"Sports is not merely entertainment, but a powerful social instrument that unites communities 

and builds healthier, more resilient societies."

Research Vision

Just as sports transcends entertainment to unite communities, my research transcends traditional analysis to create actionable insights for community well-being. I demonstrate how sport ecosystems can be strategically designed to build resilient, thriving communities through the power of advanced analytics.

Research Mission

I transform the perception of sports from entertainment to empowerment. My research aims to provide the evidence and tools necessary to harness the sport industry as a force for community development, utilizing cutting-edge analytics to demonstrate that strategic sport investment fosters stronger, more resilient communities.

Research Area

• Geospatial Analytics in Sport Management

• Spatial Machine Learning Model for Active Living Community 

• Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Transformative Sport Services 

• Multi-Level Spatial Analysis for Optimizing Well-being Outcomes in Sport 

• Spatial Big Data Computing Framework for Equitable Community Sport Resource Allocation

Referred Publication

• Jang, S., Kim, J., & Kim, C. (2024). Gamification and Economic Behavior: Geospatial Insights into Mobile Exercise App Usage in South Korea. Tourism Economics, 31(2), 359-378.

• Kim, J., Kim, C., Lee, S., & Jeong, J. (2024). Race, Poverty, and Space: A Spatial Intersectional Approach to Equity of Urban Park Access. Cities, 147, 104819.

• Kim, J., & Kim, C. (2024). Spatial Visualization: Community-Level Effects of Sport Industry on Community Resilience. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 1-21.

• Kim, C., & Kim, J. (2023). Spatial Spillovers of Sport Industry Clusters and Community Resilience: Bridging a Spatial Lens to Building a Smart Tourism City. Information Processing & Management, 60(3), 103266.

• Kim, C., Kim, J., Lee, J., & Inoue, Y. (2023). Bouncing Back: Unpacking the Influence of Sport Media on Consumer Resilience. Journal of Sport Management. 37(1), 51-65. 

• Kim, C., & Kim, J. (2022). Urban Sprawl and Leisure-Time Physical Activity. Sport Management Review, 25(4), 608-630.

• Kim, C., Kim, J., & Jang, S. (2021). Sport Industry Clusters and Community Resilience in the United States. Journal of Sport Management, 35(6), 566-580. 

• Zhou, R., Ross, W., Pu, H., Kim, C., Kim. J., Kaplanidou, K., & Leopkey, B. (2021). Exploring Partnerships in Sport Event Delivery. Event Management, 25(5), 425-445.

• Kim, C., Kim, J., & Brijesh, T. (2021). Intensity of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Dimensions of Mental Well-Being: A Reciprocal Approach Using Parallel Latent Growth Curve Modeling. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(2), 165-174.

• Kim, C., Kim, J., & Brijesh, T. (2020). Bidirectional Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Well-being: Longitudinal Evidence. Journal of Leisure Research, 51(5), 559-580. 

• Kim, C., & Kaplanidou, K. (2019). The Effect of Sport Involvement on Support for Mega Sport Events: Why Does It Matter. Sustainability, 11(20), 5687.