Seeking Peak Performance

Unleash your competitive self by helping others reach their maximum potential.

What separates the program is its focus on practical experience and adaptability. It’s not just about learning concepts, it’s about applying them. The ability to customize my education allowed me to tailor my education to fit a rapidly growing industry.

Ethan Waugh

Class: 2026 Hometown: Morgantown, WV

B.A., Sport Leadership

The faculty within the program actively make time for you and want to get to know you as a person. They don’t see you as just another body going through their program, but as an equal. They make the program what it is, and you feel every day like you matter.

Noah Miller

Class: 2026 Hometown: Winchester, VA

M.S., Physical Education Teacher Education B.S., Physical Education and Kinesiology

Health and Well-Being has prepared me for my next chapter by opening so many new doors and opportunities. What separates this program from others is the professors and staff, and the variety of classes offered.

Kylie Dempsey

Class: 2026 Hometown: Harpers Ferry, WV

B.A., Health and Well-Being; B.A. Dance

Latest News

News and notes from around the School of Sport Sciences.

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Center for Active WV launches 'Sponsor a Seat' for flood-affected students, teachers

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

WVU's Center for Active WV has launched "Sponsor a Seat," a program to help students and teachers in Lewis and Upshur counties get classroom and personal items for the school year following recent flooding in the region.

Voelker named Big 12 Faculty of the Year honoree for 2026-27

Friday, September 04, 2026

The WVU College of Applied Human Sciences announces that Dana Voelker, professor of Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology and director of the School of Sport Sciences, has been named WVU’s 2026-27 Big 12 Faculty of the Year.

An injured athlete receives care for an injury in a gymnastics complex.

From WVU Today: WVU expert details hidden psychological risks for injured athletes

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Dana Voelker, director of the School of Sport Sciences in the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences, says injury creates a new layer of vulnerability on top of the body pressures athletes already experience, particularly in sports with strong expectations around a certain physique.

A Positive Coaching Alliance certified trainer, wearing a name tag reading Craig Fullen, speaks and gestures while presenting at the Mastery workshop at University High School.

School of Sport Sciences, Positive Coaching Alliance support over 50 area coaches

Monday, August 17, 2026

More than 50 coaches from Monongalia County and the surrounding region gathered at University High School on Aug. 14 for "Mastery: The Pursuit of Peak Performance," a professional development workshop presented by the Positive Coaching Alliance.

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