Genevieve F. E. Birren, Esq.

Genevieve F. E. Birren, Esq.
Assistant Professor
Sport Management Department
State University of New York College at Cortland
Professional Studies Building, Room 1121
Cortland, New York 13045
(607) 753-4780 [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy, GPA 3.99
Comprehensive Exam: Distinction; 2009
Dissertation: “An Analysis of the Results of Court of Arbitration for Sport Doping Awards
involving Athletes between 1994 and 2008.”
Expected Graduation: December 2015
New York University, New York, New York
Masters of Science in Sports Business, January 2006
Focus Area: Finance and Development
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Juris Doctor, May 2004
Martin J. Greenberg Award for the Excellence in the Study of Sports Law
Carl Scheer Award for Best Venue Paper
Sports Law Certificate awarded by the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University
Law School
Two year member of the Marquette Sports Law Review Board
Sports Law Society Treasurer for two years
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, May 2001
HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE
State University of New York - Cortland, Cortland, New York
Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Sport Management Department, August 2011 to
Present
Taught undergraduate and graduate classes in domestic and international sport law, sport
finance, research methods, facility management, and event management. Advisor to 65-90
graduate students and served as graduate coordinator, reviewing applications and addressing
questions from prospective students. Oversaw graduate interns and Masters projects and theses,
as well as undergraduate independent studies. Committee work as needed.
University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
Instructor, August 2010 through August 2011
Instructor in the Sport and Leisure Studies program in the Department of Health and Sport
Sciences. Taught undergraduate classes in sport finance, facility planning and management,
global sport perspectives and cultures, and graduate sport finance, both in-class and online.
Supervised senior projects and served as faculty advisor for off-site student interns.
RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST
Legal issues in sport, economic impact, sport event and facility financing and development,
international and comparative sport issues
COURSES TAUGHT
SUNY Cortland
Undergraduate courses taught:
SPM 227 – Stadium and Arena Management
SPM 255 – Event Management
SPM 373 – Sport Law and Organization (multiple sections many fall and spring semesters)
Graduate Courses:
SPM 666 – Business and Finance of Sport
SPM 666 – Business and Finance of Sport (online)
SPM 668 – International Business and Finance of Sport
SPM 650 – Research Methods in Sports Managements
SPM 675 – International Sport Law
SPM 685 – Internship/Masters Project
SPM 686 – Masters Thesis
University of Memphis
Undergraduate courses taught:
SLS 3205 – Area/Facility Management
SLS 3605 – Financial Management
SLS 4135 – Sport/Culture Global Perspective
SLS 4605 – Internship
Graduate courses taught:
SLC 7031 – Sport Finance
SLC 7031 – Sport Finance (online)
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Traschler, T. & Birren, G.F.E. (2015). Implications of drug testing cheerleaders. Journal of
Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (accepted).
Lubisco, R. & Birren, G.F.E. (2015). Limits on schools’ ability to regulate off-campus student
conduct. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 86(7), 46-47.
Birren, G.F.E. (2014). A brief history of sport labor stoppages. DePaul Journal of Sport Law &
Contemporary Issues, 10(1), 1-29.
Birren, G.F.E & Fransen, J.C. (2008). The body and the law: How physiological and legal
obstacles combine to create barriers to accurate drug testing. Marquette Sports Law Review,
19(1), 253-289.
Birren, G.F.E. (2006). Canada meets the U.S. on the legal playing field of multinational sports
leagues. International Association of Sport Lawyers: Pandetkis, 6(3-4), 339-360.
Birren, G.F.E. (2004). NFL v. Sherman Act: How the NFL’s ban on public ownership violates
the federal antitrust laws. Sport Lawyers Journal, 11(1), 121-139.
Book Chapters and Monographs
Birren, G.F.E. (2015). U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In Sport leadership: A reference guide (Dodds,
M. & Reese, J.T., Eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: Mission Bell Media.
Birren, G.F.E. (2015). World Anti-Doping Agency. In Sport leadership: A reference guide
(Dodds, M. & Reese, J.T., Eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: Mission Bell Media.
Birren, G.F.E. (2012). NFL v. Sherman Act: How the NFL’s ban on public ownership violates
the federal antitrust laws. In The business of sports (2nd ed.) (Rosner, S.R. & Shropshire,
K.L., Eds.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Birren, G.F.E. (2011). Public/private facility financing. In Encyclopedia of sports management
and marketing (Swayne, L.E. & Dodds, M., Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Birren, G.F.E. (2011). Ownership of professional sport teams. In Encyclopedia of sports
management and marketing (Swayne, L.E. & Dodds, M., Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
Birren, G. (January 2003). Scope of protectable rights in sports events and game accounts. Sports
and Entertainment Law News, 2(1), 3.
Works in Progress
Birren, G.F.E. (Under review). Whatever happened to the International Convention against
Doping in Sport: The United States ratified it, but then what? Submitted Sept. 2015 to the
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal.
Birre, G.F.E. Birren & Lubisco, R. (In progress). Athlete participation before and after the ADA.
Anticipated submission journals for consideration: Journal of Sport History.
Lubisco, R. & Birren, G.F.E. (In progress). Do schools treat cheerleading squads similar to
recognized varsity sport teams? Anticipated submission journals for consideration: Journal of
Intercollegiate Sport or Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics.
Birren, G.F.E. (In progress). An analysis of the results of Court of Arbitration for Sport doping
awards involving athletes between 1994 and 2008. Anticipated completion Fall 2015.
Dissertation.
PRESENTATIONS
Conferences
Birren, G.F.E. (March 2015). A brief history of sports labor stoppages and their efficacy.
Sport and Recreation Law Association, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Birren, G.F.E. & Traschler, T. (March 2015). Implications of drug testing cheerleaders. Sport
and Recreation Law Association, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Lubisco, R. & Birren, G.F.E. (April 2014). Do schools treat cheerleading squads similar to
recognized varsity sport teams? College Sports Research Institute, Columbia, South
Carolina.
Kobritz, J. & Birren, G.F.E. (February 2014). NASCAR’s Richmond race: Good ‘ole boys or
race-fixing? Sport and Recreation Law Association, Orlando, Florida.
Birren, G.F. E. & Lubisco, R. (March 2013). Do student codes of conduct hold water? A look
into G.D.M. et al v. Board of Edu. of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional H.S. School
District. Sport and Recreation Law Association, Denver, Colorado.
Birren, G.F. E. & Lubisco, R. (February 2013). Has the N.J. Appellate Division made offschool student conduct codes unenforceable? New Jersey Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Long Branch, New Jersey.
Birren, G.F.E. (March 2011.). Doping, testing and the athlete biological passport, included in the
panel An incipient crisis of legitimacy: Doping, the WADA code and US sports. Sport and
Recreation Law Association, Savannah, Georgia.
Birren, G.F.E. (March 2010). The International Convention against Doping in Sport: An
introduction to its content and implications. Sport and Recreation Law Association,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Lubisco, R. & Birren, G.F.E. (March 2010). Cheerleaders: Student-athletes or psuedo-athletes?
Sport and Recreation Law Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Birren, G.F.E. & Lubisco, R. (February 2010). Understanding the risks in sports: What are the
legal duties of physical education teachers, coaches & administrators? Southwest Association
of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Lubisco, R. & Birren, G.F.E. (October 2009). Understanding the risks in sports: What are the
legal duties of physical education teachers, coaches & administrators? (Part I), New Mexico
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, University of New
Mexico.
Birren, G.F.E. & Lubisco, R. (October 2009). Understanding the risks in sports: What are the
legal duties of physical education teachers, coaches & administrators? (Part II), New Mexico
Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, University of New
Mexico.
Birren, G.F.E. (October 2008). The nature and extent of accommodations required for
interscholastic athletes with disabilities. New Mexico Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Campus
Asumah, A., Birren, G., Nagel, M. & Purcell, S. (December 2011). Discussing Penn State and
beyond: Holding institutions accountable. Sponsored by the Center for Gender and
Intercultural Studies and the Center for Ethics, Peace and Social Justice at SUNY-Cortland,
Cortland, New York.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
SUNY Cortland
Academic Grievance Tribunal Consultative Pool (2012-2014); Academic Grievance Tribunal
Chair (2014).
Center for Ethics, Peace and Social Justice (2013-present)
Student Affairs Committee (2014-present)
Faculty Justice for the Student Conduct Office (2015-present)
SUNY Cortland School of Professional Studies
Curriculum Committee (2014-2015)
SUNY Cortland Sport Management Department
Department Chair Search Committee (2011-2012)
Graduate Advisory Committee (2011-2012; 2012-present-chair)
Curriculum Committee (2011-2014, 2015-present)
Graduate Coordinator (2012- present)
Assistant Professor Search Committee (2012-2013; 2013-2014; 2014-2015-chair)
Personnel Committee (2012-2014, 2015-present-chair)
Ad Hoc Personnel Policies and Procedures Committee (Spring 2015)
Ad Hoc Internship Review Committee (Fall 2015 – chair)
University of Memphis
Faculty Advisor for Ultimate Frisbee Club, (2010-2011)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Sport and Recreation Law Association, Member (2009-present), served as Student
Representative on Board in 2009-2010
Wisconsin State Bar, Member, 2004-2007, Inactive Member 2007-present
INDUSTRY AND NON-TEACHING HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Work-study, September 2007 through December 2008
Held two work-study jobs at the university. In one, performed a variety of general office
duties such as copying, filing, and errands. In the second was the solo person on a project to
create a new system for student job descriptions. Required creating 300 new job descriptions,
assigning them to the new wage scale, updating related documents, and working with other
university departments in the implementation of the new program.
Legal Placement Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Temporary Employee, March 2006 through August 2007
Worked at various temporary employment assignments ranging from law firms to finance
departments. Performed a range of tasks from transcription and legal memo drafting to
administrative support after a corporate buyout. Worked nine months at Johnson Controls and
received the Merit Award and Chairman’s Award for my performance.
Major League Soccer, New York, New York
Operations Intern, August 2005 to January 2006
Managed and recorded game reports and player medical exams, drafted and edited
documents related to the MLS Cup 2005, attended meetings and teleconferences, served as a
contact for outside parties for MLS Cup 2005 and coordinated with other departments. General
office duties such as filing, coping, faxing, sending mailings, and draft emails. Also worked in
Player Personnel administering player contracts, filing, and doing other player and contract
related duties.
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Research Assistant, May 2003 to May 2004
Conducted legal research on current and developing antitrust topics, particularly international
issues. Often drafted outlines, case briefs, and paper components based on that research.
Maintained a large research file and continually checked-up on the changes in the file we were
researching.
Game Breakers, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Legal Intern, August 2002 to April 2003
Assisted with analyzing and drafting contracts for collegiate coaches. Researched, wrote
papers and assisted with the general business aspects of running a law firm.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Department of Athletics, Sports Information
Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Student Assistant to the Sports Information Director, September 1997 to May 1999
Wrote press releases and media guides. Press contact to provide information and answer
questions. Liaison with other collegiate athletic programs. Member of the statistical team for
soccer, basketball and baseball. Acquired computer skills necessary for the layout and
modification of publication materials.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Sport and Recreation Law Association
Student Board Member, March 2009-March 2010
New Mexico Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Co-Vice-President Elect for Girls and Women in Sports, October 2008-October 2009
Co-Vice-President for Girls and Women in Sports, October 2009-October 2010
Marquette University Law School, Sports Law Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Society treasurer, May 2002-May 2004
State Bar of Wisconsin, Sports and Entertainment Law Section
Student Liaison, 2002 – 2003 Academic Year
Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Orientation leader, August 2002
Tour guide, 2003-2004 Academic year
Marquette University, Department of Athletics, Sports Information Department,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Men’s basketball statistics runner, 2001-2002 season
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Athletics, Sports Information
Department, Madison, Wisconsin
Football statistics team member, Fall 2000