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 and 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 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 or physical education teacher education).
For additional information, email sportsciences@mail.wvu.edu.
Administration
School Director
- Valerie Wayda - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Associate Directors
- Andrea Taliaferro - Ph.D. (University of Virginia)
- Dana Voelker - Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Faculty
Professors
- Gonzalo Bravo - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
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)
Coaching and Sport Education, Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Peter Giacobbi - Ph.D. (University of Tennessee)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Jack Watson II - Ph.D. (Florida State University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Andrea Taliaferro - Ph.D. (University of Virginia)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Sam Zizzi - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
Associate professors
- Cindy Lee - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
Sport Management - Michelle Sandrey - Ph.D. (University of Kansas)
Athletic Training - Dana Voelker - Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Valerie Wayda - Ed.D. (West Virginia University)
Coaching and Sport Education, Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies
Assistant professors
- William (Guy) Hornsby III - Ph.D. (East Tennessee State University)
Coaching and Sport Education, Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Bent Oja - Ph.D. (University of Kansas)
Sport Management - Johannes Raabe - Ph.D. (University of Tennessee)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Samantha Ross - Ph.D. (Oregon State University)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Emi Tsuda - Ph.D. (The Ohio State University)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies - James Wyant - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
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
- Scott Barnicle - Ph.D. (University of Idaho)
Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Gary Lhotsky - Ed.D. (Florida State University)
Sport Management
Teaching assistant professors
- Patrick Hairston - Ed.D. (Delaware State University)
Sport Management - Peter McGahey - Ed.D. (Minnesota State University - Mankato)
Coaching and Sport Education, Sport Coaching - Michael Ryan - Ph.D. (West Virginia University)
Coaching and Sport Education, Sport Coaching, Coaching and Teaching Studies - Justin Wartella - Ph.D. (University of Nevada - Las Vegas)
Sport Management - Joni Williamson - Ed.D. (East Tennessee State University)
Sport Management - Jeremy Yeats - Ph.D. (University of Northern Colorado)
Physical Education Teacher Education, Coaching and Teaching Studies
Clinical instructor
- Allison Hetrick - M. Ed. (University of Cincinnati)
Athletic Training
Adjunct instructors
- Jordan Blizzard
- Lynda Bowers
- Clive Brewer
- Richard Buchanan
- Samuel Callan
- Steve Campbell
- Philip Caskey
- Bradford Cox
- Aaron Cunanan
- Kelly Dovey
- Jason Foster
- Ian Gentile
- Erin Gibson
- Lindsay Hammond
- Emily Jones
- Mireia Lizandra
- Kenneth Martel
- Anthony Moreno
- Jack Sager
- Matthew Sams
- Sandra West
- Frank Yeboah
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