Sayvon Foster

Sayvon JL Foster, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor who joined the KU Sport Management faculty in Fall 2022. Prior to joining the faculty at KU, Dr. Foster worked across multiple sectors across the sport industry and higher education. His experiences range from equipment management, to facility operations, sport retail, and fan services. To note, he served as an admissions counselor and career preparation counselor at University of Pittsburgh, as well as a marketing intern and equipment/game day operations personnel for Florida A&M University and Winston-Salem State University, respectively.

Dr. Foster has published scholarship in journals across the field, such as the Sociology of Sport Journal, Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, Innovative Higher Education, and the Journal of Athlete Development and Experience. He has also presented research at multiple (inter)national conferences, notably the North American Society for Sport Management, the College Sport Research Institute, and the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. Outside of teaching and research, Dr. Foster has played an active role on his respective campuses and communities by serving as a first-year student mentor, social justice & campus climate committee member, and SOEHS scholarship committee member. When not on campus, Sayvon is an avid angler who enjoys spending time on the local waters across Kansas and Missouri, exploring and supporting local restaurants with his fiancée, and watching the latest Marvel & DC movies.