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Jenelle N. Gilbert, Ph.D

Dr. Jenelle N. Gilbert is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Coordinator in the Kinesiology Department at CSU, Fresno. Dr. Gilbert holds degrees in physical education, human kinetics and education from the University of Ottawa. Her ongoing line of research include stress and coping in athletics and performance enhancement intervention. She co-developed the UNIFORM program that teaches mental skills strategies aimed at enhancing academic and sport performance. She has provided sport psychology services to performers of all ages and competitive levels including youth, collegiate, Olympic and Master's athletes

Email: jgilbert@csufresno.edu

Phone: (559) 278-8902


Wade D. Gibert, Ph.D.

Dr. Wade Gilbert is an associate professor and sport psychology coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fresno. Dr. Gilbert earned degrees in Physical Education (B.P.E.), Human Kinetics (M.A.), and Education (Ph.D.) from the University of Ottawa. Upon completion of his doctoral degree he was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship with the International Center for Talent Development at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Gilbert's areas of expertise include sport and exercise psychology, coaching science, physical education, talent development, and youth sport. His work has been published in many journals and books including Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, The Sport Psychologist, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, International Journal of Coaching Science, Olympic Coach, Journal of Sport Behavior, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, and the Handbook of Physical Education. Dr. Gilbert has contributed to over 100 conference presentations around the world and has received over 40 grants and honors including the Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and the Provost's Award for Promising New Faculty at California State University, Fresno. Dr. Gilbert sits on numerous editorial boards including The Sport Psychologist, the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, and the International Journal of Coaching Science. In 2006 Dr. Gilbert was invited to join a United Nations Expert Panel on Millennium Development Goals Integration through Sport and Physical Education. In addition to this work, Dr. Gilbert is actively engaged in a regional collaborative with local schools, private industry, and a health management organization to create physically active school cultures. Wade has also contributed to the design and provision of sport psychology consulting services for elite amateur athletes in a wide range of sports including bowling, fencing, football, soccer, track & field, and triathlon. Dr.

Email: wgilbert@csufresno.edu

Phone: (559) 278-5170


Dawn K. Lewis, Ph.D.

Dr. Dawn K. Lewis is an Assistant Professor in the Kinesiology Department at CSU, Fresno. She earned her B.A. in psychology at Hunter College of the City University of New York, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport and exercise psychology at Michigan State University. Dr. Lewis' research and consulting focus on performance enhancement, athletes' recovery from sport injury (including the examination of social support structures, coping skills, and rehab adherence), and youth and adolescent development through sport. She has lead several injury support groups for athletes, and served as an independent reviewer of a coaches' certification program and a high school sport leadership program.

Email: dalewis@csufresno.edu

Phone: (559) 278-8517