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Gashaw Abeza Towson University, USA
Gashaw Abeza is Assistant Professor at Towson University. Gashaw taught graduate and undergraduate students at Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) and the University of Ottawa (Ottawa, ON), and guest lectured at four different universities. He was a visiting research fellow at the University of New South Wales (Australia) and Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia). Prior to returning to academia, Gashaw had a successful 8-year career in sport management and marketing at a global level. During his doctoral study, Gashaw has received seven scholarships and grants: Joseph-Armand Bombardier (Canada’s Prestigious Doctoral award), the North American Society for Sport Management Doctoral Research Grant, Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements, the Ontario Graduate Scholarships in 2013–14 and 2014–15, Dean’s Scholarship University of Ottawa, and the University of Ottawa Excellence Scholarship. Gashaw has conference paper awards and a few most viewed research works/articles. His research interest is in marketing communication, with specific areas of expertise in social media related to sponsorship, ambush marketing, branding, relationship marketing, and research methods in sport. His work is published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes in the area. He also serves as a member of editorial board (IJSC), reviewer to different academic journals, and a special issue guest editor (IJSC) on the topic of "Contemporary Issues in Social Media in Sport."
