Dr. Mary Hums

Mary A. Hums holds a Ph.D. in Sport Management from Ohio State University, an M.A. in Athletic Administration as well as an M.B.A from the University of Iowa, and a B.B.A. in Management from the  University of Notre Dame. In 2006, she was selected by the United States Olympic Committee to represent the United States at the International Olympic Academy Educators Session in Olympia, Greece. She worked as a volunteer for the 1996 Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, 2002 Winter Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City, and 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver. In 2004, she lived in Athens, Greece, working both the Olympic (Softball) and Paralympic (Goalball) Games.

Hums currently serves as the Managing Editor for the Sport Management Education Journal and was co-editor of the ICSSPE Bulletin Special Issue on Sport and Human Rights. She has made over 150 presentations to various scholarly associations both in the United States and abroad. Her main research interest is policy development in sport organizations, especially in regards to inclusion of people with disabilities and also sport and human rights. Hums was a co-contributor to Article 30.5 of the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.