Lisa P MasteralexisLisa P. Masteralexis is the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration and a Professor of Sport Law in Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She hols a JD from Suffolk University School of Law and a BS in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts. She has taught courses on Sport Agencies, Sport Law, and Labor Relations in Professional Sport. Her primary research interests are in legal issues and labor relations in the sport industry.Professor Masteralexis is the lead editor of Principles and Practice of Sport Management, now in its seventh edition. She has contributed many of its book chapters, as well as other chapters in textbooks and scholarly books on sport law. Her scholarly work includes contributions to the Journal of the Legal Aspects of Sport, Journal of College and University Law, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (Villanova), Marquette Sports Law Review, New England Law Review, Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, and the European Journal for Sport Management. Professor Masteralexis has presented in the United States and abroad before the American Bar Association, the Sport and Recreation Law Association, the North American Society for Sport Management, the European Association for Sport Management, Women in Sports and Events, and at numerous law and business schools.In 2000, Professor Masteralexis coauthored an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of disabled athletes and in support of professional golfer Casey Martin. She is a member of the Massachusetts and U.S. Supreme Court Bars.Professor Masteralexis has received the College Outstanding Teacher Award three times and been nominated twice for the University Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2016, she received the Academic Achievement in Sport and Entertainment Award from Sport and Entertainment Venues Today and the University of South Carolina and was a 2010 recipient of the Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management. She has served on the Board of the National Sports Law Institute and at the Women's Sports Foundation. Professor Masteralexis is one of a few women to have been certified as an agent with the Major League Baseball Players Association and is a consultant with DiaMMond Management Group, a professional athlete management firm. Read More Read Less