Assistant Professor
PhD, Sport Management, The University of Michigan
LLM, The University of Michigan Law School
LLM, The University of Calgary
JD, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia
BA (Hon.) Political Science, The University of British Columbia
Sport venues
Events
Law
Urban studies
Finance
Athletes’ villages
Host contracts
Robert is an assistant professor of sport management at Towson University. He previously held posts in sport administration and management at Georgia State University and Northumbria University. Prior to academia, Robert practiced local government law full time in Vancouver and Calgary. Robert remains a licensed lawyer in BC and Alberta.
Sroka, R. (2022). Financial Fair Play and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Journal of Global Sport Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2032258
Sroka, R. (2021). Mega-Events and Rapid Transit: Evaluating the Canada Line 10 Years After Vancouver 2010. Public Works Management & Policy, 26(3), 220–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X211003099
Sroka, R. (2021). International Sporting Mega-Events and Conditionality. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(3), 461-477. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1905034
Sroka, R. (2021). Does the arena matter? Comparing redevelopment outcomes in central Dallas tax increment financing districts. Land Use Policy, 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105431
Sroka, R. (2021). Mega-projects and Mega-events: Evaluating Vancouver 2010 Stadium and Convention Infrastructure. Journal of Sport & Tourism, 25(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2021.1881590
Sroka, R. (2021). A Survey and Discussion of Tax Increment Financing Statutes and Major Professional Sports Facilities. The Urban Lawyer, 50(3), 309-369.
Sroka, R. (2020). Convergence and Divergence in Stadium Ownership Structures. DePaul Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems, 16(1), 167-194.
Sroka, R. (2020). Tax Increment Financing and Major League Venues. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 10(4), 495-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBM-09-2019-0076
Sroka, R. (2019). Getting STIF[fed]: Louisville’s KFC YUM! Center, Sales-Tax Increment Financing and Megaproject Underperformance. Urban Affairs Review, 56(5), 1553-1580. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1078087419830527
Robert's research focuses on sport venues, events, and urban development, frequently integrating aspects of law, finance, and real estate. In addition to his PhD research at the University of Michigan focused on tax increment financing and major league venues, Robert's academic work has been published in sport management, law, urban studies, and public administration journals in the US, UK, and Canada.
His grant-funded research for the Olympic Studies Centre has investigated the finance, development, and legacy of athletes' villages for multisport mega-events. Robert has also been featured in media outlets including The New York Times and The Globe and Mail.