Tim Wilson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport and Hospitality Management at Middle Tennessee State University.

He has 25+ years of Higher Education experience as a Sport Management/Business Professor at Bethel University (TN), Tusculum University (TN), and Martin Methodist College (now the University of Tennessee Southern). His leadership positions throughout his career have included serving as a Department Chair, Division Chair, and Program Coordinator. During his tenure, students have secured employment in professional sports, intercollegiate athletics, sports apparel, event management, facility management, and many other areas of the sport industry. 

In addition to his teaching experience, Wilson has 18 years of Intercollegiate Athletics experience working with national office staff, university presidents, conference commissioners, athletic directors, coaches, and student-athletes within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II as a Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).

Wilson has 12 years of broadcasting experience as an analyst and play-by-play commentator for college and high school basketball, football, and baseball. 

Wilson routinely presents at national and regional conferences including the College Sport Research Institute (CSRI), Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA), and Sport Marketing Association (SMA). Currently, he serves on the board for the Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (TAHPERD) as the Sport Management Section Chair and on the Blue Raider Athletic Association (BRAA) Board of Directors. 

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Greer, J. & Wilson, T. (2026). Legacy vs. Luxury: Generational Stadium Design and Fan Perception in Professional Sport. Global Sport Business Journal, Volume 11 Issue 1, Article 16 Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/gsbj/vol11/iss1/16  

Greer, J, & Wilson, T. (2026). Perceived NFL Fan Experience and Stadium Satisfaction in the Digital Era. International Journal of Business in Sports, Tourism & Hospitality Management (JBSM), 7 (1), 1-35.  

Greer, J., Zoroya, N. & Wilson, T. (2026). Accreditation, Curriculum, and Competition: An Explanatory Case Study of Sport Sales Education in Undergraduate Sport Management Programs. The Sport Journal, April edition.  

Lee, J. W., Davidson, N., Wilson, T., & Williams, D. (2026). We Want the Truth: Fan-Driven Branding and Organizational Response in Professional Wrestling. The COSMA Journal, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.25035/cosma.03.01.04

Davidson, N. & Wilson, T. (2022). How Do You Learn to Fall Off a 20 Foot Ladder? Exploring Hardcore Professional Wrestling as One of the Last Keepers of Kayfabe. Professional Wrestling Studies Journal, Volume 3 Issue 1, 135-144.  

Wilson, T., Croft, C., & Reed, S. (2021). Promoting Intercollegiate Beach Volleyball: The Rise of the NCAA’s Fastest Growing Sport. Journal of Managerial Issues, Volume XXXIII (3), 274-288.

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Lee, J., Wilson, T., & Davidson, N. (2026, July). Lessons Learned from Faith-Based Higher Education Rebranding. Presentation at the 2026 Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport Studies (CSKLS) Conference. Lookout Mountain, GA    

Davidson, N., Wilson, T., & Reed, S. (2026, March). Booze It or Lose It: The Dilemma Small Institutions Face Selling Alcohol to Generate Revenue. Presentation at the 2026 CSRI Conference on College Sport. Columbia, SC.  

Demiris, T., Wilson, T., Williams, D., and Joss, M. (2026, February). The Ultimate Fight for Security: When UFC Meets the White House. Presentation at the 2026 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) Conference. Philadelphia, PA.  

Williams, D., Davidson, N., Wilson, T., Demiris, T., & Tutka, P. (2026, February). Scripted Outcomes, Real Bets: Criminal Implications of Sports Betting on Professional Wrestling. Presentation at the 2026 Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Phillips, P., Allen, B., Fried, G., Menaker, B., Wilson, T., Zinn, D., & Levine, J. (2026, February). Field and Court Incursions: A Growing Concern in Collegiate Athletics. Presentation at the 2026 Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) Conference. New Orleans, LA.  

Reed, S., Davidson, N., & Wilson, T. (2025, November). Tapping Revenue Streams: Small College Athletics Alcohol Sales. Paper Presentation at the 2025 Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International (ABEAI) Conference. Fort Worth, TX.  

Wilson, T., Jubenville, C., & Davidson. N. (2025, November). Preparing Sport Management Students for the Future: How to be Career Ready. Presentation at the 56th Annual Tennessee Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD) Conference. Murfreesboro, TN.

Feig, D., Wilson, T., & Croft, C. (2025, March). A House Divided: How Revenue Sharing Will Further Separate the Haves and Have Nots. Presentation at the 2025 CSRI Conference on College Sport. Columbia, SC.  

Wilson, T., Davidson, N., & Reed, S. (2025, March). The New Age of Intercollegiate Athletics: The Evolving Role of the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) at Small Colleges and Universities. Poster Presentation at the 2025 CSRI Conference on College Sport. Columbia, SC.  

Williams, D., Davidson, N., & Wilson, T. (2025, February). Will the Real American Nightmare Please Stand Up: An Assessment of Eisold, Rhodes, and their Dispute of an Agreement over Trademarks. Presentation at the 2025 Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) Conference. Myrtle Beach, SC.  

Davidson, N., Williams, D., Wilson, T., Goldsmith, A., Jubenville, C., & Walker, M. (2024, October). Wrestling into a Renaissance: Fan Motives for Attendance and Engagement with Professional Wrestling. Poster Presentation at the 2024 Sport Marketing Association (SMA) Conference. St. Louis, MO.

Wilson, T. & Davidson, N. (2024, March). Leading Together in College Athletics: An Examination of Presidential Leadership Preferences of NAIA Athletic Directors. Presentation at the 2024 CSRI Conference on College Sport. Columbia, SC.  

Greene, A., Wilson, T., & Agnew, G. (2024, February). Breaking Into Sport: Enhanced Marketing Initiatives Create a More Dynamic Sport Management Student Networking Event. Presentation at the 2024 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) Conference. Knoxville, TN. 

Davidson, N., Wilson, T., & Croft, C. (2023, November). Punches, Piledrivers, and Pride: A Case Study into Professional Wrestling and its Celebration of the LGBTQ+ Community. Presentation at the 2023 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) Conference. New Orleans, LA.  

Davidson, N., Williams, D., & Wilson, T. (2023, October). Living the Gimmick: Analyzing the Heat Professional Wrestlers Generate on Social Media. Presentation at the 2023 Sport Marketing Association (SMA) Conference. Tampa, FL.  

Wilson, T. & Greer, J. (2023, October). The Importance of Sports Sales in the Sport Management Curriculum. Presentation at the 54th Annual Tennessee Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD) Conference. Murfreesboro, TN.  

Lee, J. & Wilson, T. (2023, March). A Truly Revolutionary Rebrand: Transforming Martin Methodist College to the University of Tennessee Southern. Presentation at the 2023 CSRI Conference on College Sport. Columbia, SC.  

Watkins, J., Reed, S., Wilson, T., & Daehnke. H. (2023, February). “Silly Minor League Team Name Done Right”: The Rebrand of the Appalachian League. Presentation at the 2023 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) Conference. Birmingham, AL.  

Davidson, N. & Wilson, T. (2022, October). “I Got Into Wrestling Because of You”: The Production and Marketing of Identity in Professional Wrestling. Paper Presentation at the 2022 Sport Marketing Association (SMA) Conference. Charlotte, NC.  

Lee, J., Wilson, T., & McRee, L. (2022, June). Faith Integration; Disengagement, & Institutional Branding: The Case of the Rebranding of Martin Methodist College to University of Tennessee Southern. Presentation at the 2022 Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport Studies (CSKLS) Conference. Waco, TX.  

Wilson, T. & Davidson, N. (2022, March). A Review of the Small College Faculty Athletics Representative’s Years of Service. Presentation at the 2022 College Sport Research Institute Conference on College Sport (CSRI). Columbia, SC.

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