7575 Cambridge Street, Apt. 2806

Houston, Texas 77054-2036

Phone/Fax: (713)797-1598

E-mail: tclam@bayou.uh.edu

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Ed. D Candidate (Expected Graduation Date: May 1999)

Major: Physical Education (Measurement and Research in Exercise Science)

Major Advisors: James J. Zhang, P.E.D., F.A.A.H.P.E.R.D.

Andrew S. Jackson, P.E.D., F.A.C.S.M.

Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts

Master of Science (1995)

Majors: Sports Management & Sports Psychology

Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Physical Education (1992)

Major: Physical Education

Grantham College of Education, Hong Kong

Advanced Teaching Certification (1985)

Major: Physical Education

Northcote College of Education, Hong Kong

Teaching Certification (1980)

Major: Physical Education

HONORS

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Department of Health & Human Performance, 1998)

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, U.S.A.

Finalist, Student Research Award (1998)

Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts

Honor Student: First place in physical education major (1992)

Dean's List: All semesters, 1991 and 1992

Grantham College of Education, Hong Kong

Top-10 Athlete in Pentathlon (1985)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Course Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas (August 1995 to present)

Skill Class Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas (August 1995 to present)

Presider, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention (December 5-7, 1997)

Research and Statistics Tutor, Springfield College, MA (1994-1995)

Supervisor, Academic Computing, Springfield College, MA (1992-1994)

Proprietor & Manager, Able Sports & Trophy Company, Hong Kong (1989-1991)

Sports Master/Physical Education Teacher, Po Leung Kuk No.1 College, Hong Kong (1980-91)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Community CPR, First Aid

• Referee/Umpire: Volleyball (National), Badminton, Basketball, Team Handball, and Table-tennis.

• Coach/Instructor: Athletics, Basketball, Fencing, Gymnastics, Team Handball, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS

Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Zhang (1997). A Comparison of the Leadership Behavior Between Winning and Losing Basketball Coaches. PERS Review, 3(1), 41-45.

James J. Zhang, Dale G. Pease, Dennis W. Smith, & Eddie T. C. Lam (1998). Dimensions of Spectator Satisfaction Toward Support Programs of Professional Hockey Games. International Sports Journal, 2(2), 1-17.

James J. Zhang, Dale G. Pease, Dennis W. Smith, Jay T. Lee, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Elizabeth A. Jambor (1997). Factors Affecting the Attendance of Minor League Hockey Games. International Sports Journal, 1(1), 39-53.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Eddie T. C. Lam, James J. Zhang, & Dale G. Pease (April 1999). Relationships Between the Sociodemographic Backgrounds of Spectators and Their Game Attendance Levels of NBA Games. Paper will be presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

Eddie T. C. Lam, Lynda Boss, & Evangelia Delikanaki (December 1998). A Review on the Issues of Coexistence Between Exercise and Pregnancy. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam, James J. Zhang, & Dale G. Pease (April 1998). Relationships Between the Sociodemographic Backgrounds of Spectators and Their Game Attendance Levels of Minor League Hockey Games. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Reno, Nevada.

Eddie T. C. Lam, Michael J. King, & James J. Zhang (December 1997). Attitude Dimensions of Urban Adults Toward Financial Responsibility to Construct Sport Facilities of Professional Sport Teams. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Zhang (December 1997). Products Liability in Sports: A Documentary Inquiry on Issues in the Legal System and Their Influences. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Zhang (May 1997). Differentiation of Member Satisfaction Toward YMCA Service and Program Qualities With Respect to Demographic Backgrounds. Paper presented at the 1997 North American Society for Sports Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Zhang (March 1997). Identification of YMCA Service and Program Priorities Through Examining Membership Satisfaction. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Zhang (December 1996). Leadership Competency of High School Athletic Administrators: Development of a Scale. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam, Betty L. Mann, Mimi Murray, William J. Sullivan, & James J. Zhang (July 1996). Comparison of Leadership Behaviors of Winning and Losing High School Basketball Coaches from Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 1996 International Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress, Dallas, Texas.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, Dennis W. Smith, & Kenneth A. Wall (December 1998). Strategies for the Measurement and Evaluation Council Membership Recruitment and Retention: A Marketing Survey Report. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (Continued)

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, Debbie Williamson, Liet M. Bellerive, & Kenneth A. Wall (December 1998). Variables Affecting the Attendance of Minor League Hockey Games. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Jay T. Lee (April 1998). Quality of Park Youth Programs, Current Participation, and Future Attendance Intention of Youth. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Reno, Nevada.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, Dale G. Pease, Elizabeth A. Jambor, Jay T. Lee, Graeme E. Cox, Lauren A. Merkle, & Winnie W. Y. Ho (March 1997). Youth Preference of Organized Outdoor Park Activities Provided by the City Park and Recreation Department. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

James J. Zhang, Dennis W. Smith, & Eddie T. C. Lam (April 1999). Value of After School Enrichment Porgrams: Opinions of Students, Teachers, and Parents. Paper will be presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

James J. Zhang, Dale G. Pease, Eddie T. C. Lam, Debbie P. Williamson, Liet M. Bellerive, & Kenneth A. Wall (April 1999). Socio-Psychological Factors Motivating Spectators to Attend Minor League Hockey Games. Paper will be presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

James J. Zhang, Kenneth A. Wall, Eddie T. C. Lam, Liet M. Bellerive, & Debbie P. Williamson (April 1999). Enjoyment of Minor League Hockey Games: A Different Perspective of Examining Game Attendance. Paper will be presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

Evangelia Delikanaki, Lynda Boss, & Eddie T. C. Lam (December 1998). Dietary Practices and Nutritional Needs to Maximize Swimming Performance. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

James J. Zhang, Kenneth A. Wall, Eddie T. C. Lam, Liet M. Bellerive, & Kenneth A. Wall (December 1998). Quality and Priority of Collegiate Recreational Facilities: Opinions of Students, Faculty, and Staff. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

James J. Zhang, Dennis W. Smith, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Liet M. Bellerive (December 1998). Enjoyment of Minor League Hockey Games: A Different Perspective of Examining Game Attendance. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

Kenneth A. Wall, James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Jay T. Lee (December 1998). Administrative Issues of a Collegiate HPERD Department: Opinions of Faculty, Staff, and Teaching Assistants. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas.

James J. Zhang, Jay T. Lee, Eddie T. C. Lam, Graeme E. Cox, & Elizabeth A. Jambor (April 1998). Sociodemographics as Contingent Variable Affecting Spectator Satisfaction Toward Support Programs of Minor League Professional Hockey Games. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Reno, Nevada.

James J. Zhang, Dale G. Pease, Jay T. Lee, Eddie T. C. Lam, Graeme E. Cox, Elizabeth A. Jambor, Noel D. Ryan, & Winnie W. Y. Ho (March 1997). Impact of Broadcasting on Minor League Hockey Attendance. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (Continued)

James J. Zhang, Kenneth A. Wall, Debbie P. Williamson, Liet M. Bellerive, & Eddie T. C. Lam (April 1999). Characteristics of Professional Basketball Season Ticket Holders: Attendance, Sociodemo-graphics, Decision Making, Programs, and Service. Paper will be presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

James J. Zhang, Demetrius W. Pearson, Dale G. Pease, Jay T. Lee, Eddie T. C. Lam, Graeme E. Cox, & Lauren A. Merkle (March 1997). Preference of Spectator Toward Professional Hockey Game Time. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

James J. Zhang, Demetrius W. Pearson, Dale G. Pease, Jay T. Lee, Graeme E. Cox, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Lauren A. Merkle (March 1997). Factors Affecting the Decision Making of Spectators to Attend Minor League Hockey Games. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, St. Louis, Missouri.

James J. Zhang, Jay T. Lee, Graeme E. Cox, Christopher L. Saffici, Eddie T. C. Lam, Joe P. Betters, Lauren A. Merkle, Cindy C. Roberts, Elizabeth A. Jambor, & Charlie C. Songs (1996). Impact of Radio Broadcasting on the Attendance of NBA Games. Paper presented at the 1996 North American Society of Sport Management Conference, New Brunswick, Canada.

James J. Zhang, Demetrius W. Pearson, Jay T. Lee, Christopher L. Saffici, Graeme E. Cox, Eddie T. C. Lam, Jim Kambeitz, Cindy C. Roberts, Elizabeth A. Jambor, & Charlie C. Songs (1996). Spectator Knowledge of Hockey as a Significant Predictor of Game Attendance. Paper presented at the 1996 North American Society of Sport Management Conference, New Brunswick, Canada.

James J. Zhang, Dale G. Pease, Dennis W. Smith, Jay T. Lee, Graeme E. Cox, Eddie T. C. Lam, Lauren A. Merkle, Joe P. Betters, Williams, A.A., Sai C. Hui, Elizabeth A. Jambor (1996). Influence of Television Contemplation on the Attendance of NBA Games. Paper presented at the 1996 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS IN REVIEW

Eddie T. C. Lam, Jay T. Lee, Juan Cremades, & Evangelia Delikanaki. A Comparison of the Effect of Interneurological Transfer in Bilateral and Unilateral Arm Movements. Paper submitted for presentation at the 1999 North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

James J. Zhang, Uyen L. Pham, Eddie T. C. Lam, & James J. Kim. Variables Affecting Spectator Enjoyment of Minor League Hockey Games. Paper submitted for presentation at the 1999 North American Society for Sports Management Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

 

RESEARCH STUDIES IN PROGRESS

Eddie T. C. Lam. Service Quality Assessment Scale: An Instrument for Evaluating Service Quality of Health Fitness Clubs (Dissertation Topic). University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam. The Development and Validation of A Racquetball Skills Test Battery. Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

 

 

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Eddie T. C. Lam (1997). Member Survey Report. Memorial Athletic Club, Houston, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam (1997). YMCA Member Survey Report. Southwest Family YMCA, Houston, Texas.

Eddie T. C. Lam (1994). Program Planning Guidelines. Metropolitan Springfield YMCA, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Eddie T. C. Lam (1994). Final Report on YMCA Member Survey. Metropolitan Springfield YMCA, Springfield, Massachusetts.

James J. Zhang, & Eddie T. C. Lam (1997). Measurement & Evaluation Council Survey: A Preliminary Report. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, Pamela K. Ingersoll, & Dale G. Pease (1996). Park and Recreation Programs for Youth: Marketing Research Report to the Houston Park and Recreation Department. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Winnie W. Y Ho. (1996). The Impact of Student Assistant Program (SAP) on School Students: Assessments by Students, SAP Leaders, and Parents. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

James J. Zhang, Eddie T. C. Lam, & Jay T. Lee (1996). Opinions of the Faculty, Staff, and Teaching Fellows: A Department Survey Report. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

Dennis W. Smith, James J. Zhang, Eugenia Y. Cheng, & Eddie T. C. Lam. (1998). After School Enrichment: A Look at Eleven Programs Funded by the City of Houston. Houston, TX: University of Houston.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

• Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD)

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 

• Committee Member, Measurement and Evaluation Council Advisory Committee, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1996-present)

• Secretary, Research Section, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1997-1998)

• Student Representative, Research Section, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1996-1997)

 

RESEARCH CONSULTING

 

• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (1996): Principal Investigator: James J. Zhang. Co-Investigator: Eddie T.C. Lam

• City Park & Recreation Department, Houston, TX (1995): Principal Investigator: James J. Zhang. Co-Investigator: Eddie T.C. Lam

 

Eddie T. C. Lam, James J. Zhang, Andrew S. Jackson, & Dale G. Pease. Dimensions of Member Satisfaction Toward Service Quality in Health Fitness Clubs: Development of a Scale. Paper submitted for presentation at the 1999 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.

Eddie T. C. Lam, Gil B. Fried, & James J. Zhang. Negligence Suits in Public Schools: An Introduction to Their Prevention and Defense. Paper submitted for presentation at the 1999 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.