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Assistant Professor, Hart School
rochadjx@jmu.edu
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Areas of Expertise
  • Facility Operations
  •  Sport Management
  • Sport Events
  • Sport Tourism
Education
  • Ph.D. Candidate in Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - expected graduation in December 2024 
  • M.Sc. in Physical Education, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) - 2021
  • B.S. in Physical Education, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) - 2017
Positions Held
  • Stadium Analyst at Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV), CONMEBOL Copa America, 2024
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021-2024
  • Consultant, Joinville Esporte Clube [Brazilian professional soccer team], stadium operations and fan engagement, 2022
Select Publications

Tobar, FB; Ramshaw, G; Oliveira, JR. (2024). Conceptualising the Global Touristic Football Club. Sport in Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2024.2306900

Oliveira, JR; Capraro, AM. (2024). Sport Tourism: Futbol Club Barcelona's structure as a tourist attraction in the city of Barcelona. Brasilia: Brazilian Ministry of Sports.

Oliveira, JR; Souza, MTO; Capraro, AM. The media coverage and public opinion of hosting a women's football mega-event: the English bid for UEFA Women's Euro 2021. (2022). Sport in Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2022.2025778

Oliveira, JR; Tobar, FB; Capraro, AM. (2021). Football tourism: a bibliometric analysis of published works in the tourism-based journals (2003–2019). Journal of Sport & Tourism, 25(4), 317-335. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2021.1965010

Oliveira, JR; Uvinha, RR; Silveira, CE; Capraro, AM. Football tourism: constructing and managing the Camp Nou Experience as a local sporting tourist attraction. PODIUM Sport, Leisure and Tourism Review, 13(2), 221–249. https://doi.org/10.5585/podium.v13i2.23069

Awards and Recognitions
  • Christine Z. Howe Award, Department of Recreation, Sport & Tourism, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - 2023
  • Best Master’s Thesis Award Brazil Thesis and Dissertation award – Soccer and fandom rights. Brazilian Federal Government - 2022
  • 2nd Best Master’s Thesis Award at the 13th Brazilian Sport Management Conference [Brazilian Association of Sport Management] - 2022
  • Best Conference Paper Award at the 16th ANPTUR Seminar of National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Tourism [Brazil] - 2019
Service
  • Volunteer, Illinois Marathon Fair, Champaign, 2024
  • Journal Reviewer, Journal of Sport History [Brazil] - 2024
  • Mentor, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - 2023-2024
  • Volunteer judge, Undergraduate Research Symposium - 2023-2024
  • Consultant volunteer and grant writer, Delavan City Hall (Illinois) grant application - 2022

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