SCOTT B. MARTIN, Ph.D.

Brief Biographic Sketch

EDUCATION

1995 Ph.D. in Education - Concentration in Exercise & Sport Psychology
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 1991 M.S. in Health and Physical Education
Illinois State University, Normal, IL 1988 B.S. in Cognitive Psychology
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 1985 A.A. in Computer Science
Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS

PRESENT POSITION

Associate Professor in Kinesiology - Exercise & Sport Psychology
Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation
The University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Coordinator of Coaching Education
Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence
The University of North Texas, Denton, TX

RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Publications include over 30 articles, 2 manuals, 2 book chapters, 5 proceedings, 3 book reviews, and 1 videotape review.

State/National/International Published Refereed Research Articles

Rhea, D., & Martin, S. B. (In press). Personality trait differences of traditional sport athletes, bullriders, and other alternative sport athletes. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.

Martin, S. B., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Jackson, A. W., FitzGerald, S. J., Peña, E., & Seng, S. (2009). Development and implementation of a school-based health promotion program for Hispanic ninth grade students. TAPHERD Journal, 77(3), 12-15.

Martin, S. B., Polster, C. M., Jackson, A. W., Greenleaf, C. A., & Jones, G. M. (2008). Worries and fears associated with competitive gymnastics. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2(4), 299-316.

Greenleaf, C. A., Martin, S. B., & Rhea, D. J. (2008). Fighting fat: How do fat stereotypes influence beliefs about physical education? Obesity: Supplement Issue on Weight Bias, 16(2), 853-859.

Hamson-Utley, J., Martin, S. B., & Walters, J. (2008). Athletic trainers' and physical therapists' perceptions of the effectiveness of psychological skills within sport-injury rehabilitation programs. Journal of Athletic Training, 43(3), 258-264.

Greenleaf, C., Chambliss, H., Rhea, D. J., Martin, S. B., & Morrow, J. R. (2006). Weight stereotypes and behavioral intentions toward thin and fat peers among White and Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 546-552.

Jackson, A. W., Ludtke, A. W., Martin, S. B., Koziris, L. P., & Dishman, R. (2006). Perceived sub-maximal force production in young adults. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, 50-57.

Martin, S. B. (2005). High school and college athletes' attitudes toward sport psychology consulting. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17, 127-139.

Lavallee, D., Jennings, D., Anderson, A. G., & Martin, S. B. (2005). Irish  athletes’ attitudes towards seeking sport psychology consultation. Irish Journal of Psychology, 26, 115-121.

Anderson, A. G., Hodges, K. P., Lavallee, D., & Martin, S. B. (2004). New Zealand athletes’ attitudes towards seeking sport psychology consultation. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 33(3), 129-136.

Greenleaf, C. A., Starks, M., Gomez, L., Chambliss, H., & Martin, S. B. (2004). Weight-related words associated with figure silhouettes. Body Image, 1, 373-384.

Martin, S. B., Lavallee, D., Kellmann, M., & Page, S. (2004). Attitudes toward sport psychology consulting of adult athletes from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2, 146-160.

Martin, S. B., Richardson, P. A., Weiller, K. H., & Jackson, A. W. (2004). Role models, perceived sport encouragement, and sport expectations of adolescent athletes and their parents. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal, 13, 18-27.

Weiller, K. H., Higgs, C. T., & Martin, S. B. (2004). Gender bias in the 1996 Olympic games: Audience perception and effects. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal, 13, 1-17.

Higgs, C. T., Weiller, K. H., & Martin, S. B. (2003). Gender bias in the 1996 Olympic games: A comparative analysis. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 27(1), 52-64.

Straub, W. F., Martin, S. B., Williams, D. Z., & Ramsey, A. L., (2003). Pain apperception of contact and non-contact sport athletes. The Sports Journal, 6(2).  

Martin, S. B., Kellmann, M., Lavallee, D., & Page, S. (2002). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Sport Psychology Attitudes – Revised form: A multiple group investigation. The Sport Psychologist, 16, 272-290.

Janelle, C. M., Kim, J., Martin, S. B., & Mann, D. (2002). Determining the optimal duration of mental practice for a simple golf-putting task. Journal of Human Movement Studies, 43(4), 331-346.

Jackson, A. W., Dishman, R. K., & Martin, S. B. (2002). Perceived leg extension and flexion forces of young adult males and females: Comparison to previous findings. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 73(2), 225-228.

Martin, S. B., Dale, G. A., & Jackson, A. W. (2001) Youth coaching preferences of adolescent athletes and their parents. Journal of Sport Behavior, 24(2), 197-212.

Martin, S. B., Akers, A., Jackson, A. W., Wrisberg, C. A., Nelson, L., Leslie, P. J., & Leidig, L. (2001). Male and female athletes' and nonathletes' expectations about sport psychology consulting. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 13(1), 19-40.

Page, S., Martin, S. B., & Wayda, V. K. (2001). Attitudes toward seeking sport psychology consultation of wheelchair basketball athletes. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 18(2), 183-192.

Martin, S. B., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Jackson, A. W., & Dunn, A. L. (2000). Variables related to meeting the CDC/ACSM physical activity guidelines. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 2087-2092.

Martin, S. B., Jackson, A. W., Richardson, P. A., & Weiller, K. H. (1999). Coaching preferences of adolescent youths and their parents. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11, 278-293.

Perez, M. A., Weiller, K., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Martin, S. B., Caldwell, P., & Jackson, A. (1999, September/October). Project PEAK: Physical education and activity for kids. Strategies, 13-16.

Martin, S. B., Thompson, C. L., & Mcknight, J. M. (1998). An integrative psychoeducational approach to sport psychology consulting: A case study. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 29, 170-186.

Martin, S. B., Jackson, A. J., Morrow, J. R., Jr., & Liemohn, W. (1998). The rationale of the sit and reach test revisited. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2, 85-92.

Liemohn, W., Martin, S. B., & Pariser, G. L. (1997). Effect of ankle posture on sit-and-reach test performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 11, 239-241.

Martin, S. B., Wrisberg, C. A., Beitel, P. A., & Lounsbury, J. (1997). NCAA Division I athletes' psychological skills and attitudes toward seeking sport psychology consultation: The development of an objective instrument. The Sport Psychologist, 11, 201-218.

Martin, S. B., & Thompson, C. L. (1995). Reality therapy and goal attainment scaling: A program for freshman student athletes. Journal of Reality Therapy, 14, 45-54.

Dubravica, M., Liemohn, W., & Martin, S. B. (1994). Pouzdanost izabranih nacina ispitivanja opsega kretnji u lumbalnoj kraljesnici medu ispitivacima [Intratester reliability of select low-back range of motion protocols]. Fizikalna medicina i rehabilitacija, 11, 3-10.

State/National/International Published Refereed Articles

Martin, S. B. (February, 2008). Effective coaching behaviors. Podium Sports Journal.

Martin, S. B. (Fall 2007). Mental training for success. American College of Sports Medicine FIT Society Page, p. 3.

Martin, S. B. (2002). Pay attention! Clarity of focus for success. Texas Coach, 46(7), 58-60.

Richardson, P. A., & Martin, S. B. (November, 2000). Persistence in football: It keeps on going and going and going. Texas Coach, 45, 48-49. 

Professional Presentations

Authored over 100 refereed presentations (in abstract form) at International, National, Regional, and State professional meetings. Recent presentations include:

• 2008 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: Variables Associated with the Perceived Importance of Weight and Role of Physical Educators on Improved Health
• 2008 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: The Effect of Music, Visual Imagery, and Guided Imagery on a Pain Pressure Task
• 2008 American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) Conference: Ethnic Differences in Body Shape Perceptions among Undergraduate College Men.
• 2007 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: Does the Past Season Influence Athletes’ Actual and Preferred Coaching Behaviors?
• 2007 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences: Body Shape Perceptions and Social Acceptability of Body Shapes Among Undergraduate College Women: Does Ethnicity Make a Difference?
• 2007 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference: College Students’ Stereotyped Beliefs about Thin and Fat Children.
• 2006 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: Effect of Training Preparation and Competitive Experience on Mental Strategies Used during Olympic Distance Triathlons
• 2005 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: Coaching Behavior Preferences of High School and College Athletes
• 2004 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference: Comparison of Physical Activity and BMI of Students Attending Private and Public High Schools
• 2003 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: Attentional Focus Strategies Used During the Three Stages of an Olympic Distance Triathlon
• 2003 Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Conference: High School Students' and their Parents' BMI, PA Levels, and Fitness Beliefs
• 2003 British Association for Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) Conference: Athletes’ Attitudes Towards Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation and the Influence of Nationality, Sex, and Age
• 2003 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference: Production of Running Speed Using RPE as the Stimulus Signal

Published Questionnaires

Co-authored over 5 questionnaires, such as: 

• Sport Psychology Attitudes - Revised (SPA-R) form
• Expectations About Sport Psychology Consulting (EASPC) Questionnaire
• Attitudes Toward Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation Questionnaire (ATSSPCQ)
• Fear in Gymnastics Survey (FIGS)

Recent Expert Post & Commentary

• ACSM Expert Post - Ready, set, go! Getting primed for prime time
• Podium Sports Journal - Effective Coaching Behaviors

• National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) - Parent Perspective

Recent Media Coverage

• Dallas Morning News - A backward lunge: Kids in sad shape (FITNESSGRAM)

FUNDING

Received over $1.5 Million in external and internal funding.

Martin, S. B., Greenleaf, C. A., & Petrie, T. A. (2009). Mental and physical health effects on adolescents’ academics. External funding awarded for three year from National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). Total $30,000.00 for 2009-2011.

Martin, S. B., Jackson, A. W., & Morrow, J. R., Jr. (2008). Evaluation of fitness and academic data from the Texas Youth Project: Aim 2 - Reliability and validity of the FITNESSGRAM® data. Subcontract award to the University of North Texas - Total: $307,492.00, Direct Cost: $276,474.49, Indirect Cost: $31,016.94. Primary award to The Cooper Institute: $476,534.00. Funding agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ID# 64693.

Petrie, T. A., Greenleaf, C. A., Hamson-Utley, J. J., & Martin, S. B. (2007). Physical fitness and its relation to mood, body image, self-concept, social pressures and internalization, teasing and weight bias in children. External funding awarded for one year from Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) for $1,000.00 (Internal support of $1,450.00).

Jackson, A. W., Balcazar, H., Soto Mas, F., Martin, S. B., Fridinger, F., FitzGerald, S. J., Morrow, Jr., J. R., & Kaman, R. (2003). Participation and training in health sciences (Project PATHS). External funding awarded for 3 years from NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) - Total:  $1,048,083.00 Direct Cost: $965,975.00 ($321,430.00 for 2004; $320,859.00 for 2005; $323,686.00 for 2006), Indirect Cost: $82,108.00.

Morrow, J. R., Jr., Martin, S. B., Jackson, A. W., & FitzGerald, S. J. (2002). Participation and training in health (Project PATH). External funding awarded from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Nursing, Allied Health and Other Health-Related Education Grant Program) for $123,186.25 (Internal support of $34,595.00).

Weiller, K., Martin, S. B., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Jackson, A. W., Caldwell, P., & Perez, M. (1996). Project PEAK: Physical education and activity for kids. External funding awarded from Human Kinetics for $2,500.00 (internal funding of $1,500.00).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

United States Olympic Committee (USOC) - Sport Psychology Registry
Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
International Society for Sport Psychology (ISSP)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD)

CREDENTIALS

AASP Certified Sport Psychology Consultant #114
Association for Applied Sport Psychology 

2004-2008 USOC Sport Psychology Registry
United States Olympic Committee

2000-2004 USOC Sport Psychology Registry
United States Olympic Committee

1996-2000 USOC Sport Psychology Registry
United States Olympic Committee

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004 AASP Fellow Status
Association for Applied Sport Psychology

1995 College of Education Outstanding Graduate Student Honor
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

1991 Graduate Student Research Forum and Competition Award Winner
Illinois State University, Normal, IL