Kristen Khan
School of Professional Advancement
(she/her)
kkhan1@tulane.edu
Education & Affiliations
- MS, Professional Media Practices, Duquesne University
- BA, Communications/Marketing, Duquesne University
Biography
Kristen Khan is a faculty member within SoPA’s Kinesiology graduate Sport Studies program. After graduating with her degrees (BA, MS) from Duquesne University she persued a career in sports with all three major professional sports teams in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh athletic department. With each team, her marketing background was used in different aspects of sports; managing game day event sales, creating and designing graphics used for athletic alumni events, coordinating a youth hockey program and assisting in game day scoreboard designs. Prior to teaching at Tulane, she worked as a Director of Marketing for Sodexo with the University of Pittsburgh. She also taught for ten years Sports and Media Practices with Duquesne University.
Courses Taught
- KINE 6510 Sports Marketing and Finance
Professional Experience
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- University of Pittsburgh Athletics
- Sodexo - Campus Services
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing
- sales
- sports marketing and graphic design