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PhD Student Kristi Oshiro
On what brought her to Texas A&M: “My advisor Dr. Singer was
huge, what he studies and what I study just lined up perfectly. So
the research that I want to do is initially attracted me to TAMU
but since coming here it showed me that I made the right
choice.”
On her Field of Study: “Sport management with a focus on race
and ethnic minorities in sport so a lot of focus on
underrepresented and marginalized populations”
Advice for Current Students: “Be Authentic be yourself, Take
things more lightly, just because something doesn’t go according
to plan, doesn’t mean it is the end of the world.”
PhD Student Nayoung Ahn
On how she got involved with Sport Management: “I emailed
several professors in our program to check the availability of
whether they were accepting a new PhD student for the
upcoming academic year (2016-2017) and received positive
replies. Then, I prepared for procedures of PhD application and
applied the program accordingly.”
On her goals: “My primary goals to do my PhD study are to help
minorities in our society engage in sport and to increase public
participation in sport by writing papers and delivering speeches
based on academic findings.”