Biography
Liz Wanless, Ed.D., is an associate professor of sport management and director of the
Sports Innovation Institute (SII). Wanless an accomplished researcher and educator in sport analytics, with a strong reputation both nationally and internationally. Wanless designs and teaches innovative sport analytics courses and developed a comprehensive curriculum that integrates artificial intelligence. She is dedicated to collaborating with industry stakeholders and facilitating contractual relationships with sport organizations. Her robust research portfolio includes publications in prestigious journals and invitations to present at major conferences, reflecting a commitment to advancing knowledge in sport analytics.
Key accomplishments:
-2024 North American Society for Sport Management Research Fellow
-$70,000 in new partnerships for the Sports Innovation Institute in 2024
-2024 Ohio University College of Business Emerging Presidential Scholar Nominee
-Sport analytics expert on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded grant: $97,894
-2021 Ohio University College of Business Outstanding Teaching recognition
-2021 Ohio University College of Business Excellence in Intellectual Contributions (Research) Award winner
-2020 Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics Article of the Year Finalist
-Assisted the development of 3 College of Business graduate level analytics certificates
-Over 20 peer-reviewed publications in outlets that include Sport Management Review and the Journal of Sport Management
-Elected President of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) spORts Track, 2021-2023
-Invited to lead sport analytics/AI workshops to the National Sports Forum, Sport Marketing Association, Chicago Chapter of INFORMS, and Annual Fund Analytics & Execution Symposium conferences
-Two-time Sport Business Journal contributor: “Why we need more women in sport analytics,” and “Text data, natural language processing, and the future of Ohio University sport leaders”
-SKILLS: R, Python, Tableau, Statistics, Data Integration & Dashboards – Bringing Data Stories to Life
