FPS Performance : High Performance

Dr. Brown has been a leader in expanding the principles of sport psychology to performance domains beyond those of traditional athletics. He coauthored You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance (2004, American Psychological Association), was featured in a 2006 CNBC story on business leaders benefiting from the principles of sport psychology, and has written a chapter for Kate Hays’ soon to be released book (in press), Performance Psychology in Action. He was selected by the American Psychological Association to demonstrate sport/performance psychology in their video series “Special treatments for special populations,” resulting in their Performance Psychology DVD being released in August of this year (2008).

Dr. Brown serves as the official sport psychologist for the USA Canoe and Kayak Whitewater Slalom team, in addition to working with Olympians from other sports. Of the 14 athletes that he coached for Olympic trials, six are headed to Beijing.

He has published various professional and popular articles related to performance enhancement and development of mental skills, offering guidance to individuals of all ability levels. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Consulting Interests:

•	Performance enhancement in sport, business, performing arts, school and interpersonal relationships.
•	Mental skills training on topics such as motivation, confidence, concentration, stress management, goal setting, and mental preparation.
•	The impact and interactions of relationships and performance.
•	Work-life balance enhancing performance.

Clinical Interests:

•	Expertise in relationship issues, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, parent-child problems, and ADD/ADHD.

Current Projects:

•	Preparing athletes for the 2008 Beijing Olyjmpics
•	Organizing the first AASP Expo to be held in Salt Lake City in the Fall of 2009. The Expo is a showcase of sport psychology services offered to the public in conjunction with the annual convention of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).
•	Authoring a chapter for Kate Hays' upcoming book, Performance Psychology in Action: A Casebook for Consultants (in press, American Psychological Association)

Athletic Interests:

•	T'ai chi, cycling, running, triathlon and snow skiing. Most memorable athletic moments: first triathlon at Table Rock, SC; the Charlotte Marathon (old course); skiing the double diamond High Traverse at Taos.

Professional Offices Held

•	Founding Board of Directors, North Carolina Psychological Foundation (1991-93)
•	Council of Representatives, American Psychological Association (1987-91)
•	President, North Carolina Psychological Association (1987-88)
•	Board of Directors, North Carolina Psychological Association (1984-87)
•	Board of Directors, North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1983-88)

Education

•	Ph.D. (Counseling Psychology) University of Southern Mississippi
•	M.A. (General-Theoretical Psychology) Appalachian State University
•	B.A. (Psychology) Davidson College

Licensure and Certification

•	Member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry
•	Certified Consultant, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (#138)
•	Licensed Psychologist- North Carolina (#726); Health Services Provider
•	National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (#30438)

Publication and Presentation Record

•	A regular contributor on the topic of sport psychology and mental skills to Inside Triathlon 1997-2000.
•	Academic publications in The Family Psychologist, Contemporary Psychology, the Journal of Family Psychotherapy, and Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
•	Although primarily a practitioner, has presented regionally, nationally or abroad every year since 1981.
•	Feature presenter at Suitcase of a Wonder Worker, a Russian-American Family Therapy Conference co-sponsored by Seton Hall University and the Moscow Institute for Group and Family Therapy, Moscow, Russia.

Major Media Contacts and Appearances

•	Featured in CNBC's On the Money special on applying the skills and techniques of sport psychology in business settings, aired in conjunction with the 2006 Winter Olympics.
•	Interviewed by and quoted in the APA Monitor, Bicycling, Psychology Today, Redbook, Fitness, Gotta Sweat and Shape magazines.
•	Primary consultant and discussant for a two hour television program "Big Boys Can Cry: The Changing American Male," presented by WPCQ-TV (Charlotte, NC), September 1981.
•	Regularly interviewed by local newspaper and television media on topics ranging from families, marital problems, and creativity to psychological analysis of the characters from the Seinfield television program.