Kelsey Slater joined the College of Journalism and Mass Communications in August 2025 as an assistant professor of sports media. She is teaching SPMC 205 (Beginning Sports Writing for News and Promotion) and JOMC 487 (Media Ethics and Society).

Her research examines the relationship between sport, media, and society, with a focus on international and comparative perspectives. Her work has appeared in Communication & Sport, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, International Journal of Communication and Sport, Journal of Sports Media (a University of Nebraska Press publication), African Studies Quarterly and Howard Journal of Communications.

She has presented her research at numerous national and international academic conferences, including the International Association of Communication and Sport (IACS), the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), the Sports Africa Conference and the Applied Sport Management Association Conference.

Slater started her career as a scholar at North Dakota State University, where she was an assistant professor of sport management in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences. She previously taught courses in sport media and communication, international sport marketing, and sport ethics. While at NDSU, she won a $35000 grant through the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for US Students (IDEAS) program. This funding supported the development and execution of a six-week course and internship program for sport management students in Cape Town, South Africa. After the completion of her grant, she was selected to the Fulbright Specialist roster and is currently pending an assignment to work on internationalization initiatives.

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