Degrees Offered
- Master of Science
- Doctor of Education
- Doctor of Philosophy
The School of Sport Sciences offers master's degree programs in coaching and sport education (on-campus), sport education (online), physical education teacher education (online), sport management (on campus), executive sport management (online). The online masters degree in sport management offers two areas of emphasis: Comprehensive Sport Industry Management and Interscholastic Athletic Administration. Students can start any of the distance education master's degree programs (i.e., Sport Coaching, Physical Education Teacher Education, or Executive Sport Management) at the start of any semester (i.e., Fall, Spring, and Summer). The Ph.D. program in kinesiology, administered through the School of Sport Sciences, has two major areas: sport, exercise and performance psychology and coaching and teaching studies (designed for students interested in athletic coaching education/coach development or physical education teacher education).
For additional information, email sportsciences@mail.wvu.edu.
Administration
School Director
- Dana Voelker - Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Associate School Director
- James Wyant - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Faculty
Professors
- Gonzalo Bravo - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - Sean Bulger - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Damien Clement - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology - Kristen Dieffenbach - Ph.D. (University of North Carolina - Greensboro)
Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Peter Giacobbi - Ph.D. (University of Tennessee)
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology - Valerie Wayda - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Coaching and Teaching Studies - Sam Zizzi - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
Associate professors
- Jeanette Garcia - Ph.D. (University of Virginia)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Cindy Lee - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - Emily Murphy - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Health and Well-being, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Emi Tsuda - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Dana Voelker - Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - James Wyant - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies
Assistant professors
- Ashley Coker-Cranney - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Thadeu M Gasparetto - Ph.D. (University of Vigo)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - Zachary P. Pedersen - Ph.D. (Indiana University)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - William (Guy) Hornsby III - Ph.D. (East Tennessee State University)
Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Xiaoxia Zhang - Ph.D. (University of Texas - Arlington)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies
Service professor
- Eloise Elliott - Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies
Teaching associate professor
- Gary Lhotsky - Ed.D. (Florida State University)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - Justin Wartella - Ph.D. (University of Nevada - Las Vegas)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management
Teaching assistant professors
- Laura Adams - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Health and Well-being - Patrick Hairston - Ed.D. (Delaware State University)
Sport Management, Executive Sport Management - Zenzi Huysmans - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Peter McGahey - Ed.D. (Minnesota State University - Mankato)
Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - David Rice - Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Michael Ryan - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Ryan Wamsley - MS (West Virginia University)
Physical Education Teacher Education
Professors emeriti
- William Alsop
- Dana Brooks
- J. William Douglas
- Edward Etzel, Jr.
- Andrew Hawkins
- Lynn Housner
- Andrew Ostrow
- Robert Wiegand
Associate professors emeriti
- Dallas Branch
- Linda Carson
- Bruce Wilmoth
- Daniel Ziatz