Dr. Patrick Gentile
Assistant Professor of CommunicationDr. Patrick Gentile teaches introductory communication courses and others focused
on specialized areas: Intercultural Communication, Sport Communication and Qualitative
Research Methods. He is also an affiliate faculty member in the interdisciplinary
Global Health and Global Studies majors, in addition to the newly created Sport Studies
minor in the Department of Kinesiology.
Dr. Gentile is the faculty advisor for the Communication Club and Lambda Pi Eta, the
communication honor society. He enjoys conducting research projects with Hope students.
His research niche is intercultural communication within professional sports. Heɫəs
especially interested in the impact of language barriers and other intercultural communication
subjects on the performance of professional sport teams.
He has been teaching at Hope since 2022.
AREAS OF Expertise
- Intercultural communication
- Sport communication
- Sport media
- Race, ethnicity and nationality
- Qualitative research methods
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., communication and Information sciences, University of Alabama, 2022
- M.A., communication studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018
- B.A., communication studies, University of Alabama, 2016
Selected Recent Publications
- ɫɜɫɘI Just Learn a Single Phrase:ɫə Language Acquisition and Cultural Fusion in Professional Baseballɫɝ, with Luke Skuratowicz ɫə26, Communication & Sport, 2024
- ɫɜMediated Sports Money: An Analysis of the Relationship between Sports Media Consumption and College Studentsɫə Perceived Financial Understanding,ɫɝ International Journal of Sport Communication, 2024
- ɫɜThe Continued Olympic Agenda Shift: A Case Study of the Time on Camera for Men and Women during the 2022 Beijing Olympics on NBCɫɝ, with Z. W. Arth, J. R. Angelini and A.W. Hard, International Journal of Sport Communication, 2023
- ɫɜCompeting Together, Nations Apart: Identity and Nationality at the 2023 World Baseball Classicɫɝ, with Z. W. Arth et al., Communication & Sport, 2023
- ɫɜɫɘLearning English is the Single Most Important Thingɫə: A Qualitative Analysis of the Linguistic Acquisition of Latino Minor League Baseball Players,ɫɝ Howard Journal of Communications, 2022
- ɫɜɫɘA Beautiful Experienceɫə: The Cultural Transitions of Latin American Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Playersɫɝ, with Z. W. Arth, Communication & Sport, 2022
- ɫɜMLBɫəs Neocolonial Practices in the Dominican Republic Academy System,ɫɝ Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 2022
- ɫɜSports Journalismɫəs Uncertain Future: Navigating the Current Media Ecosystem in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic,ɫɝ Journalism Studies, 2022
Outside the College
Dr. Gentile enjoys being in the kitchen, as he loves to cook, bake, and roast coffee. He also likes to run, golf, travel and watch his beloved Alabama Crimson Tide. He has a wife, a toddler and a very energetic dog who he loves to spend time with.
616.395.7595
gentilep@hope.eduMartha Miller Center Room 107 257 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423