Christopher Stanley is research faculty at Florida State University with academic and professional backgrounds in Sport Psychology and Developmental Psychology. Professionally, he has been a collegiate coach (Florida A & M University; University of Illinois-Chicago) and Psychology faculty at Winston-Salem State University and Florida Gulf Coast University. He is involved in numerous projects related to education, performance, and learning disabilities. He has authored a lifespan development textbook along with numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, white papers, and book chapters broadly related to the psychosocial aspects of sport participation and performance, as well as educational issues and outcomes. Much of his scholarship and writing is relevant for coaching audiences. He is a Sport Psychology consultant with a variety of athletes and coaches, including with USA Track and Field, traveling with several national teams.
