Dr. Eddie T. C. Lam

Dr. Eddie T. C. Lam is a Professor and the Coordinator of Graduate Sport & Entertainment Management Program at Cleveland State University. Dr. Lam has a B.P.E. in Physical Education and a M.S. in Sport Management and Sport Psychology from Springfield College, Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston with an emphasis on Measurement and Research. Dr. Lam is considered the first doctoral student from the HHP Sport and Fitness Administration Program (SFAP).

Dr. Lam is a research fellow and a top 10 presenter of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science journal from 2009 to 2015 and serves on the editorial board as well as a reviewer for numerous journals. He is interested in the applied studies of service quality, customer satisfaction, scale development, and sport marketing as well as the applied measurement in sport psychology and exercise science.  Dr. Lam has conducted numerous marketing studies with professional teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Gladiators, Cleveland Monsters, Lake Country Captains, Houston Rockets, Houston Comets, and Houston Aeros as well as numerous health-fitness clubs and YMCAs in the country.

Dr. Lam has made over 160 research presentations at international, national and state conferences, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts in top-tier journals. His 2014 article "The Roles of Governance in Sport Organizations" (Journal of Power, Politics & Governance, 2, 19-31) has been viewed over 6,290 times globally from 110+ countries ("Academia.edu," 2024).