According to the American Psychological Association (APA), sport psychology addresses how sports performance and psychology interact. This definition encompasses optimal performance, health and ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Performing at your highest level as an athlete is more than just physical fitness. Athletes and exercise enthusiasts often find that focusing on bodily health is not enough to achieve peak performance ...

Sports psychology (also often referred to as sport psychology) focuses on the psychological variables that influence physical activity and performance. Things like anxiety, focus, motivation, ...

Diane L. Gill ’70, a widely respected scholar whose research focuses on social psychology and physical activity, will receive an honorary degree from the State University of New York during SUNY ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.