Dr. Scott Pierce
Assistant Professor
Dean of Applied Sci & Tech
Office
Student Fitness Center & McCormick - SFC 265E
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
400.001Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
416.001Motivation In Sport And Exercise
498.001Professional Practice In Exercise Science
306.001Psychology Of Sport
381.001Special Studies In Recreation And Tourism
406.001Advanced Sport Psychology
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.001Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
498.001Professional Practice In Exercise Science
381.001Special Studies In Recreation And Tourism
Research Interests & Areas
Focus on youth psycho-social development through sport. This includes an emphasis on how psychological skills are developed to assist sport performance, and how, why and under what conditions life skills are developed in sport and transferred to other life domains.
Ph D Kinesiology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
MS Sport Studies
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
BA Psychology
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Other
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
2017 Reviewer of the Year
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
2017
Abstract
Hevel, D., Amorose, A., Lagally, K., Miles, A., & Pierce, S. Testing the Effects of Message Framing on PA Motivation: Does Stage of Change Matter?. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise 50.5S (2018): 315.
Book, Chapter
Pierce, S., & Scott, C. Conceptualizing Life Skills Transfer within the Positive Youth Development Paradigm. Coach Education for the Next Decade: The Need for a Positive Youth Development Paradigm. Escola Superior De Educacao (2019)
Amorose, A., & Pierce, S. Competence Motivation Theory. D. Hackfort, R.J. Schinke, & B. Strauss (EDs), Dictionary of Sport Psychology. Elsevier (2018)
Pierce, S. Better People Make Better Athletes: Promoting a Positive Youth Development Approach with Young Athletes. Sport Psychology for Youth Athletes. Routledge (2017): 129-138.
Journal Article
Hevel, D., Amorose, A., Lagally, K., Miles, A., & Pierce, S. Testing the effects of messaging on physical activity motivation in active and non-active adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise 43 (2019): 333-342.
Pierce, S., Erickson, K., & Dinu, R. Teacher-Coaches’ Perceptions of Life Skills Transfer from High School Sport to the Classroom. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 31.4 (2019): 451-473.
Forlenza, S., Pierce, S., Vealey, R., & Mackersie, J. Coaching Behaviors that Enhance Confidence in Athletes and Teams. International Coaching Science Journal 5.3 (2018): 205-212.
Pierce, S., Blanton, J., & Gould, D. An Online Program for High School Student-Athlete Leadership Development: Community-Engagement, Collaboration, and Course Creation. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology 2.1 (2018): 23-29.
Driska, A., Gould, D., Pierce, S., & Cowburn, I. Understanding psychological changes in adolescent wrestlers participating in an intensive training camp: a mixed-methods investigation.. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 48.3 (2017): 303-330.
Presentations
An Examination of Student-Athletes’ Developmental Transition from Youth Sport to College Sport. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2019)
Athletes’ perceptions of their high school sport ecology and life skills development. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2019)
Examination of Student-Athletes' Developmental Transition from Youth Sport to College Sport. Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. University of Kentucky. (2019)
High school sport administrators’ perspectives on the purpose, goals, and challenges of “educational athletics”. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2019)
High school student-athletes’ perspectives and experiences of leadership as a life skill. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2019)
Social Skill Transfer From A Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program to the School Setting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2019)
Sport Psychology: Coping with Pressure in High School Sport. Normal West High School Student-Athlete Workshop. Normal West High School. (2019)
Understanding Student-Athletes' Dual Commitments. Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. University of Kentucky. (2019)
An examination of the influence of perceived coaching behaviors and self-determined motivation on student-athlete’s grit and mental toughness. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference. (2018)
Coaching the coaches: An approach for sport psychology practitioners to help coaches move from leadership identification to leadership development. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2018)
Grants & Contracts
High School Student-Athlete Life Skill Development and Transfer. Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recration and Dance. State. (2019)
Resilience for the rocky road: Supporting first year student-athletes in their transition to college. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Other. (2019)
Designing and Validating the Coaching Life Skills in Sport Questionnaire. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) - Partnership Engage Grants.. Other. (2018)
Examination of Student-Athletes’ Developmental Transition from Youth Sport to College Sport. College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. Illinois State University. (2018)
Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Development Grant. Illinois State University. (2018)
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