Professor

Grants

5. PI: Byun, J. A Study on Collaborative Governance for Sustaining Olympic Legacy: PyeongChang 2018 and Gangwon 2024, The National Research Foundation of Korea, June 2024-June 2026. (Funded: $ 29,280)

4.  Co-PI: Byun, J., and Choi, K.H. Riding the Urban Tide: Navigating Indoor Surfing’s Landscape in Urban Spaces, Kang Joon Ho Early Career Faculty Research Grant, Korean American Association for Sport Management, June 2024. (Funded: $500)

3.  PI: Byun, J., Exploring Collaborative Governance for Sustainable Olympic Venue Legacy, The 2022 Advanced Olympic Research Grant Programme, The IOC’s Olympic Studies Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2022-June 2023. (Funded: $6,850)

2.  PI: Byun, J., A Comparative Case Study of the Governance of Post-Olympic Games Legacy Organizations, The 2021 Ph.D. Students and Early Career Academic Research Grant Programme, The IOC’s Olympic Studies Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 2021 – December 2021. (Funded: $4,200)

1.  PI: Müller, M., Co-investigators: Byun, J. et al., Mega-Events as Urban Interventions: Growth and Impacts, The Sport Industry and Marketing Center, Swiss National Science Foundation, Bern, Switzerland, May 16, 2018 – October 15, 2018. (Funded: $2,000)

Awards

3.  Winner, EASM Best Conference Paper Award (2025). European Association for Sport Management (EASM) 2025 annual conference.

2.  Winner, NASSM Student Research Competition (2020). North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2020 annual conference.

1.  Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2020). The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.