Tim DeSchriver, Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences

B.A., Villanova University, 1990.

M.A., Penn State University, 1993.

Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1996.

Professor DeSchriver teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Sport Management. He is a member of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the Sport Marketing Association (SMA).

Dr. DeSchriver’s research interests are in the fields of sport finance, economics and marketing; specifically in the areas of professional sport and collegiate athletics.

He has published articles in the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Marketing Quarterly, Eastern Economic Journal, International Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, and the International Sports Journal.  He has also been cited in articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Hartford Courant. Dr. DeSchriver is the co-author of a textbook entitled Sport Finance and also co-wrote chapters in Contemporary Sport Management, 2nd edition and Principles and Practices of Sport Management, 2nd Edition. 

Dr. DeSchriver is also a member of the editorial boards for the Sport Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Finance, and Journal of Sport Management. Dr. DeSchriver has also made numerous presentations at the North American Society for Sport Management annual conferences. He has also traveled to the nations of Turkey and South Korea as an invited international speaker. Additionally, he has been involved in marketing research projects with organizations such as Ripken Baseball Incorporated, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Anschutz Entertainment Group, and the National Steeplechase Association.

Prior to joining the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences at the University of Delaware in the Fall of 2004, Professor DeSchriver was on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts from 1998 to 2004.