His research encompasses managerial sports economics, with a focus in labor and personnel economics, industrial organization, and economic development. In his free time, Brian is developing new courses on baseball analytics with R at DataCamp. He holds a PhD and MA in Sport Management, an MA in Economics, and an MA in Statistics from the University of Michigan. Prior to his time in Ann Arbor, Brian earned a BA in Psychology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland where he played Division III baseball. He still holds out hope of being the inspiration for a sequel to The Rookie once he gets his elbow put back together.