Dr. Jodi Burns has spent over 30 years in the sport industry – coaching intercollegiate softball and men's/women's volleyball teams, interscholastic and community/youth club volleyball teams, summer camps and clinics. Dr. Burns has served a variety of roles in higher education. She worked at Clarion University of Pennsylvania as the Interim-Director of the Advising Center, Outreach Coordinator for the TRIO Educational Talent Search program, and instructed sport management and first-year seminar courses. She joined the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford team as Retention Specialist for the TRIO Student Support Services program and then moved into the Academic Advising Center where she served as Academic Advisor/Academic Coach until taking on her latest role as Program Director and Assistant Professor of Sport and Recreation Management. Dr. Burns instructs courses in Sport and Recreation Management, as well as courses for the minors in Sport Management, Athletic Coaching, and Recreation Administration. Dr. Burns has published articles in The Sport Journal and The Sports Digest. She has presented at regional and national conferences sharing expertise in overcoming procrastination, best practices for retention of undeclared students, and developing a college life coaching program. Dr. Burns’ current research interests include positive psychology, leadership, and team building in sport.