Dr. Scott Pierce
Associate Professor
Office
SFCM Student Fitness Center & Mccormick Hall 250
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
KNR 495.001 Ethics and Practicum in Sport Psychology
KNR 499.013 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
KNR 498.001 Professional Practice In Exercise Science
KNR 416.001 Psychological Interventions in Sport
KNR 408.001 Psychosocial Athlete Development
KNR 406.001 Advanced Sport Psychology
KNR 459.001 Foundations of Coaching and Leadership in Sport
KNR 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
KNR 400.003 Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation
KNR 498.013 Professional Practice In Exercise Science
KNR 306.001 Psychology Of Sport
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
Grants and Contracts
Coach Education and Positive Youth Development through Sport: Theory, Research, and Practice
Fernando Santos, Scott Pierce, Martin Camire, Stewart Vella, Dany MacDonald, Tarkington Newman, Michel Milistedt, Leisha Strachan, Scott Rathwell
Portuguese Athletics Federation. January 1 2022 - December 31 2024
Design and creation of a leadership educational program for high school student-athletes
Scott Pierce, Jedediah Blanton
Michigan High School Athletic Association. August 1 2022 - July 31 2023
Coaching Social Justice Life Skills Through Sport
Tarkington Newman, Karen Collins, Robert Barcelona, Scott Pierce, Fernando Santos
University of New Hampshire Regional (RSI) Strategic Investment Funding. August 1 2021 - July 31 2022
Parents Perceptions of their Child’s Life Skill Development and Transfer from Youth Sport
Scott Pierce
College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. June 1 2020 - June 30 2020
High School Student-Athlete Life Skill Development and Transfer
Scott Pierce, Anthony Amorose
Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recration and Dance. August 1 2019 - December 31 2021
Resilience for the Rocky Road: Supporting First Year Student-Athletes in their Transition to College
Eric Martin, Scott Pierce, Kelly Rossetto
National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 1 2019 - October 31 2020
Designing and Validating the Coaching Life Skills in Sport Questionnaire
Scott Pierce, Anthony Amorose, Martin Camire, Corliss Bean
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) - Partnership Engage Grants.. August 1 2018 - December 31 2019
Examination of Student-Athletes’ Developmental Transition from Youth Sport to College Sport
Scott Pierce
College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. June 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Development Grant
Scott Pierce, Clinton Warren
Illinois State University. May 1 2018 - June 30 2019
High School Student-Athletes’ Perspectives and Experiences of Leadership as a Life Skill
Scott Pierce, Karl Erickson, Mustafa Sarkar
Association for Applied Sport Psychology. June 1 2017 - June 30 2018
High School Student-Athletes’ Perspectives and Experiences of Leadership as a Life Skill
Scott Pierce
College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. June 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Faculty Start-Up Support
Scott Pierce
Office of Research and Graduate Studies. January 1 2016 - June 30 2016
Teacher-Coach Perceptions of Life Skills Transfer from High School Sport to the Classroom
Scott Pierce
College of Applied Science and Technology - URG. June 1 2016 - June 30 2017
Teacher-Coach Perceptions of Life Skills Transfer from High School Sport to the Classroom
Scott Pierce
Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recration and Dance. June 1 2016 - June 30 2017
Abstract
Content Analysis of State High School Association Mission Statements
Jedediah Blanton, Rachel Williams, Jeff Graham, & Scott Pierce
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43, S56, (2021)
Testing the Effects of Message Framing on PA Motivation: Does Stage of Change Matter?
Derek Hevel, Anthony Amorose, Kristen Lagally, Anna Miles, & Scott Pierce
Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 50 (5S), 315, (2018)
Other
From Protest to Progress: Athlete Activism in 2016
Andrew Mac Intosh, Scott Pierce, Daniel Taradash, & Karl Erickson
Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality, (2017)
Presentations
Life After Sports: Evaluating a Career Transition Program for Graduating Collegiate Student-Athletes
Melvin Sangalang, Scott Pierce, Lindsey Kellar, Anthony Amorose, Brett Haffner
Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, October, 2025
Meeting Athletes Where They Are At: Mental Performance Consultants’ Perspectives of Developmentally Appropriate Consulting
Ellie Cain, Scott Pierce, Anthony Amorose
Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, October, 2025
Life After Sports: A Career Transition Program for Graduating Collegiate Student-Athletes
Melvin Sangalang, Scott Pierce, Lindsay Kellar, Anthony Amorose
Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Holland, MI, February 17, 2024
Collegiate Student-Athletes’ Commitment to School and Sport: The Role of Academic and Athletic Identification
Liam O'Neil, Justin Worley, Sarah Schwartz, Scott Pierce, Anthony Amorose
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Toronto, Ontario, June, 2023
Creating an athlete questionnaire to assess coaching life skills
Scott Pierce, Liam O'Neil, Martin Camire, Corliss Bean, Anthony Amorose, Scott Rathwell, Tarkington Newman
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Toronto, Ontario, June, 2023
Titan Mindset: Coaches Workshop 2
Scott Pierce
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, November 28, 2022
Titan Mindset: Dealing with Pressure
Scott Pierce, Anna Tristani, Lilla Kisvari
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, November 7, 2022
A Resilience Program for First Year Collegiate Athletes: Program Design, Implementation, Evaluation, and Implications
Scott Pierce, Eric Martin, Samantha Kurkjian, Kelly Rossetto, Liam O'Neil
Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, October 28, 2022
Titan Mindset: Athlete Needs Assessment
Scott Pierce, Anna Tristani, Lilla Kisvari
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, September 26, 2022
Titan Mindset: Coaches Workshop 1
Scott Pierce
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, September 26, 2022
Developing Student-Athlete Leadership
Scott Pierce
Illinois High School Association Student Advisory Council Retreat, Bloomington, IL, July 31, 2022
Intervention Initiatives and Strategies for Positive Youth Development
Fernando Santos, Scott Pierce, Camire Martin, Dany McDonald, Milistedt Michel, Newman Tarkington, Leisha Strachan, Stewart Vella
International Seminar in Positive Youth Development Through Sport, Porto, Portugal, July 28, 2022
Life Skills Transfer: Coaching for Long-Term Impact
Scott Pierce
International Seminar in Positive Youth Development Through Sport, Porto, Portugal, July 28, 2022
The Role of Sports Organizations in Promoting Positive Development through Sport
Fernando Santos, Scott Pierce, Camire Martin, Dany McDonald, Milistedt Michel, Newman Tarkington, Leisha Strachan
International Seminar in Positive Youth Development Through Sport, Porto, Portugal, July 27, 2022
Examining Relative Age Effect in Collegiate Volleyball
Grace Redman, Scott Pierce, Kaity Weimerskirch
ISU University Research Symposium, Normal, IL, May, 2022
(Re)imagining youth sport: Stakeholders views of the impact of COVID-19 on the future of youth sport
Scott Pierce, Liam O'Neil, Meredith Wekesser, Alysha Matthews, Emily Wright, Jill Kochanek, Adam Kelly, Jennifer Turnnidge, Karl Erickson
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, May 27, 2022
Examining the impact of resilience-based programming for first-year collegiate student-athletes
Scott Pierce, Eric Martin, Liam O'Neil, Kelly Rossetto
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Kona, Hawaii, May 27, 2022
Titan Mindset: Coping with Adversity
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, April 11, 2022
Titan Mindset: Confidence and Visualizing Success
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, March 21, 2022
Titan Mindset: Goal Setting
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, February 21, 2022
Titan Mindset: Focus and Self-Talk
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, January 25, 2022
Titan Mindset: Dealing with Pressure and Stress
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, November 9, 2021
Former male high school varsity athletes memories of their most meaningful scholastic sport experiences and perceptions of life skills learned: A 50 year retrospective study
Daniel Gould, Scott Pierce, Emily Wright
International Society of Sport Psychology World Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, October 4, 2021
Mental Health and Mental Performance for Student-Athletes
Scott Pierce, Austin Peters, Jonathan Young
Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics, Bloomington, IL, September 15, 2021
Developing Student-Athlete Leadership
Scott Pierce
Illinois High School Association Student Advisory Council Retreat, Bloomington, IL, August 2, 2021