Jessica R. Murfree

Jessica Murfree is an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration and Hyde Family Foundation Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Murfree studies the effects of climate change on sport through societal implications of climate risks and environmental disparities. Her expertise has informed organizations like UNEP, Climate Week NYC, Climate Central, and Ocean Conservancy. She has advised sport organizations including the Green Sports Alliance, Texas A&M Athletics, the Pac 12, jr. NBA, and the Sport Positive Summit. She has contributed to sport industry conversations in Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Scientific American, and The Athletic. She is a 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Sports Honoree, and she earned Yale University’s School of Public Health Certificate in Climate Change and Health.

A scuba diver, ecologist, and animal lover, Dr. Murfree earned a B.A. in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a M.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville.