Dr. Gentile has extensive experience across professional, collegiate, and youth sport settings. Author of four books in Sport Management, Athletic Administration, Esports Management, and Youth Sport. She presents her work at national and international conferences. Creator of "The Sport Management Lab" an innovative think tank/course activities resource bank for instructors in sport management, coach education, and esports management.
Boston University
Ed.D.
Curriculum and Teaching
Springfield College
M.S.
Sport Management
Adelphi University
B.S.
Business Administration/Finance
SM 101 Principles of Sport Management
SM 102 Applied Sport Management
SM 215 Organization and Administration of Sport
ESM101 Introduction to Esports Management
ESM306 Esports Business Models
Gentile, D. (2025). Reimagine Youth Sport. FiT Publishing.
Gentile, D. (2024). Esports Management Chapter in Handbook of Esports. Routledge.
Lawson-Williams, B., Gentile, D., & Rollins, M. (2024). Esports Management Chapter in Contemporary Sport Management 8th Edition. Human Kinetics.
Gentile, D. (2024, March). Future Direction and Research Practice Chapter in Critical Perspectives of Esports. International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE/CIEPSS)
Gentile, D. (2024, February). Reimagining Soccer Club Deliverables: Best Practices for Leveraging Transformational Programming. Seacoast United Sports - Club to Club Summit. Portsmouth, NH.
Gentile, D. (2023, March). Introduction to Esports Management: How to Build a Course. Presented at the Esports Expo, Boston: MA.
Gentile, D. (2022, August). Introduction to Esports Management. FiT Publishing.
