Scott Barnicle, Ph.D., will join the CPASS faculty in August as the new teaching assistant professor for the sport and exercise psychology program. Barnicle earned his Ph.D. in sport and exercise psychology from the University of Idaho. Since graduation, he has worked with the military and collegiate athletic teams focusing on performance enhancement. Most recently, Barnicle has simultaneously served as an adjunct instructor at several institutions.
Barnicle feels that sport and exercise psychology is especially important to society. “Sport and exercise psychology has the ability to benefit and shape multiple aspects of our lives,” Barnicle said.
As teaching assistant professor, Barnicle hopes to to be an effective educator while sharing his excitement and motivation to put SEP skills and techniques to use in daily life. Barnicle strives for his students to leave class with a solid understanding of theory and research-base of the material.
“I chose to become part of the SEP program at CPASS because of its highly-respected reputation among the academic community,” he added.