Sport and Exercise Psychology

Robert Weinberg is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Miami University in Ohio where he was voted distinguished scholar and outstanding faculty in the College of Education, Health, and Society. Before coming to Miami University, he was a regents professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of North Texas from 1978–1992. He was also voted one of the top 10 sport psychologists in North America by his peers. Dr. Weinberg received his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College in physical education. He then received his master of science in Kinesiology from UCLA followed by another master's, PhD and postdoctoral scholar in the Psychology Department at UCLA. He has been teaching sport and exercise psychology to graduate and undergraduate students for over 30 years.

David Pargman is emeritus professor of educational psychology at Florida State University, where he served as program leader for educational psychology and coordinator for graduate studies in sport and exercise psychology. Prior to his 31 years of service at Florida State University, he taught at Boston University and the City College of New York. Dr. Pargman received the master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from New York University.

Bonnie G. Berger is Professor and Director of the School of Human Movement, Sport, & Leisure Studies at the Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Bonnie is a Charter Member, Fellow, and Certified Consultant of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP). Within AAASP, she has served as chair of the Certification Review Committee, and Health Psychology Section Chair. Bonnie also was a founding member of the Exercise and Sport Psychology Division (Div. 47) of the American Psychological Association, and a Charter Member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity form which she received the Outstanding Dissertation Award in 1971. Bonnie is a Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Larry M. Leith is a professor in the Department of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto.

Artur Poczwardowski, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Denver. Artur received his PhD in exercise and sport science with specialization in psychosocial aspects of sport from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City in 1997, a master’s in psychology from Gdañsk University, Poland in 1991, and a master’s in coaching and physical education from the University of Physical Education in Gdañsk, Poland in 1989. Since 1991, Artur has consulted with athletes and teams from numerous sports (e.g., tennis, golf, hockey, judo, squash, team handball, soccer, track and field, diving, rowing, speed skating). He is a certified consultant, AASP (Association of Applied Sport Psychology) and is listed in the USOC Sport Psychology Registry.

Dr. Mark Aoyagi, PhD, CC-AASP, is the director of sport & performance psychology and associate professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver.

Jack C. Watson II, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Sport Sciences at West Virginia University.

Andrew C. Ostrow completed the Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is Professor and Program Coordinator for the Sport Behavior Program, School of Physical Education, at West Virginia University.

Gershon Tenenbaum, PhD, is a professor of sport and exercise psychology at Florida State University, USA. Dr. Tenenbaum is the Benjamin S. Bloom Professor of educational psychology and a graduate of Tel-Aviv University and the University of Chicago. He is a former director of the Ribstein Center for Research and Sport Medicine at the Wingate Institute in Israel and coordinator of the graduate program in sport psychology at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia.

Tatiana V. Ryba is an associate professor at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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