Professor
Dockery 103-A
gerdes@ucmo.edu
(660) 543-4732
Dr. Dan Gerdes is Professor of Sport Management program at the University of Central
Missouri. With a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology, he teaches leadership principles in sport
organizations. He also provides performance enhancement consulting services to UCM
athletics across 16 varsity sports.
Gerdes received his Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the University of Kansas in 1994
and served as a college professor at UCM for 25 years. He is the author of two books,
"Coaching for Character" and "Through the Storm." He played college basketball and
received his undergraduate degree from Wartburg College in Iowa. He received his masters
from the University of Northern Iowa.
Associate Professor
Dockery 103-C
dkim@ucmo.edu
(660) 543-4172
Dr. Dae Yeon Kim is an Associate Professor of Sport Management in the School of Business
Administration at the University of Central Missouri. Kim earned his Ph.D. in Sport
Management from Indiana University and began his career at UCM in 2015. He was a lecturer
of Sport Management program at Indiana University before joining to UCM.
His specializations include sport marketing, branding, sport consumer behavior, and
fanship developmental process. He is an active member of the North American Society
for Sport Management, Sport Marketing Association, European Association for Sport
Management and has presented & published for each organization. He is a fan of the
Mules and Jennies, KC Royals, Sporting KC, Indiana Pacers, and Indiana Hoosiers Basketball!
Professor
Dockery 108-B
wylee@ucmo.edu
(660) 543-8847
Dr. Woo-young Lee, Professor of Sport Management, earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University
Bloomington. His research focuses on sport communication and sponsorship, published
numerous articles to SSCI journals, including the International Journal of Sport Marketing
& Sponsorship, Social Behavior and Personality, and Journal of Gambling Studies.
Lee is a member of the ICA (International Communication Association), KACA (Korean
American Communication Association), and IEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication). He teaches undergraduate Sport Communication and Sponsorship
& Retention, and graduate Sport Public Relations and Advanced Sport Marketing.
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Dockery 110
kykim@ucmo.edu
(660) 543-4781
Dr. Ryan Kim is a faculty member in the Sport Management program within the Harmon
College of Business and Professional Studies. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees
from Seoul National University and Ph.D. degree in Sport Management from the University
of Texas at Austin in 2016. Prior to coming to UT-Austin, he worked at a national
sport foundation in South Korea, managed sport-related projects for young athletes.
Kim currently serves as the coordinator of sport management program at UCM. He works
with scholars and professionals in sport management, sport science, and pedagogy.
His research has covered topics including the development and evaluation of sport
measures, the theoretical and experimental analysis of sport and health programs for
youth.
Internship Coordinator
WDE 1602
dgill@ucmo.edu
(660) 543-8432
Derrick Gill is the Internship and Professional Development Coordinator for the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from UCM, majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing. He is currently enrolled in UCM’s College Student Personnel Administration, MS program. Before returning to UCM, Derrick started his career in radio and advertising with Townsquare Media in Sedalia, MO. He started as board op putting sports and other live events on-air before moving into sales. He has sold commercials and sponsorship packages for Townsquare’s broadcast of State Fair Community College Basketball, Smith-Cotton High School Football, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, and Kansas City Chiefs Football games.
Derrick is a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Lakers, Kansas City Royals, and of course our Mules and Jennies.
