Faculty

Performance Psychology

Mark E. Cole, Ph.D., CC-AASP, ATC

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Dr. Cole has over 20 years of experience working with athletes in the clinic, high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic settings. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Western Illinois University, he enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for sport and exercise psychology and the sociology of sport with his students and the community. Dr. Cole’s research and consultation interests examine relationships between psychological constructs, such as emotional intelligence and mindfulness, human performance, and sport injury. He has a presented nationally and internationally within his areas of expertise and consulted with high school, collegiate, and professional athletes. Dr. Cole is a certified consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, and maintains memberships in the American Psychological Association, National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the United States Olympic Sports Medicine Society. He holds a doctorate in Health Sciences specializing in Sport Psychology and the Sociology of Sport from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In his free time, Dr. Cole enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and children.

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