Jason Bocarro

Bio

Dr. Jason Bocarro is the Owens-Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership with a Global Perspective and the James Buzzard Leadership Program Director in the College of Natural Resources. He is also a University Faculty Scholar, an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor, awarded in recognition of distinguished service in support of undergraduate teaching and was inducted into the Academy of Outstanding Faculty in Extension and Engagement.  Dr. Bocarro’s research focuses on the relationship between the built environment, public spaces and human health and in 2011, he was one of 5 researchers in the U.S. to be awarded a policy translation grant from RWJF in recognition of research that has the potential to change public policy. Globally, Dr. Bocarro has spent the last 10 years leading multinational research teams examining the impact of Mega Sporting Events can be leveraged to positively impact communities and is the co-author of the book Legacies of Mega Events: Fact or Fairy Tales.  He has been a visiting scholar at universities in the UK, Germany, and South Africa. Dr. Bocarro is also the Executive Education Director for the British American Business Council designed to build on the close professional, business, and cultural relationships between the United States and the United Kingdom and to act as a catalyst to help maintain and further strengthen the strong and lasting trade partnerships between these two countries.