Kelsi A. Dickens

Bio

Dr. Dickens is the program coordinator and professor for the sport management program housed under the Jannetides College of Business, Communication & Leadership. Dr. Dickens is the assistant tennis coach for Southeastern as well.

Prior to working at Southeastern, Dr. Dickens started as a tennis instructor at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, from 2014-2016. After working at IMG Academy, she began working at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, FL, becoming a certified tennis coach with the USPTA. Dr. Dickens was also a head high school girls tennis coach for All Saints Academy located in Winter Haven, FL, for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

Dr. Dickens began her Southeastern career by working as a Graduate Assistant for the Human Performance and Sport Studies department in 2017; she moved into the Administration Assistant role in 2018, co-teaching a sport management class. Her true passion is helping college students find their God-given calling.

In 2020, Dr. Dickens co-published an article on Title IX that was printed in the Sport Litigation Alert journal. She is currently working on co-publishing another article relating to higher education. Dr. Dickens is on the editorial board for the COSMA Academic Journal.