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Faculty Profile

Kofan Lee

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Health, Exercise Sci & Recreation Mgmt
Associate Professor of Sport and Recreation Administration
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313 Garland Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7573
Joined UM: August 20, 2014

Areas of Expertise

  • OUTDOOR RECREATION
  • RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
  • SPORT AND PUBLIC HEALTH
  • SPORT, RECREATION AND TOURISM

Brief Bio

KoFan Lee is Associate Professor of Sport and Recreation Administration. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. from Indiana University at Bloomington in 2013. Dr. Lee took the position of Assistant Professor of Recreation Administration at the University of Mississippi in 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. Dr. Lee is interested in examining the role of commitment to a sport and recreation activity in fostering/hindering participants' well-being. His publications can be found in prestigious journals, including Journal of Leisure Research and Leisure Studies. Dr. Lee teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sport and recreation management. In 2022, Dr. Lee received a Faculty Summer Stipend from Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to develop an experiential-learning course, The Changing Landscape of Rock Climbing. KoFan Lee is an Associate Professor of Sport and Recreation Administration. Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. from Indiana University at Bloomington in 2013. Dr. Lee took the position of Assistant Professor of Recreation Administration at the University of Mississippi in 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. Dr. Lee is interested in examining the role of commitment to a sport and recreation activity in fostering/hindering participants' well-being. He publishes in prestigious journals, including the Journal of Leisure Research and Studies. Dr. Lee teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sport and recreation management. In 2022, Dr. Lee received a Faculty Summer Stipend from Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to develop an experiential-learning course, The Changing Landscape of Rock Climbing, a course regarding the evolution of climbing cultures and climbers' experience in diversified climbing practices.

Degrees

PhD
Leisure Behavior
Indiana University-Bloomington (2013)

Committee Memberships

SAS Strategic Plan Assessment Committee
Ad Hoc Committee