President of Marketing, Indianapolis Checkers Hockey Club. Responsibilities included designing and implementing marketing plan, managing marketing staff, designing and implementing telemarketing campaign, managing ticket sales, game promotions and developing and monitoring annual operating budget. January-June 1986

Assistant to the Coordinator, Sports Administration and Facility Management Program, Ohio University. Duties included assisting Coordinator with administrative responsibilities related to graduate student recruitment, internship and job placement opportunities, evaluating computer applications within the Program and creating promotional material for application to the M.S.A. Program. June 1982-July 1987

Grant-Writing and Research Consultant, Sports Administration Program and College of Education, Ohio University. Consultant to faculty and doctoral candidates on research design and methodology, computer program development and interpretation of statistical analyses. Consulted on two successful Graduate and Professional Opportunity Program (GPOP) grants. January 1984-July 1987

Interim Student Coordinator, Wesley Student Center. Responsibilities included directing university and community-related service for an interdenominational student organization. Extensive planning and organizing are required for the annual community fund raising effort which benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. October 1986-July 1987

Graduate Assistant in Higher Education Administration, College of Education, Ohio University. Duties included assisting in research, fundraising, and administrative projects within the College. August 1984-June 1982

Coordinator of Advertising Sales and Marketing, Sports Administration Program, Ohio University. Coordinated the 1982 Sports Administration Alumni Directory and 'Friday Night at the Fights' fundraising programs. Responsibilities included planning and implementing strategies to maximize program revenues, budget oversight and publication of promotional materials. August 1981-June 1982

Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, Ohio University. Responsibilities included advising Ohio University's Athletic Director on all matters related to intercollegiate athletics. Chairman of ad-hoc committee charged to recommend policy regarding athletic grievances. Assisted Athletic Director in constructing Goal Statement for the Athletic Department which was incorporated into the Ten-Year Educational Plan of the University. August 1981-June 1985

Graduate Resident Director, Ohio University. Duties included administration, supervision and professional development of a graduate residence hall staff. Primary importance was to maintain a safe living and learning environment for 239 graduate residents. August 1981-August 1984

High Volume Marketing Executive, Xerox Corporation. Responsible for managing seven Account Representatives and structuring marketing strategies in major accounts. Duties included presenting costing proposals to top-level executives, conducting computerized needs-assessment and analysis of client's information network and coordinating marketing efforts in major accounts. January 1977- June 1981

EDITOR, Sport Marketing Quarterly. (September, 1992-December, 1995). Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, Inc. Created, developed, produced and responsible for the peer-reviewed content in a unique, adjudicated, and internationally recognized publication to serve the publishing and information resource needs of academicians and practitioners in the field of sport marketing.

* 17th Annual North American Society for Sport Management Conference. Submitted abstract as part of a referred Roundtable presentation on the "Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics" at the NASSM Conference to be held in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, May 29-June 1, 2002.

* 10th Annual North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference. Invited speaker to present "Teaching Sport Marketing" as part of refereed panel presentation at the 1995 NASSM Conference held at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga June 1-5, 1995. Could not attend due to lack of funding.

* 9th Annual North American Society of Sport Management Conference. Moderator for "Student Paper Session" at the NASSM conference held in Pittsburgh, PA June 1-4, 1994.

* 7th Annual North American Society for Sport Management Conference. "Mentorship and Collaboration of Scholarship in Sport Administration: Sport Media/Marketing." Round Table Discussion Leader at NASSM Conference held in Knoxville, TN June 3-6, 1992.

* 3rd International Conference on Sports Business. "Sport's Product Position and Program Concept." Paper presented at the Sports Business Conference held at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC April 1-4, 1992.

* 2nd International Conference on Sports Business. "Physiology and Management: A Curricular Need?" Database research paper presentation at the Sports Business Conference held at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC March 4-7, 1991.

* 5th Annual North American Society for Sport Management Conference. "Intercollegiate Athletics: Back to the Future?" Research paper presented at the NASSM Conference held in Louisville, KY May 30-June 2, 1990.

* 4th Annual North American Society for Sport Management Conference. "Ethics in Sport." Paper presented at NASSM Conference, Calgary, CANADA. June, 1989.

* 3rd Annual North American Society for Sport Management Conference. "Athletic Director Leadership Behavior as Predictor of Intercollegiate Organizational Effectiveness." Paper presented at NASSM Conference, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL June, 1988.

Fourth Annual Georgia Southern University Sport Management Conference. Invited speaker on the Sport Marketing Quarterly journal at the Georgia Southern Sport Management Conference held in Statesboro, GA February 23-24, 1996.

Third Annual Georgia Southern University Sport Management Conference. Invited to speak on the Sport Marketing Quarterly journal at the Georgia Southern Sport Management Conference held in Statesboro, GA February 24-25, 1995.

* Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (Midwest AAHPERD) Convention. Served as Moderator for Pre-Conference Workshop entitled "Management Issues in Collegiate Athletic Administration" at Midwest AAHPERD convention held in Morgantown, WV February 24-26, 1994.

Second Annual Georgia Southern University Sport Management Conference. Invited speaker to discuss the "Sport Marketing Quarterly" at the conference held in Statesboro, GA February 11-12, 1994.

* Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention. "An Analysis of the Knight Commission Report on Intercollegiate Athletics". Program co-presented with Dr. William Alsop at the Midwest District AAHPERD Convention held in Toledo, OH February 12, 1993.

Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club. "Traffic and Parking Attitude Survey." Fan research project findings presented to senior management of the Pittsburgh Steelers. December 4, 1991.

* Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. "Fitness Management: A Curricular Need?" Research paper presented at Midwest AAHPERD Conference, Merrillville, IN February, 1990.

* Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. "Ethics in Interscholastic/Intercollegiate Athletics: A Curricular Need." Panel presentation at Midwest AAHPERD Conference, Charleston, WV February, 1989.

* Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. "Athletic Director and Selected Subordinate Perceptions of Leadership Behavior as Predictors of Athletic Organizational Effectiveness." Paper presented at Midwest AAHPERD Conference, Dearborn, MI February, 1988.

* "Selection of Secondary School Assistant Principals: Selected Case Studies." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Midwestern Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL October, 1984.

West Virginia Future Business Leaders of America. Invited speaker for program entitled "Careers in Sport Management". Fall Leadership Conference of the West Virginia FBLA-PBL held at Lakeview Resort, November 10-11, 1998.

* West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AHPERD). Invited speaker for program entitled "Alternative Careers for Physical Education Teachers and Students". The WVAHPERD Conference was held at the Glade Springs Resort in Beckley, WV October 12-14, 1995.

* West Virginia AHPERD. Presenter of session entitled "Internships: The Key Step on the Career Path" which focused on internship and practicum field experiences. The WVAHPERD Conference was held at Canaan Valley, WV November 1-5, 1994.

* West Virginia Park and Recreation Association Conference. "From Community Park to Community Partner." Paper presented at "Renaissance 1988", Wheeling, WV November, 1988.

WVU Hockey Club Annual Banquet. "Future Trends in Sport". Keynote speaker for end-of-the-year dinner and banquet of the WVU Hockey Club held at the Holiday Inn, May, 1998.

Morgantown Rotary Club. "Ethics in Sport Management." Presentation to the membership of the Morgantown Rotary Club at the Hotel Morgan . January 4, 1996.

Cheat Lake Rotary Club. "The Business Side of Sport." Presentation to the membership of the Cheat Lake Rotary Club at the Lakeview Resort & Conference Center. September 8, 1992.

West Virginia University Faculty Showcase Lecture Series. "Sport Management in the 21st Century." Presentation to students and parents during the 1992 New Student Orientation Program at West Virginia University. July 8, 1992.

School of Physical Education Homecoming Symposium. " Sport Management: Challenges for the 90's." West Virginia University. October, 1989.

* Women's Centenary, Dickinson Symposium. "Women and Sport." Panel presenter at West Virginia University's School of Law. April, 1989.

Cuneen , J. and Branch, D. (2002). TV and sport’s mutually beneficial partnership:20^th century tyrends and 21^st century potential. Manuscript submitted and under review by the International Journal of Sport Management.

Branch, D. (2002). The NBDL: Highway to the stars or a dead-end street? Guest Editorial accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sport Management.

Crow, B. Titlebaum, P. & Branch, D. (1999). New title sponsor recognition at a college football bowl game. 1999 Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 20-23.

Branch, D. (1997, March). PROfile. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 6 (1), 9.

Branch, D. (1996, November). SPORTS Report. National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Newsletter , 3 (4), 4.

Branch, D. (1995, December). Tapping new markets: Women as sport consumers. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 4 (4), 9-12.

Branch, D. (1992, December). Rethinking sport's product position and program concept. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 1 (2), 21-27.

Branch, D. (1990, July). Athletic director and selected subordinate perceptions of leadership behavior as predictors of athletic organizational effectiveness. Journal of Sport Management, 4 (2), 161-173.

Branch, D. & Alsop, W. (1990, May). Intercollegiate athletics: Back to the future? Research study abstract, 5th Annual Conference, North American Society for Sport Management, 22.

Branch, D. (1988). Athletic director and selected subordinate perceptions of leadership behavior as predictors of athletic organizational effectiveness. Research study abstract, Midwest District of American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Gips, C. & Branch, D. (1984, October). Can women bat clean-up or must they simply do the cleaning? A study of women as organizational team players. Co-author of paper presented and published in the proceedings at the National Association of Language, Gender, and Communications, Miami Library. Oxford, OH.

Branch, D. (1997, December). A closer look at The Big East football conference. Marketing planning analysis and report presented to The Big East conference officials as part of Sport Marketing class project.

Branch, D. (1994, August 18). Pines membership opinion survey. Final survey results presented to Pines Country Club management.

Branch, D. (1992, Winter). Paciolan systems and sport management program join forces. Physical Education Today, p.4.

Branch, D. ( 1992, July). The West Virginia University Sport Management Alumni Directory. Database listing of Sport Management Program graduate students with their current professions and employment locations. Morgantown, WV: Morgantown Printing and Binding Company.

Branch, D. & Berryman, J. (1992, December). From community park to community partner. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (JOPERD). Was not reviewed due to the number of submissions in this subject area.

Branch, D. (1992, November). Surveying the field: Publishing and organizational management. Database research study and results reviewed for publication in the Journal of Sport Management.

Branch, D. (1992, August). From community park to community partner. Manuscript submitted for publication in Parks & Recreation. Was not reviewed due to the number of submissions in this subject area.

Branch, D. (1991, Summer). Sport management program hosts first annual sport summit. Physical Education Today, 2.

Branch, D. (1985, June). Athletic Director and selected subordinate perceptions of leadership behavior as predictors of athletic organizational effectiveness. Dissertation published, Ohio University.