Seth Jenny
Seth Jenny is an associate professor at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Exercise Science, since 2010. He has a Ph.D. in Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Science and published author in several subject areas with a focus on esports performance and health related articles and books.
His most recent accomplishment is being head editor of the Routledge Handbook of Esports and helping organize a global publication that will act as a reference tool for future EdTech research and esports industry development.
Commonly Cited Publications:
Ahn, J., Collis, W., & Jenny, S. (2020). The one billion dollar myth: Methods for sizing the massively undervalued esports revenue landscape. International Journal of Esports, 1(1). https://www.ijesports.org/article/15/html
Gawrysiak, J., Burton, R., Jenny, S., & Williams, D. (2020). Using esports efficiently to enhance and extend brand perceptions – A literature review. Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research, 86(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2020-0008
Jenny, S. E., Keiper, M. C., Taylor, B. J., Williams, D. P., Gawrysiak, J., Manning, R. D., & Tutka, P. M. (2018). ESports Venues: A new sport business opportunity. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 10(1), 34–49. https://doi.org/10.18666/jasm-2018-v10-i1-8469
Keiper, M. C., Manning, R. D., Jenny, S., Olrich, T., & Croft, C. (2017). No reason to LoL at LoL: the addition of esports to intercollegiate athletic departments. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 11(2), 143–160. https://doi.org/10.1080/19357397.2017.1316001
Jenny, S. E., Manning, R. D., Keiper, M. C., & Olrich, T. W. (2016). Virtual(ly) Athletes: Where eSports Fit Within the Definition of “Sport.” Quest, 69(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2016.1144517
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