Tim Mirabito

Tim Mirabito is an assistant professor in the broadcast and digital journalism department where he teaches multimedia journalism courses. 

Before joining Syracuse University, Mirabito was the chair of the Department of Journalism and an associate professor of journalism and sports media at Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communications. He also taught as an assistant professor at Marist College and an adjunct professor at the University of Miami (Fla). Before entering academia, Mirabito worked in television, radio, print and online media, as well as minor league baseball and college athletics. 

Mirabito’s research focuses on contemporary television newsroom dynamics, including newsgathering routines, burnout, mentorship and leadership. His dissertation examined the The New York Times sports section’s response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. His scholarship has been published in noteworthy journals like the International Journal of Sport Communication, Communication & Sport, Journal of Sport Media and Sport in Society. 

Mirabito is a member of the National Communication Association and the International Association for Communication and Sport. He also serves on the editorial board for the Sport Management Education Journal. In 2013, he was awarded the ESPN Doctoral Fellowship Award, the American Kinesiology Association Writing Award and a Chancellor Citation for Extraordinary Professional Promise at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 

Mirabito earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2013. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Miami (Fla.) and his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College.