Dr. Scott Pierce
Associate Professor
Sch Kinesiology & Recreation
Office
SFCM Student Fitness Center & Mccormick Hall 250
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.001Independent Study
498.001Professional Practice In Exercise Science
306.001Psychology Of Sport
495.001Ethics and Practicum in Sport Psychology
499.013Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.013Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
400.113Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
498.013Professional Practice In Exercise Science
416.001Psychological Interventions in Sport
408.001Psychosocial Athlete Development
Research Interests & Areas
An overall focus on athlete psychological development and personal development through sport.
His research examines how psychological skills are developed to enhance sport performance, and explores how, why, and under what conditions life skills are developed in sport and transferred to other life domains.
His community engaged work focuses on the development and implementation of educational programs to support the development of athletes and coaches.
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
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2020
2017 Reviewer of the Year
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
2017
Abstract
Blanton, J., Williams, R., Graham, J., & Pierce, S. Content Analysis of State High School Association Mission Statements. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology 43 (2021): S56.
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
Erickson, K., Vierimaa, M., & Pierce, S. The Quantitative Assessment of Positive Youth Development Through Sport. Positive Youth Development Through Sport (3rd Ed.). Routledge (2024): 73-85.
Pierce, S., Jones, E., & Eberline, A. Chapter 4: Physical Education and Sport, the natural setting for values and life skills.. K. T Koh, T.J. Newman, M.S. Bin Salleh (EDs), Coaching Values and Life Skills through Physical Education and Sports: A Practical Toolkit. Routledge (2024)
Pierce, S., & Kisvari, L. Resilience as a Life Skill: Supporting Resilience Application Across Contexts. The Journey into College and Career: Cultivating Resilience Among Challenges. Kendall Hunt Publishing (2024)
Pierce, S., Sangalang, M., & Jacobs, J. The Challenges, Advances, and Opportunities with the Study and Promotion of Life Skills Transfer. Positive Youth Development Through Sport (3rd Ed.). Routledge (2024): 47-58.
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)
Journal Article
Newman, T., Santos, F., Collins, K., Pierce, S., Kochanek, J., Lee, V., Lee, L., & . Social Justice Promotion in Youth Sport: Insights from Current High School Coaches.. Sports Coaching Review 1.(aop) (2024): 1-28.
Pierce, S., O'Neil, L., Camiré, M., Bean, C., & Rathwell, S. Examining the Relationship Between Perceived Coaching Approaches for Life Skills Development and Life Skills Outcomes for High School Athletes. International Sport Coaching Journal AOP (2024): 1-12.
Ault, K., Blanton, J., & Pierce, S. Student-Athletes’ Perceptions of Relationship Quality and Life Skills Development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2023): 1-22.
Camiré, M., Santos, F., Newman, T., Vella, S., MacDonald, D., Milistetd, M., Pierce, S., & Strachan, L. Positive Youth Development as a Guiding Framework in Sport Research: Is it Time to Plan for a Transition?. Psychology of Sport & Exercise (2023): 102505.
Gould, D., Pierce, S., & Wright, E. An Autoethnographic Account and Interpretation of Sport Related Life Skills and Personal Development. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2023)
Presentations
Life After Sports: A Career Transition Program for Graduating Collegiate Student-Athletes. Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. Hope College. (2024)
Collegiate Student-Athletes’ Commitment to School and Sport: The Role of Academic and Athletic Identification. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (2023)
Creating an athlete questionnaire to assess coaching life skills. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (2023)
(Re)imagining youth sport: Stakeholders views of the impact of COVID-19 on the future of youth sport. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference. (2022)
A Resilience Program for First Year Collegiate Athletes: Program Design, Implementation, Evaluation, and Implications. Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (2022)
Developing Student-Athlete Leadership. Illinois High School Association Student Advisory Council Retreat. Illinois High School Association. (2022)
Examining Relative Age Effect in Collegiate Volleyball. ISU University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2022)
Examining the impact of resilience-based programming for first-year collegiate student-athletes. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference. (2022)
Intervention Initiatives and Strategies for Positive Youth Development. International Seminar in Positive Youth Development Through Sport. (2022)
Life Skills Transfer: Coaching for Long-Term Impact. International Seminar in Positive Youth Development Through Sport. (2022)
Grants & Contracts
Coach Education and Positive Youth Development through Sport: Theory, Research, and Practice. Portuguese Athletics Federation. Other. (2022)
Design and creation of a leadership educational program for high school student-athletes. Michigan High School Athletic Association. State. (2022)
Coaching Social Justice Life Skills Through Sport. University of New Hampshire Regional (RSI) Strategic Investment Funding. State. (2021)
Parents Perceptions of their Child’s Life Skill Development and Transfer from Youth Sport. College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. Illinois State University. (2020)
High School Student-Athlete Life Skill Development and Transfer. Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recration and Dance. State. (2019)