I am a PhD student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and an instructor of writing at University of California Merced. I am a lifelong Athletics fan who has been going to the Oakland Coliseum for games since 1990, when I was 8 years old. I even worked for the Sacramento River Cats when they were an A’s affiliate while I was in college in 2001.
I have just recently presented at the NINE Conference at Spring Training in Arizona this year on the Oakland Athletics fan movements and am extremely invested in the team staying in Oakland. I have also recently submitted two research articles for publication on relocation conversations (pending).
If you want to see more about my academic work please go to https://sites.wp.odu.edu/plovas/sample-page/.