Yoav Dubinsky joined the Lundquist College of Business in 2018 after completing his PhD at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Born and raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Dubinsky is a sports researcher and a former sports journalist with almost two decades of experience covering and researching local, national, and international sports. His interdisciplinary scholarship focuses on sports, nation branding, public diplomacy, and country image and especially how countries, cities, and communities try to improve their images and reputations through sports. He is the author of the book Nation Branding and Sports Diplomacy: Country Image Games in Times of Change. As a journalist, he has covered hundreds of sports events around the world. Focusing on the Olympic Movement, Dubinsky has covered or researched the Olympic Games from Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Paris. He has been involved with the International Olympic Academy as a lecturer, a coordinator, and a student, using sports as a tool for inclusion in diverse international environments.
- PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2018
- MA, University of Peloponnese, Greece, 2011
- MA, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 2008
- BA, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 2006
- Sports marketing
- Sports, country image, place branding, and public diplomacy
- Sports communications
- International sports
- Sports and society