Kendra Hancock

Dr. Kendra Hancock joined the Campbell University Athletics Department as an Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Support in July 2012. She oversees the athletics study hall monitors, serves as the department liaison to CU student support services, coordinates community engagement initiatives as well as planning and execution of special events.

Hancock works with the Camel student-athletes to achieve success in the classroom. She oversees the tutorial and study hall coordination and provides academic assistance for men’s and women’s golf, swimming, and wrestling teams. She previously worked extensively with the Campbell baseball, men's basketball, women’s soccer and softball.

Dr. Hancock coordinates the community engagement initiatives for the Campbell Athletics department, which include community projects with the Boys and Girls Club, Camels in the Classroom, Miracle League and the Tim Tebow Foundation’s Night to Shine prom, She assist in planning the end of the year awards banquet, the Cammy’s, the welcome back dinner and other special events. She coordinates the Academic Achievement Night, assists with the Letterman Awards and supply checkout. Hancock serves on the Community Engagement Advisory Board and works closely with the Student-Athlete Advocacy Committee. She teaches Exercise and Sport Science classes and Campbell University Freshman Seminar.

Prior to her move to Campbell, Hancock was a part of the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she completed her master’s degree. Before attending graduate school, Kendra served as the College Sport Research Institute Office Manager and as Assistant Athletics Equipment Manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She spent four seasons as an Operations Assistant for the Durham Bulls: the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Before arriving in Chapel Hill, Kendra served as an Athletics Intern at Villanova University. She had the opportunity to serve all varsity athletics teams and work directly with the head coaches and administration. Kendra graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in May 2007, with dual bachelor’s degrees in Education and Sport Management. While at EKU, she served as Head Manager for the EKU Men’s Basketball team, which she worked under head coaches Travis Ford and Jeff Neubauer. The team won the Ohio Valley Conference in 2005 and 2007, playing UK and UNC in the NCAA tournaments.

Kendra completed her Master of Arts in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011. She earned her Doctorate of Education in Global Sport Leadership from East Tennessee State University in May 2022.