Tak Ching Lam

Biography

Dr. Eddie T. C. Lam is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of Graduate Sport Management Program at Cleveland State University. He is also an Adjunct Faculty of the University of Houston. Dr. Lam has a B.P.E. in Physical Education and a M.S. in Sport Management and Sport Psychology from Springfield College, Massachusetts; and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston with an emphasis on Measurement and Research. Dr. Lam is a research fellow and a top-10 presenter of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Dr. Lam was the Editor-in-Chief of the Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science journal from 2009 to 2015. He also serves on the editorial board or as a reviewer of the following journals: Economic Research, European Sport Management Quarterly, Biology of Sport, Journal of Applied Marketing Theory, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, Sport Management Education Journal, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Sport Management Review, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Leisure Studies, World Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of American College Health, Future Focus, and the Sport Management Program Review Council. He is interested in the applied studies of service quality, customer satisfaction, scale development, and sport marketing as well as the applied measurement in sport psychology and exercise science. Dr. Lam has made over 130 research presentations at international, national and state levels, and has published extensively in such journals as Sport Management Review, Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice, Journal of Power, Politics & Governance, Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, Journal of Arts & Humanities, Journal of Sports Sciences, The Physician and Sportsmedicine, American Journal of Health Studies, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, Education and Science, International Journal of Sport Management, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, International Journal of Volunteer Administration, Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Obesity Surgery, School Psychology International, Sports Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Marketing & Sponsorship, Journal of Physical Education and Sports Management, and International Sports Journal.

Research Interest

Service Quality, Scale Development, Fan Psychology, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis