Andrew Yiannakis, PhD

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Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, International Research Think-Tank

Dept. of Kinesiology
University of Connecticut

U-1110, Storrs, CT. 06269, USA

Phone: (860) 486-1117 (O), 742-8116 (H),
Fax: 860-486-1123

Email: Andrew.Yiannakis@uconn.edu

Lab: http://playlab.uconn.edu/mylab.html

12/2003

Education

Ph.D., Univ. of New Mexico, 1973

M.A., Univ. of North Carolina, 1969

Cert. In Ed. (with Commendation), Madeley College of Education, England, 1967

William Ellis School, London, England, 1963

Areas of Specialization

Sociology of Sport

Sociopsychological Aspects of Leisure and Tourism

Effects of Sport/Physical Activity on Psychosocial Growth

The Ancient and Modern Olympics

Research Methodology, Design and Computer Applications

Courses Taught
* Sociology of Sport
* Sociology of Leisure
* International Tourism
* Research Methods/Computer Applications
Professional Experience

1988- Professor, Univ. of Connecticut

1980-1987 Associate Professor, Univ. of Connecticut

1982-83 Adjunct Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Sociol., Univ. of New Mexico

1982(fall) Executive Director, Zia Research Associates,

Albuquerque, NM. (Market Research Firm)

1982(summer) Visiting Professor of Sociology, Univ. of S. Florida, Tampa

1976-1979 Assistant Professor, Univ. of CT.

1973-76 Assistant Professor, State Univ. of New York, Brockport

1973(spring) Assistant Professor, San Jose State Univ.

1972(fall) Post Doctoral Student, UCLA (with B. J. Cratty)

1969-70 High School Teacher, West Mesa High School, Albuquerque, NM

1967-68 High School Teacher, Haverstock School, London, England.

Anthologies

Yiannakis & Melnick, Contemporay Issues in Sociology of Sport, 5^th edition. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL, January 2001 (previous editions 1976, 1979, 1987, 1993). This is the longest running sociology of sport anthology in the world

Apostolopoulos, Leivadi & Yiannakis. The Sociology of Tourism (Hard cover). London, Routledge, 1996. (soon to be re-released in paperback)

Yiannakis, A. & Greendorfer, S. Applied Sociology of Sport. A book of readings with original contributions by the editors. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1992

Co-Editor, 1^st NASSS Proceedings, First Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. West Point: Leisure Press, 1981.

Books In Progress

Theory and Methods of Research. A major text focusing on both the conceptual and technical foundations of the research enterprise, including proposal writing and computer applications. (in progress; part of sabbatical leave project)

Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu: System, Philosophy and Principles. A book accompanied by video and CD

Readings in Sport Management with John and Stavros Douvis

Impacts of Tourism with James Murdy and Heather Gibson (anthology)

Yiannakis, A. & Morris, I. The Labors of Herakles. A photo narrative (in progress)

Yiannakis, A. Pilgrimage Tourism in Cyprus. A photo narrative (in progress)

Research Activities in Progress

Yiannakis & Selby. Forecasting in sport: A time series analysis

Yiannakis, Kane, Tomporowski, Han & Lyras. Effects of four martial arts on mood (judo, jujutsu, karate and Jukido)

Yiannakis, Douvis, Murdy. Perceived impacts of sport

Yiannakis, Tomporowski and Kane. Effects of martial arts training on mood: A field experimental investigation

Yiannakis, Kane, Han & Lyras. Effects of physical activity on mood: A field experimental investigation

Yiannakis et al. The Leonidas Expedition and the search for the path of betrayal.

Accepted for Publication

McGuigan, R. & Yiannakis, A. A cross-cultural analysis of tourist roles: The case of Australia. Annals of Tourism Research.

Working Paper Series

Foos, McGuiggan, Yiannakis (2002). Can American tourist roles be used to describe Australian tourist behavior? Working Paper Series, School of Marketing, Univ. Of Technology, Sydney (AUS), 1326-7426

Published Articles

Gibson, H. & Yiannakis, A. (spring 2002). Tourist roles, needs and the life course. Annals of Tourism Research

*Yiannakis, A. Attle, S., Gibson, H. & Murdy, J. (2001), Tourist roles and the prediction of tourist destinations. Economy and Sport (in Greek), spring 2002

Yiannakis, A. From theory to application in Sociology of Sport. In Sport Sociology in Practice, Jones & Armour (eds.), Addison-Wesley, fall 2000.

Douvis, J., Yiannakis, A., Douvis, S. 2000. Basketball Spectator Non-Attendance Scale. Exercise and Society, Journal of Sport Science, 25, 107-108.

Murdy,. J., Yiannakis, A. & Shuart, J. The perceived impacts of tourism: Economic, environmental and sociocultural influences of tourism on the host community. Proceedings of NERR Symposium, G. Kyle (ed.). Penn State Univ., April 1999, pp. 3-10.

Gibson, H. & Yiannakis, A. (1999). Patterns of tourist role preference across the life course. In M. Foley, M. Frew, & G. McPherson (Eds.). Leisure, Tourism and Environment: Participation, Perceptions and Preferences (pp. 85-95). Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publication No. 50.

Gibson, H., Attle, S. & Yiannakis, A. (1998). Segmenting the sport tourist market: A life span perspective. J. of Vacation Marketing.

Gibson, H. & Yiannakis, A. (1999) Gender differences in tourist role preference: A life course perspective. In Leisure: Modernity, Postmodernity and Life Styles. Volume II: Leisure in Different Worlds. Eastbourne, UK: LSA Publications.

Gibson, H., Attle, S. & Yiannakis, A. (1993). The relationship between need satisfaction and leisure activities: A preliminary analysis. Proceedings of the North Eastern Recreation Research Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 5-7, 1992.

Yiannakis, A. & Gibson, H. Roles tourists play. Annals of Tourism Research, 19, 287-303, 1992.

Yiannakis, A. Some predictors of tourist role preference. A logistic regression approach. Proceedings, The Leisure Studies Assoc. of Gt. Britain and N. Ireland, Spring 1992

Yiannakis, A., Leivadi, S., & Apostolopoulos, Y. Some cross-cultural patterns in tourist role preference. World Leisure and Recreation, 33(2), 33-37, 1991

Yiannakis, A. (1990). Training the sport marketer: A social science perspective. Journal of Sport Behavior

Yiannakis, A. (1990). Some additional thoughts on developing an applied sociology of sport: A rejoinder to Ingham and Donnelly. Sociology of Sport Journal

Yiannakis, A. (1989). Toward an applied sociology of sport: The next generation. Sociology of Sport Journal

Yiannakis, A. (1989). Some contributions of sport sociology to the marketing of sport and leisure organizations. Journal of Sport Management

Yiannakis, A. (1989). A multi-stage model of sport violence: implications for research and application. Greek Journal of Sport Psychology, Athens, Greece

Sugden, J. & Yiannakis, A. Sport and juvenile delinquency: A theoretical base. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Spring 1982.

Sport and personal growth: A critical perspective. Sport Sociology Academy Newsletter, May 1981

Yiannakis, A. & Krotee, M. Sport sociology and cross-cultural research. JOPER, Nov./Dec. 1980.

Sport and deviancy: A review and appraisal. Motor Skills: Theory Into Practice, 4: 59-64, 1980.

Yiannakis, A. Sport and psychosocial growth: Some initial observations. CAHPER Bulletin 26(2): 14-16,1980.

Yiannakis, A. Formal and informal play settings: A discursive analysis of processes and outcomes for children. NCPEAM Proceedings, 1979.

Yiannakis, A. Sport groups as subcultures: A conceptual analysis. Journal of Sport Behavior, 1(3): 1978
Yiannakis, A. Delinquent tendencies and participation in an organized sports program. Research Quarterly, 47(4): 845-849, 1976.

Yiannakis, A. Birth order and preference for dangerous sports among males. Research Quarterly, 47(1): 1976.

Presentations

Yiannakis, Kane and Tomporowski. Comparative effects of martial arts training on mood: The case of judo, jujutsu and jukido. Presented at NAPEHE Conference, Clearwater, FL, January 2004

Yiannakis, Kane and Tomporowski. Effects of martial arts training on mood. Presented at 5th International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece, May 2003

Yiannakis, A.. Academic and commercial dimensions of tourism: An uneasy alliance? Lecture delivered by invitation, Univ. of Athens, May 28th 2003

Murdy & Yiannakis. The Confounding Effects of Demographic Variables on PredictingNature-Based Tourist Roles Across the Adult Life Course. TTRA Conference, spring/summer, 2003

Yiannakis, A. Role of coach in society: some sociological observations. Invited presentation at annual conference of Cyprus Basketball Federation, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 2002

Yiannakis, A. Marketing Cyprus as a tourist destination. The case of the sport tourist. Invited presentation at special seminar of Cyprus Tourism Organization, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 2002

Yiannakis, A. et al. Thermopylae and the path of betrayal. Presented at 3^rd International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece, May 24-26, 2002

Douvis, J., Yiannakis, A., and Douvis, S. Factors associated with non-attendance at Greek professional basketball games. Presented at 3^rd International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece, May 24-26, 2002.

Murdy, J., Yiannakis, A., & Gibson, H. Predicting nature-based tourist roles: A life-span perspective. Paper presented at the Fourteenth Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Bolton Landing, NY, April 14-16, 2002

Yiannakis, A. & Selby, M. Forecasting the results of soccer games: Some applied considerations using ARIMA modeling. Presented at 2nd International Conference, Athens, Greece, February 25-26, 2002

Yiannakis & Tomporowski. Effects of martial arts training on mood. Presented at 10^th World Congress of Sport Psychology, Skiathos Island, Greece, June 2001

Yiannakis et al. The perceived impacts of sport. Paper presented at 2^nd International Conference, Economic University of Athens, Athens, Greece, February 2001

Yiannakis, Attle, Gibson, and Murdy. Factors predicting the selection of tourist destinations. ATINER presentation, 2^nd International conference, Business Economics, marketing, management: Past, present and future. June 10, 2000

Yiannakis, Gibson & Murdy. Tourist roles and psychological needs. Third Symposium on social aspects and recreation research (SARR) conference, Tempe, AZ, February 16-19, 2000

Yiannakis, Servedio, Murdy, Burton and Cho. Measuring the impacts of sport: Some initial observations. Paper presented at international conference, Komotini, Greece, May 22-24^th, 1999.

Yiannakis, A. Forecasting in sport: A time series analysis with English Premier League Soccer. Presented at annual conference of NASSS, Las Vegas, November 1998.

Yiannakis, A. Invited speaker, Coastal Tourism workshop, Southeast Connecticut Tourism District and Project Oceanology, Avery Point, September 23, 1998.

Yiannakis, A. Denktash and the Turkish Strategy for Northern Cyprus. Invited paper presented at annual convention of PAIDIA, Storrs, CT, May 1998.

Gibson, Attle & Yiannakis. Segmenting the sport tourist market: a life span perspective. Paper presented at Forum on Sport Tourism, Crystal City Marriott, Arlington, VA, March 1997.

Yiannakis & Gibson. Success and tolerance for deviancy in big time college basketball. Paper presented at NASSS Conference, Birmingham, AL, November 1996.

Yiannakis & Gibson.. Husky mania revisited: Success and change in support of a big time athletic program over a ten year span.. NASSS conference, Sacramento, November 1995.

Attle & Yiannakis. The perceived impacts of UConn basketball on the residents of the state of Connecticut. NASSS Conference, Sacramento, CA, November 1995.

Gibson & Yiannakis. Tolerance for deviance in big-time college sports: Does winning matter? Leisure Studies Association conference, Brighton, England, September, 1995.

Gibson & Yiannakis. Gender differences in tourist role preference over the life course. AAHPERD Convention, Oregon, 1995.

Yiannakis, A. Tourist role preference and market segmentation. Paper prepared at annual meeting of Conn. Business and Industry Association conference, April 1994.

Yiannakis, A. Sources of life satisfaction in a university community. Presented at the annual conference of the North Amer. Society for the Soc. of Sport, Ottawa, Canada, November 1993.

Gibson & Yiannakis. Patterns of tourist role preference across the life course: Some gender differences. Paper presented at annual conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (& Leisure), Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 3-6, 1993.

Yiannakis, Leivadi & Gibson. The search for optimal experience: What Greek tourists seek on vacation. Paper presented at HUSITA III, International Conference on Information Technology and the Quality of Life Services, Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 15-18 1993.

Yiannakis, Apostolopoulos, Leivadi & Gibson. What vacationers seek in a destination: A comparative study of Greek and American tourists. Paper presented at the Leisure Studies Assoc. 3^rd International Conference, Loughborough Univ., England, July 14-18, 1993.

Gibson & Yiannakis. Patterns of tourist role preference across the life course. Presented at the Leisure Studies Assoc. 3^rd Intern. Conference, Loughborough, England, July 1993.

Gibson & Yiannakis. Some correlates of the sport lover (tourist role): A life course perspective. Paper presented at annual conference of NASSS, Toledo, Nov. 1992.

Attle, S. & Yiannakis, A. Differentiating characteristics of participants in four martial arts. Paper presented at annual conference of NASSS, Toledo, Nov. 1992.

Yiannakis, A. Understanding and predicting violence in sport: strategies and applications. Invited presentation, 2^nd Panhellenic Conference in Sport Psychology, Greece, October 1992.

Yiannakis, A. Some sociopsychological predictors of superior athletic talent. Invited presentation, 2^nd Panhellenic Conference in Sport Psychology, Athens, Greece, October 31, 1992.

Gibson, H., Attle, S. & Yiannakis, A. The relationship between leisure activities and need satisfaction: A preliminary investigation. Paper presented at Northeast Recreation Research Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 6-7, 1992.

A multi-stage model of violence in sport: Intervention strategies in crowd control. Major presentation (by invitation) at First International Conference on Sport Management, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, April 9-12, 1992.

Some predictors of video game preference: A discriminant analysis. Invited paper, conference of the Popular Culture Association, St. Louis, KY, 3/9-12, ‘92.

Husky mania: A case study of changes in support for a big time athletic program before and after the dream season. Presented at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Milwaukee, November 1991 (with Heather Gibson and Simon Attle).

Some predictors of tourist role preference: A logistic regression analysis. Paper presented at international conference on Leisure in the 1990s, Univ. of Ulster, N. Ireland, 1991.

Gibson, H. & Yiannakis, A. Continuities and discontinuities in tourist role preference over the life course. Presented at Northeast Rec. Research Conference, Saratoga Springs, 1991.

A multi-stage model of violence in sport: some further developments. Paper presented at annual meeting of North American Society for Sociology of Sport, Denver, 1990.

Attle, S. & Yiannakis, A. Persistence and attrition in the martial arts: A logistic regression model. Presented at meeting of North Amer. Society for Soc. of Sport, Denver, 1990.

Some cross-cultural patterns in tourist role preference: A study of Greek and American tourist behaviors. Paper presented at XIIth World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, Spain, July 1990.

Ethics and deviancy in college sports: A case study of an American University. Paper presented at conference of Greek Society for Sport Psychology, Athens, Greece, May 1990 (with Stella Leivadi and Yiorgos Apostolopoulos).

Tourist role preference and need satisfaction over the life course. Paper presented at international conference of Leisure Studies Association, Sussex University, Brighton, England, June 1988.

Applied sociology of sport. Organizer and Panel Chair, NASSS Conference, Cincinnati, 1988.

A conceptual framework for applied sociology of sport. Paper presented at NASSS Conference, Cincinnati, November 1988.

The ephemeral role of the tourist: Some correlates of tourist role preference. Paper presented at NASSS Conference, Las Vegas, October 1986.

Panel Chair, session on Qualitative Theory, NASSS Conference, Las Vegas, November 1986.

Applications of sport sociology to sport and leisure marketing and research. Paper presented at AAHPERD Conference, Cincinnati, April 1986.

Video games: A socio-psychological investigation. Paper presented at NASSS Conference, November 1985, Boston.

Sports fund raising: Theory and application. Invited paper presented at USA Field Hockey Clinic, Colorado Springs, June 1982.

NOTES:

Chaired over 40 sessions at various professional conferences

From 1973 to1982, additional 26 presentations were made at professional conferences.

Special Projects/Technical Reports

Team Leader, The Leonidas 2001 and 2002 Expeditions, Thermopylae, Greece. Organized expedition to complete work started in May-June of 2000, and to search for the location of the Phokian Skirmish on Mt. Kallidromos. The project was filmed by Atlantic Productions (UK) for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. Raised $5, 500 from private sources in support of the expedition. Expedition report may be found at: http://playlab.uconn.edu/pylae.htm

Team Leader, The Leonidas 2000 Expedition. Organized expedition to locate and verify path taken by Persians in 480 BC to encircle Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae.

Yiannakis & Servedio: A survey to assess the recreational needs of residents of the Town of Brookfield, CT (completed 2000).

Yiannakis & Servedio: A survey to assess the recreational needs of residents of the Town of Ridgefield (completed 2000).

Yiannakis & Servedio. A survey to assess the recreational needs of residents for a community center in the Town of Windham. April 12^th, 1999.

Top Connecticut Corporations Favor Patriots’ Move to Hartford. A phone survey of fifty of Connecticut’s largest companies. December 1998.

Characteristics of visitors to Norwich, CT. A field research project conducted for the Norwich Tourism Council, spring-fall 1998 (Principal Investigator).

Characteristics of visitors to Connecticut’s Quiet Corner. A field research project conducted for NE Connecticut Tourism District, fall 1997.

Sports tracking poll: A nationwide phone survey conducted for the Marment Group/FOX Network, December 1997.

Member of SRI Team.(Stanford Research International). Developed paper on Tourism in Connecticut for the Connecticut State Division of Tourism, 1996 (part of strategic plan).

Personally interviewed all 11 tourism district Executive Directors for the State of Connecticut.

Sources of invalidity in experimental and non-experimental designs. The paper expands upon the work by Campbell and Stanley and incorporates survey and qualitative designs.

The Perceived Impacts of UCONN Basketball on the Residents of the State of Connecticut. Phone survey conducted with a state probability sample of 610 adults, April 1994. Supported by grants from the UConn Research Foundation and Dept. Of Spt., Leis. & Exer. Sciences.

Travel and Tourism in Connecticut II. A special project conducted for the State Dept. of Economic Development, Division of Tourism, with a sample of 860 subjects, Fall, 1985.

Travel and Tourism in Connecticut I. A special project conducted for the State Dept. of Economic Development, Division of Tourism, with a sample of 800 subjects, Spring 1984.

Funded Grants/Contracts

Reed Exhibitions (market research project, $6847), 2003

Tolland Recreation Dept. ($6,774), 2002

Town of Ridgefield Project, 2001 ($5,000)

Town of Windham Project, 1999 ($5,500).

Norwich Tourism Council Market Research Project, Summer/Fall 1998

Marment Group/Fox Network contract. Wrote proposal which won bid for $220, 000 contract. However, project fell through because of internal institutional politics, 1997

Marment Group/FOX Network sports tracking poll, December 1997 ($2,200)

NE CT Tourism District Market Research Analysis, 1997

Consultant to SRI International. Assisted in developing strategic plan for the State of Connecticut, 1996 ($6,000)

Tolland Recreation Dept. Needs Assessment Project, 1987

UConn Research Foundation Grants

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. Of CT., spring 1995

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. Of CT., spring 1994

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. of CT., spring 1992

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. of CT., spring 1991

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. of Connecticut, spring 1990

Faculty research grant, Research Foundation, Univ. of Connecticut, fall 1989

Faculty Summer Fellowship, Research Foundation, Univ. of Connecticut, 1977

Research Foundation, San Jose State Univ. faculty research award, 1973

Organizational/Technical Experience

Vice President (2001-2003), Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece. See web site at http://playlab.uconn.edu/atiner.htm

Co-organizer, 1st International Conference on Sport and Tourism, Intercollege, Cyprus, Spring 2005 (to be sponsored by the Cyprus Sports and Tourism Orgnanizations)

Member, Board of Directors, Sport and Leisure Research Center, Intercollege, Cyprus (2002-)

Head, Sports Research Unit, Athens Institute for Education and Research (Greece (2002-)

Extensive background in market research, marketing and consumer behavior

Co-Founder and 1^st President of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, ‘78-‘81

Chairman, Sport Sociology Academy of AAHPERD, 1980-81

Editor, Newsletter of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, 1978-81

Member, Organizing Committee of 1998 NASSS Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Co-Organizer, 3^rd International Conference, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, May 2001

Co-Organizer, 4th International Conference, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, May 2002

Organizer, 1st Conference of the North Amer. Society for the Sociology of Sport, Denver, CO, 1980

Webmaster, North Amer. Society for the Sociology of Sport, 1996-2002.

Editorial/Review Boards

Annals of Tourism Research (reviewer)

International Review for the Sociology of Sport (reviewer)

Tourism Management (reviewer)

Member, Review Board of International Journal of Sport Mgmt

Sociology of Sport Journal (online), England

Editor, Connecticut Tourism Report (past)

International Journal (Univ. of New Haven), editorial board

Editor of The Bulletin, the first departmental newsletter

National Science Foundation. Reviewer for sociology of sport (past)

Journal of Sport Management (reviewer)

Journal of Sport Behavior (editorial board)

JOPER (reviewer)

Journal of Sport and Social Issues (editorial board, past)

Sociology of Sport Journal (editorial board, past)

Pacific Tourism Review (Yr 2000 edition)

The Social Science Journal (reviewer)

The NASSS Newsletter (past editor)

Special Honors/Awards

Invited Keynote Speaker and Consultant, Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece for a series of lectures to help launch their newly developed international graduate program, Spring 2004

Distinguished Service Award (2002), the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport

Provost Tighe’s Special Achievement Award (recognition and monetary award) for superior scholarly performance, Univ. of Connecticut, 1994

In summer of 2002 invited by Government of Cyprus to attend special symposium of Cypriot academics abroad. Attended by President of Cyprus. Intercontinental Hotel, Nicosia, Cyprus

Special Recognition Award for Service to NASSS (1981), The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Ft. Worth, Texas

Special recognition for meritorious performance in teaching, research and service at Brockport, 1973-74 and 1974-75, and at Univ. of Connecticut, 1977-78, 1978-79 and 1981-82.
Invited by Dept. of Physical Education, Nanjing University, People’s Republic of China, as Guest Scholar, in June of 1989. Unable to attend.

Special invitation by Greek Ministry of Culture and General Secretariat of Sport (all expenses paid) to present major paper at European Congress on Violence in Sport, Athens, Feb. 1989. Unable to attend.

Visiting/Joint Appointments

Visiting Professor, Univ. of Athens, Greece, Feb-June 2001 (sabbatical)

Joint appointment, Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Connecticut (granted in 1980).

Visiting Assoc. Professor of Sociology, Univ. New Mexico, Dept. of Sociology, 1982-83.

Visiting Assoc. Professor of Sociology, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, Dept. of Sociology, Summer 1982.

Consulting Experience and Community Service

Extensive background in market research and community service in the private/public sectors. A partial list of organizations includes:

St. Joseph Hospital, Albuquerque, * Data Management Services, Albuquerque, * American Diabetes Association, Albuquerque, *Stan Caplan Associates (psychologists), Albuquerque, Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, * TV 8, New Haven, Connecticut, * Prevention and Esquire Magazines(resource person), * American Sports Education Institute, Florida, * USA Field Hockey, Colorado, * USA Judo, Colorado, * State of Connecticut Division of Tourism, *Tolland Recreation Dept., Connecticut, * Member, National Panel of Experts on video games for Nintendo of America, Corp. (by invitation), * Consulting scientist to Nintendo Corporation, *Invited Member, New England Governors’ Tourism Advisory Board, * Tourism Consultant to SRI International and the State Division of Tourism, *Consultant, NE CT Tourism District, * The Marment Group (Sports tracking poll for Fox Network (pilot study), the Town of Windham and the Town of Tolland (2002), among others.

Research Consultant to Connecticut Association for HPERD, 1987-1989

1985-1990: Director of Marketing, The Competitive Edge (marketing for business development and practice building), part time with S. Vernon.

1982-83 Executive Director, Zia Research Associates (market/public opinion research firm), Albuquerque, NM (while on sabbatical).

Director, Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport

The Laboratory, which is located in the Department of Kinesiology, was founded by Andrew Yiannakis in 1992. It is a state of the art facility equipped with interview rooms, a multi-line telephone bank, a data processing center and an observation lab with one-way viewing mirrors. The laboratory conducts all forms of social science research (including market research) and serves as a think-tank/training center for doctoral students. Several distinguished faculty serve as consultants to the Lab including Dr. Cunningham in economics, Dr. Srinivasan in marketing and Dr. Cromley in geography. The Lab also serves as an international resource for the management of information data bases (Free Reference Lists and the World-Wide Ph.D. Program Locator). The lab also houses and manages "PLAYLAB" the web server for the Social Sciences of Sport and Leisure which I secured and manage under the auspices of the lab. The lab is currently operated by several doctoral students. The lab also conducts commercial and community outreach activities and provides a variety of services to the Department, the School and the University. The lab also manages several websites for national/international professional organizations. Playlab also serves as a portal to several tourism websites.

Finally, the lab provides hands-on training to advanced graduate students in several statistical procedures including discriminant analysis, time series analysis (ARIMA), logistic regression,

and multidimensional scaling, among others. The primary functions of the lab are:

The training of doctoral students

To conduct academic and market research

To provide support services to the department and the school

To serve as a marketing tool for the department and the Social Science Group

Instructional and Development Activities

Developed Ph.D. Program in Tourism at UConn (1992).

Developed MA and Ph.D. program in Sport Sociology and Sport Management. (see web site at http://playlab.uconn.edu/mylab.html for further info).

Extensive involvement in departmental course and program development. Wrote proposals for MA and Ph.D. in Social Science of Sport; developed course in Management/Marketing of Leisure and Sport, and in 1986 developed program for M.A. in Leisure Behavior

Developed and taught course in Sport Fund Raising

Developed and taught graduate courses in the Sociology of Leisure and International Tourism

Developed graduate research methods course in qualitative and quantitative methods (1977)

Developed the Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport and acquired computers and other equipment for its operation (through donations, fund raising, etc.)

Wrote and managed original departmental web pages.

Developed and managed the official web page of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, (1996-2002)

Incorporated internet technology in classroom experiences for students in all my classes

Committee/Administrative Involvement

Member, School of Education Technology and Policy Committee (1998). The committee’s function is to advise and recommend to the Dean of the School of Education on all matters pertaining to computers and technology, and their relationship to education and the School

Member, Executive Committee of the Hellenic Society PAIDIA (Education)

Elected Member, Executive Board of the North Amer. Soc. for the Soc. of Sport, 1987-1989.

Organizer, 1^st Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (and Leisure), Denver, October 1980 (International Conference)

Organizer, 1^st International Tourism Convocation, University of Connecticut, fall 1997 (attended by First Lady of Connecticut Patty Rowland and Provost Emmert

Chair, Sport Sociology Academy of AAHPERD, 1981

Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee, 1978-82, 1984- present (U of CT.)

Executive Director, Zia Research Associates, 1982-83. This is a public opinion/market research firm headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I managed all aspects of research including conceptualization, design and research implementation

Chair, School of Education Dissertation Proposal Review Committee. The committee reviews and evaluates all doctoral proposals in all departments of the School (1987-89)

Member, School of Education Dissertation Proposal Review Committee (1976-1989)

Coordinator, Sport Science Program (1978-1984)

Chair, Faculty Search Committees (various years)

Chair, Tenure and Promotion Committee (various years)

Director, Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport (1992 - present)

Media/Interviews

Interviewed on such Hartford radio stations as WPOP, WTIC, WDRC and by Newsweek-on-Air. Interviewed and/or work cited by AP, Hartford Courant, The Willimantic Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Esquire Magazine, Prevention Magazine, The Hartford Times, The Norwich Bulletin, The Denver Post, Family Life Mag and The Washington Post, among others. Also interviewed on Channel 8 TV, New Haven, ESPN and the Australian Broadcasting Corp (phone interview). My research on Travel and Tourism in Connecticut generated a tremendous amount of media interest and I was interviewed by a number of radio stations on the subject. Over a dozen newspapers reported on the results. Further, my basketball impact study was widely circulated at the university, reported in the media and the university president alluded to the work in a television interview. Most recently, the Leonidas Project to Thermopylae received extensive coverage in the Journal Inquirer and made the front page of the Features section on two occasions. Finally, the Leonidas 2001 Expedition was filmed by Atlantic Productions (UK) for the BBC and the Discovery Channel, June 2001. Recently, interviewed by Athens radio ERT.gr on "Voice of Greece" for his research in Greece and about the 2004 Study Tour on the Olympic Games.

Athletic Background

6^th Dan Jujutsu, 5^th Dan Judo. Head Instructor, UConn Jujutsu Club

Founder and current Grand Master of Wa Shin Ryu Jujutsu

National Examiner in Jujutsu

Track: Gold Medallist, British Indoor Championships, (4x110 relay team), 1965-66

Ranked among top FOUR All-Time Best Performers in Gt. Britain in 1966 in 60yd dash (indoors), with 6.4 secs

College varsity rugby player (1^st XV), Madeley College (UK), 1965-67

Soccer: Played for various amateur sides in England and USA

Certified Soccer Referee, 1966 (British Football Assoc.)

Hobbies/Leisure Pursuits

Include playing the violin, horseback riding, reading historical novels, hiking and travel, surfing the net, ancient Mediterranean history, the martial arts.

Some General Background Info

Born in Cyprus of Greek parents. Brought up and educated in England. Received MA and Ph.D. in the USA. Became a US citizen in 1981. Speaks Greek fluently and has a fair knowledge of French. Lived in New Mexico and California for five and a half years.

Age: 59, Height: 5’ 8"

Married, with one dog, one cat and a miniature parrot who refuses to speak!
FN: ltvit02e, 12-14-2003, v3.90

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