{"id":8,"date":"2020-02-03T19:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowrivalry.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:21:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b42609 section-bg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b42609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a175434 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a175434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0eb773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0eb773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Project<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f63b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f63b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission of the Know Rivalry Project is to facilitate sustainable collaboration in the research production, discernment, and dissemination of knowledge about rivalry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fb331 section-bg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53fb331\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2456e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e2456e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24124e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c24124e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-1024x617.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-1536x926.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-2048x1234.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-242x146.jpg 242w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-50x30.jpg 50w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Celebration2017_ResearchTeamPic-1-124x75.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9131d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9131d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-1024x591.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-253x146.jpg 253w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017-130x75.jpg 130w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PartnerTeamwChrisRyanFSOstudio-Sp2017.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486ddda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"486ddda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f01bdf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f01bdf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do we achieve our mission?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9688b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9688b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our process is rooted in the scientific method and emphasizes faculty-student-professional collaboration to survey, interview, and otherwise measure sport fan and consumer feelings and behaviors.<\/p><p>Students and faculty have been supported by the University Research Council, Informatics+, and the Connect Ahead mentorship program in the Haile College of Business at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), as well as the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f1611 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71f1611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca0436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca0436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Know Rivalry (KR) Lab?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b80bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b80bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe KR Lab is a virtual platform co-hosted by the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at UMass and the Haile College of Business at NKU. The KR Lab is the collaborative worksite of the project&#8217;s stakeholders, including students, faculty, and professionals from UMass, NKU, and other academic and industry institutions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb1d87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bb1d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d254064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d254064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the core values of the project?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29cf8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b29cf8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnowledge, Collaboration, Scientific method, Sustainability.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ad52f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9ad52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb9a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fb9a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why study rivalry?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987be13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"987be13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intergroup relations have profound psychological, cultural and commerce effects on society. To realize the potential of these effects for the common good, we must better understand the various antecedents and consequences of rivalries.<\/p><p>Also, developing and learning research methods for knowledge creation and empirical testing impacts decision-making and societal progress. This benefits everyone involved, including our students as they prepare for their careers.<\/p><p>Finally, it&#8217;s fun! We get to learn about fans, history, and sports. Further, the work creates a public engagement forum for our universities, thereby supporting their broad educational mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae51ad0 section-bg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae51ad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4dc989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4dc989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Project Founders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f294bf3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f294bf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41eccdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41eccdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e64d6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92e64d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tyler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tyler.jpg 212w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tyler-138x146.jpg 138w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tyler-47x50.jpg 47w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tyler-71x75.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2554c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2554c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02a74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d02a74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B. David Tyler, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72baa9f elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"72baa9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/drbdt.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M64 32C28.7 32 0 60.7 0 96L0 416c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l320 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-320c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64L64 32zM224 247.4c14.5-30 54-85.8 90.7-113.3 26.5-19.9 69.3-35.2 69.3 13.7 0 9.8-5.6 82.1-8.9 93.8-11.4 40.8-53 51.2-90 44.9 64.7 11 81.2 47.5 45.6 84-67.5 69.3-97-17.4-104.6-39.6l-.3-.9c-.9-2.6-1.4-4.1-1.8-4.1s-.9 1.5-1.8 4.1c-.1 .3-.2 .6-.3 .9-7.6 22.2-37.1 108.8-104.6 39.6-35.5-36.5-19.1-73 45.6-84-37 6.3-78.6-4.1-90-44.9-3.3-11.7-8.9-84-8.9-93.8 0-48.9 42.9-33.5 69.3-13.7 36.7 27.5 76.2 83.4 90.7 113.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drbdt\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-x-twitter-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drbdt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/B_David_Tyler\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-researchgate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15186e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15186e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David is an associate professor in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He researches how fans consume sport, particularly around rivalry and fan communities. David earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame (Government &amp; Spanish); his MBA, MS in Sport Management, and PhD in Management (sport management\/marketing) all came from UMass. Before joining the faculty at UMass, David was Associate Professor in the College of Business at Western Carolina University.<\/p><p><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> While Joe was Director of Marketing at Miami University (years before meeting David), David applied for a job with Miami and Joe ignored his application; David hasn\u2019t let it go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a578b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a578b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342e368 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"342e368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JoeonCourt-1024x660.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JoeonCourt-1024x660.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JoeonCourt-768x495.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d0086 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81d0086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add0053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"add0053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joe B. Cobbs, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f0f1f elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c2f0f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joebcobbs\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-x-twitter-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joebcobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Joe_Cobbs\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-researchgate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a298d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a298d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joe is a Professor in the Haile College of Business at Northern Kentucky University. His specialties include team rivalry, international sponsorship, and the business of Formula One racing. Joe earned his undergraduate degree from Miami University (Marketing &amp; Finance), his MS in Sport Management from The Ohio State University, and his PhD in Management (sport marketing and business strategy) from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is often known around campus and at conferences as Dr. Green Shoes.<\/p><p><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> As Marketing Director at Miami University, Joe created the \u201cBattle of the Bricks\u201d brand to promote the MU vs. Ohio University rivalry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba903e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bba903e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b13eb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b13eb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8ced2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f8ced2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KR Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387179f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"387179f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a20c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68a20c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb13b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb13b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affiliate Faculty<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b10e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b10e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/seth-adjei-6079096\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seth Adjei, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-dickenson-74550310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Dickenson, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mattkatzumass\">Matt Katz, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bridgetnichols\/\">Bridget Nichols, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shaunstar\/?originalSubdomain=in\">Shaun Star, PhD, JD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/traianmariustruta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marius Truta, PhD<\/a>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4940a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d4940a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9cbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df9cbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current students<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560c39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"560c39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brooke-kinney-370730291\/\">Brooke Kinney<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonah-krebs\/\">Jonah Krebs<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jacob-leach-63098a34b\/\">Jacob Leach<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shilinglin\/\">Shiling Lin<\/a>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681c190 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"681c190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8e577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f8e577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KR Alumni<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f826df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f826df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Part of the Know Rivalry Project mission is to involve students in the research and use the data and experience to help students learn. We have been fortunate to share KR with so many over the years, and we&#8217;re grateful for their interest in the project.<\/p><p>Below are students who have worked with the project in some capacity, grouped by the most recent year in which they were involved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db57115 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db57115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e9f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"767e9f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b821c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b821c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50663be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50663be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><em>Grad<\/em>:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/blakestoudt1\/\">Blake Stoudt<\/a>\n<\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b824e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b824e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fc212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25fc212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bbd19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04bbd19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div>\n<p>\n<em>Undergrad<\/em>:\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/labryan-horne-58342729b\/\">LaBryan Horne<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isabelle-mccarthy-b709732a9\/\">Isabelle McCarthy<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drew-stahl\/\">Drew Stahl<\/a> (Data Integrity Officer)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b548b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b548b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b972d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b972d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934ccd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934ccd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n    <em>Grad<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-broggy\">Emily Broggy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/margot-douillet\">Margot Douillet<\/a>\n    <br>\n    <em>Undergrad<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zach-baumann\/\">Zach Baumann<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/im-adam-macaluso\/\">Adam Macaluso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexa-potack\/\">Alexa Potack<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shinju-zhang-4b6514180\/\">Shinju Zhang<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42b5b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a42b5b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c497954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c497954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7daf5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7daf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n    <em>Grad<\/em>:\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniellubelfeld\">Daniel Lubelfeld<\/a> (Data Architect\/ Analyst),\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kelseyusloan\/\">Kelsey Sloan<\/a> (Lab Operations Director)\n    <br>\n    <em>Undergrad<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melissa-causer\">Melissa Causer<\/a>,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/judekinsella\">Jude Kinsella<\/a>,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jonah-krebs-570623204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonah Krebs<\/a>\n    (Director of Special Projects),\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conor-mckeever-226239249\">Conor McKeever<\/a>,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-ryan-9b04b5178\">Jim Ryan<\/a>,\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-verst-bbbb3a219\/\">Stephen Verst<\/a>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7684b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b7684b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6b8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b6b8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c22c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c22c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Undergrad<\/em><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grant-baker-\/\">Grant Baker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zachary-beal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zach Beal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachel-disibio-4054a4209\/\">Rachel Disibio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/my-doan-880399184\/\">My Doan<\/a>, Eric Jackman, Tate Judge, Ashmita KC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brandon-leicht-19744b194\/\">Brandon Leicht<\/a>, Thang Nguyen, Lilly Ronan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carlysklar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carly Sklar<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9407bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9407bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62f57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f62f57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2020<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacd886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cacd886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-e36d4f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e36d4f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d411737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d411737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2019<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f357b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f357b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Undergrad<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sochi-duru-419421170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sochi Duru<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/macy-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macy Griffin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gregory-swinehart-37999716a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Swinehart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bwnku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Walker<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/olivia-whaley-77b168149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Olivia Whaley<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90403a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c90403a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc4251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc4251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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