To browse Academia. Skip to main content. Log In Sign Up. Curriculum Vitae. Edward Ted M. Kian, Ph. Kian earned an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia, although he finished his coursework at Cal State Northridge on student exchange. Scholarship: Dr. He is co-author of the popular, content-based textbook, Strategic Sport Communication 2nd ed. Kian guest-edited a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Communication and has reviewed more than submissions for 29 different academic journals as an editorial-board member or ad-hoc reviewer.
Industry Experience: Dr. Kian has 15 years of professional experience in sport communications, working in newspapers, magazines, media relations, Internet, and radio. His positions included three years as prep sports editor for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, where he was one of a team of reporters honored with an Associated Press Sports Editors national award for investigative journalism for their series on shady practices in high school basketball recruiting.
He also worked fulltime for Gannett as a sportswriter for the Pensacola News Journal, and served as editor, lead writer, and website manager for Horns Illustrated, a magazine that covers University of Texas athletics.
Most recently he served as NFL Draft expert and founding partner of SteelersLounge, a for-profit blog operated by four professional sportswriters. During his journalism career, Dr. Kian has conducted one-on-one interviews with the likes of George W. Tenured associate professor Served as distinguished visiting professor and Welch-Bridgewater Chair for the academic year, while maintaining my tenure at UCF. Carried a instructional load in but base load is Note: UCF granted my request for unpaid leave in pursuit of professional opportunities to take visiting positions at Oklahoma State for the academic year, but my UCF tenure awarded in March, and position remained intact so long as I returned by August Assistant professor Coordinator for graduate certificate in Sport Leadership Also added a practicum course that I taught, administered all comp exams, directed all final lit reviews 85 total , and helped foment industry partnerships.
Sole instructor for seven sections of four different undergraduate, upper-division sport management courses and for graduate course in sport media Co-taught another undergraduate course. At the request of then-program director Dr. Aubrey Kent, I designed, developed, and served as initial instructor for two sport studies courses now part of the undergraduate curriculum.
