Call for Abstracts
2025 COSMA Conference
January 30-31, 2025
Las Vegas, NV | Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
January 30-31, 2025
Las Vegas, NV | Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Submit an abstract for consideration at the 2025 COSMA Conference through The COSMA Journal submission portal [select "Submit Article"]. Directions included under "Formatting" below.
Abstracts will be accepted through November 1st, 2024.
Abstracts will be accepted through November 1st, 2024.
CONFERENCE THEME DESCRIPTION
Faculty Well-Being: Achieving Balance and Enjoyment in Modern Setting of Higher Education
Enrollment Issues in Higher Education: Pivoting and Adjusting to the Shifting Demands of Students
Current Issues and Opportunities in Sport Gambling & Wagering
Incorporating Socially Inclusive Pedagogy
In 2020, COSMA made an organizational commitment to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within its leadership structure, membership, and the greater field of sport management. Part of this commitment is the continued pledge to advance dialogue around DEI and social justice initiatives. As such, COSMA continues its broad theme of “equity in sport” by focusing on incorporating social justice – and its many variants – in the classroom. As a nationwide audience exposed to social initiatives through the consumption of sport, sport management educators must navigate students’ perceptions and understanding of the field of sport management as it adapts within America and a global society.
Submissions may feature, but are not limited to: Race and Equity; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Gender; Sexual orientation; Disability; Economic class and status, etc. Pedagogy that seeks to provide a voice to marginalized populations increases student awareness and understanding of initiatives that may be unknown or unfamiliar to them (Gale et al., 2017) and can contribute to the formation of a more inclusive society. Topics from all areas related to esports will be considered while research from a variety of methodological approaches is encouraged.
Enrollment Issues in Higher Education: Pivoting and Adjusting to the Shifting Demands of Students
Current Issues and Opportunities in Sport Gambling & Wagering
Incorporating Socially Inclusive Pedagogy
In 2020, COSMA made an organizational commitment to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within its leadership structure, membership, and the greater field of sport management. Part of this commitment is the continued pledge to advance dialogue around DEI and social justice initiatives. As such, COSMA continues its broad theme of “equity in sport” by focusing on incorporating social justice – and its many variants – in the classroom. As a nationwide audience exposed to social initiatives through the consumption of sport, sport management educators must navigate students’ perceptions and understanding of the field of sport management as it adapts within America and a global society.
Submissions may feature, but are not limited to: Race and Equity; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Gender; Sexual orientation; Disability; Economic class and status, etc. Pedagogy that seeks to provide a voice to marginalized populations increases student awareness and understanding of initiatives that may be unknown or unfamiliar to them (Gale et al., 2017) and can contribute to the formation of a more inclusive society. Topics from all areas related to esports will be considered while research from a variety of methodological approaches is encouraged.
Formatting
All abstract submissions will be subject to a double-blind peer review process. As such, please do not include any personal or identifiable information in the body of your abstract submission. Abstracts should be under 500-words in length and include no more than five pertinent citations. Abstract submissions are open, but not limited to, completed research projects, preliminary findings, and conceptualizations. We highly encourage author(s) to focus on the outcomes of their presentation materials and the specific benefit and interest they will provide conference attendees.
Specific Formatting Requirements:
Only abstracts submitted using the online submission portal will be considered for inclusion in the 2024 COSMA Conference. From the link (https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cosma/) navigate to "Submit Article."
Please reach out to COSMA Program Manager, Chris Corr, with any questions or specific requests you may have ([email protected]).
Specific Formatting Requirements:
- Single-spaced, one-inch margins
- Times New Roman, size 12 font
- Under 500-words in length
- No more than five pertinent citations
- APA formatting (where appropriate)
Only abstracts submitted using the online submission portal will be considered for inclusion in the 2024 COSMA Conference. From the link (https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cosma/) navigate to "Submit Article."
- You will need to create an account with ScholarWorks if you do not have one already.
- Please include all authors and affiliations in the order to be listed on the conference program if your submission is accepted.
- Abstract Submissions may be uploaded as a file or typed into the text-box.
- Submitting authors need to ensure that they select "Conference Abstract Submission" from the list of available submission options.
- All fields other than Title and Abstract (and Full Text of Submission for authors submitting abstracts as file uploads) should remain blank.
Please reach out to COSMA Program Manager, Chris Corr, with any questions or specific requests you may have ([email protected]).
