Forbes spoke with Dr. Christopher Stanley about his upcoming role as lead sport and performance psychology consultant at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
University of Western States Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology Christopher Stanley, Ph.D., CMPC, was featured in a recent Forbes article as part of the magazine’s coverage of the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. Dr. Stanley spoke with sportswriter Manasi Pathak about his role at the Summer Games as lead sport and performance psychology consultant for USA Track & Field (USATF).
The Forbes article notes that Dr. Stanley previously served as USATF’s lead consultant at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where the team earned seven gold, 12 silver and seven bronze medals. He has been involved with USATF since 2014 and was also their lead consultant at the Outdoor World Championships in Oregon (2022) and Budapest (2023).
In his Q&A with Pathak, Dr. Stanley discusses topics such as the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Summer Games, athletes’ mental health challenges, his history with USATF, and what his role will be at the Olympic Games in Paris this year.
“We have a ‘athlete-first’ perspective,” Dr. Stanley says. “Once on the ground, I am there as a resource to support athletes with their mental skill and mental performance needs.”
UWS is proud to see Dr. Stanley’s work receive the spotlight it deserves and for the value of sport performance psychology to be on international display at the Olympic Games.
Read the full Forbes article: “Paris Olympics 2024: Interview With U.S. Track & Field Sports Psychologist Chris Stanley”
Learn more about UWS’ sport and performance psychology program.