Scott Bukstein

Scott Bukstein is the current Director of the Undergraduate Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida. Bukstein also serves as Associate Director of the DeVos Graduate Sport Business Management Program.

Bukstein teaches the following undergraduate courses: Introduction to Sport Business Management (SPB 3003), Business Law in Sport and Entertainment (GEB 4824), Event and Facility Management in Sport (SPB 4304), and Diversity and Social Issues in Sport (SPB 3603).

Bukstein teaches the following graduate courses: Sport Law (SPB 6406), U.S. Sport Industries: Challenges and Opportunities (SPB 6608), Event and Facility Management in Sport (SPM 6108), Professional Selling in Sport (SPB 6715C), and Sport Analytics (SPB 6706).

In addition, Bukstein is an Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Goizueta Business School at Emory University as well as an Adjunct Instructor within the College of Business at the University of South Florida.

Bukstein is a consultant and researcher for the National Football League (NFL).

Bukstein also serves as a consultant for the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), which is a not-for-profit organization founded by Miami Dolphins team owner Stephen Ross.

Bukstein’s research focus is on the intersection of sport and the law, collective bargaining in professional sport, business analytics in sport, the business of collegiate athletics and professional sport, the perceptions and academic performance of college student-athletes, mobility patterns and career paths of coaches and other executives, marketing to female sport consumers and influencers, and leadership and diversity/inclusion issues in sport. Bukstein has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles as well as book chapters. Bukstein is also the co-editor of a forthcoming book to be published by Taylor & Francis Group in 2016 titled Sport Business Analytics: Using Data to Increase Revenue and Improve Operational Efficiency. Bukstein served as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics (JIIA) from 2010-2014, and currently serves as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Higher Education Athletics (JHEA).