PhD in Kinesiology - Sport and Exercise Psychology Major
Financial Assistance
The sport and exercise psychology doctoral program offers two graduate teaching assistantships. We have also had a very high success rate in placing our graduate students in funded assistantships and in receiving other sources of financial support on campus. Knowing how important financial assistance is in your decision to attend graduate school, we urge you to contact the following sources as soon as possible for application information: (Note that all phone numbers have an area code of 304.)
I. Assistantships and other Part-time Jobs
Name and Type of Position |
Contact Information |
Approximate Deadline (if applicable) |
| Athletic Department Athletic Team Assistantships (coaching, administrative) | EMAIL Terri Howes or call 293-2889 | |
| Athletic Department Academic Support Service Assistantships (advising, administrative) | EMAIL Garrett Ford or call 293-2008 | |
| Intercollegiate Athletics CHAMPS / Life Skills Assistantship (teaching, programming) | EMAIL Dr. Ed Etzel or call 293-3903, Ext. 5589 | |
| Lifetime Activities Program (teaching) | EMAIL Bruce Wilmoth or call 293-3295, Ext. 5286 | |
| Basic Instruction Program (teaching) | EMAIL Dr. Lynn Housner or call 293-3295, Ext. 5287 | |
| Campus Recreation Assistantships (supervision, administration) | EMAIL Tom Pinto or call 293-5221 | March/April |
| Career Services Jobs | EMAIL David Durham or call 293-8217 | |
| Student Support Service Graduate Assistantships | Call 293-6629 | Feb/March |
| University Residence Life Graduate Assistantships | Call 293-2316 | Feb/March |
| Academic Advising | EMAIL Nicholas Evans or call 293-5800 | Feb/March |
| Housing and Residence Life Learning Center | EMAIL T. Anne Hawkins or call 293-2316 | Feb/March |
| Women's Studies Teaching GA | Interim Director, Dr. Janice Spleth | End of February |
II. Fellowships
We encourage those of you who are applicants to our doctoral program to also apply for the University’s Arlen G. and Louise Stone Swiger Doctoral Fellowship This fellowship pays approximately $15-20,000 per annum for three years while you are pursuing a doctoral degree. Three of our doctoral students in sport psychology in the last 7 years have already been the recipient of this prestigious fellowship. Elizabeth Aumand (1st year) and Trendell Clark (3rd year) currently represent the sport and exercise psychology as Swiger Fellows.
West Virginia University also offers the W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship for African-American and Professional Students (and one of our doctoral program applicants received this award). CLICK on Graduate Education at WVU to learn about these and other fellowship awards.
III. Doctoral Student Travel Awards
CLICK on Graduate Education at WVU
IV. Doctoral Student Research Awards
CLICK on Graduate Education at WVU
Doctoral SEP Links:
SEP Ph.D. in Kinesiology - Sport and Exercise Psychology Major Main Page
Check out some upcoming events by visiting the SEP Calendar
Sport and Exercise Psychology Main Page
Sport and Exercise Psychology Undergraduate (B.S.) Degree
Minoring in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Doctoral Program in Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Dr. Dana Brooks, Dean
- Dr. Damien Clement
- Dr. Vanessa Shannon
- Dr. Ed Etzel
- Dr. Jack Watson
- Dr. Sam Zizzi
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Home Page
West Virginia University Home Page
Updated 10/21/08 sb