Natalie Welch, PhD

• Natalie Welch CV

Dr. Natalie Michelle Welch is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University. She also teaches in the Sport and Entertainment MBA Program at Seattle U. Her research focuses on the positives of sport in Native communities and the use of alternative methods of sharing research such as documentary film and podcasting. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and grew up in Cherokee, North Carolina.

Previously, Natalie worked at ESPN Wide World of Sports, Nike N7, and the global creative company, Wieden+Kennedy. Natalie has a Ph.D. in Sport Management from the University of Tennessee and an MBA and Master of Sport Business Management from the University of Central Florida. Natalie is passionate about advocating for Indigenous athletes and equity across all of sport. In Seattle she is also the Executive Director of the non-profit Rise Above, using sport as a modality to empower, educate, and create resiliency in Native youth.