Stacey A. Hall

Stacey A. Hall, PhD, is the executive director of the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) and professor of sport management at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), where she developed a graduate-level emphasis in sport security management for the master's program. In her role as executive director of NCS4, Hall oversees training and education, research, and outreach initiatives to promote the safety and security of facilities and events. Dr. Hall's expertise is in the area of sport safety and security management. She has published in leading international sport management, homeland security, and emergency management journals and has co-authored three textbooks—Security and Risk Assessment for Facility and Event Managers, Sport Facility Operations Management and Security Management for Sports and Special Events. She has also authored several book chapters in sport facility and event management, crisis communications, and emergency response and recovery. Additionally, she has been invited to publish in national magazines such as Athletic Business, Athletic Administration, and Security Magazine. Dr. Hall has been referred to as one of the nation's leading experts in sport security with interviews in USA Today, ESPN the Magazine, CBS New York, and also appeared on a live national broadcast of ESPN's Outside the Lines. She was named a VenueNow Women of Live recipient in 2021. Hall has been the principal investigator on various projects funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; these were used to develop a risk management curriculum for sport security personnel at NCAA institutions, conduct risk assessments at college sport stadiums, and develop training programs for sport venue staff. She has also been involved in several service projects, including security planning for a K-12 school district and development of a post–Hurricane Katrina disaster mitigation plan for the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority.