Biography—

Joshua I. Newman is the associate dean for research and Sara Lavinia de Keni Endowed Professor at Florida State University's Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. As associate dean for research, Newman leads the college’s research enterprise, which includes overseeing more than $84 million in annual research expenditures, supporting 150 active research faculty and staff, 36 scientific laboratories, and three K-12 laboratory schools.

Under his leadership, the college and its affiliated centers and institutes increased annual research expenditures totals from $17 million to $84 million over the past five years, increased its annual external grant proposal submission count by more than 400%, and launched five major research development, research administration, and research amplification programs.

A professor of media and cultural studies in sport management, Newman previously directed both the Sport Management Ph.D. Program and FSU's Center for Sport, Health, and Equitable Development. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and a past president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. He serves as co-chair of the Council for Associate Deans for Research and on multiple presidential task forces and work groups focused on student and program success and FSU’s research impact.

He previously held faculty positions at the University of Otago and Towson University.