He also serves as coordinator of graduate programs for the School of Education. Petersen has prior Sport Management teaching and leadership experience in several collegiate settings and formerly served as coordinator of the Sport Administration undergraduate program at Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) as well as the division chair and Sport Management program director at Loras College (Dubuque, Iowa). His experience also includes stints as teacher, coach, athletic director, and NMAA (New Mexico Activities Association) district chair at the high school level.