Rate My Professor Justin Kozubal

Kozubal holds a Ph.D. in Sport Management (Sport Law) from the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University, with his dissertation 'CRYING FOUL: AN EXAMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY CONSTRAINTS AS A BARRIER TO ATTENDANCE' completed under the committee chaired by Dr. Carroll and including Drs. Martin and Walton. He earned an M.S. in Sport Administration from Ohio University and a B.S. in Speech Communication from Ball State University. His research focuses on fan safety, risk management, and legal issues in professional and intercollegiate sport. Notable publications include 'San Jose State University Volleyball Controversy: Legal Examination of Transgender Athlete Participation' in Sport Litigation Alert (2025, with M. S. Carroll); 'Sport Marketing' chapter in Governance in Sports: Analysis and Application, edited by B. Tiell (Human Kinetics, 2021, with D. W. Walsh and M. A. Odio); 'Former Penn State University director of athletic medicine files civil action lawsuit for retaliation in Dauphin County Court' in Sport Litigation Alert (2020, with M. S. Carroll); 'Fan files defamation lawsuit against Cleveland Browns over alleged misidentification by team in beer throwing incident' (2019); 'Eleven black football players file Fourteenth Amendment civil rights complaint against Maricopa County Community College District' (2019); and 'Judge denies motion to dismiss by high school district in first amendment bullying case of high school football player' (2018, all with M. S. Carroll).