Stephen Harvey, West Virginia University College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences associate professor, has received the Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Journal Reviewer of the Year Award for 2015. The award was announced at the British Education Research Association Special Interest Group meeting earlier this fall.
Harvey was also nominated for the Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Journal Paper of the Year. He has served on the journal editorial board for the past five years.
“It is important that journals recognize the contribution and hard work of the reviewers. I am truly appreciative of those at the Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy journal for their acknowledgement of my involvement,” Harvey said.
The Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Journal is widely recognized as one of the premier journals in physical education and sport and is the official journal of the Association of Physical Education in the United Kingdom. The journal publishes research that reports educational practices in school physical education, club sport and active leisure programs.
Harvey’s research centers on improving teaching and coaching practice with focus on behavior and the impact on physical activity, motivation and learning.
His latest co-authored book is titled Advances in Rugby Coaching: A Holistic Approach. Harvey has also been involved in enterprise activities and is co-developer of the Coach Analysis Intervention System, a systematic observation tool that permits coaches and researchers to code their behavior both ‘live’ and from videotaped records of coaching sessions.