Meet Christopher Janelle, Ph.D.

Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

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Education

• Ph.D. in Health and Human performance, University of Florida (1997)
• M.S. in Physical Education, Springfield College (1993)
• B.A. in Business Psychology, Miami University (1991)

Janelle CV (PDF)

Mailing Address

FLG 132E
P.O. Box 118205
Gainesville, FL 32611-8205

Dr. Janelle’s Lab

Performance Psychology Lab

Biography

Christopher Janelle is Senior Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Performance, as well as Professor and Director of the Performance Psychology Laboratory in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida.

His widely cited research focuses on the emotion and attention mechanisms underlying human motor performance and health. He has published over 100 refereed journal articles and book chapters in these areas, and he co-authored the Handbook of Sport Psychology.

Dr. Janelle’s work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association among other foundations and agencies, and he has presented his research widely at national and international meetings. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, Human Movement Science, and the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 47) and the National Academy of Kinesiology. In addition to his scholarly work, Chris has served as a performance consultant to collegiate, Olympic, professional, and youth sport athletes.

Research Interests

• Emotion and motor function
• Anxiety, arousal and motor performance
• Attention, attentional bias, self-regulation

Classes

• APK 2931 Honors Seminar
• APK 3200 Motor Learning
• APK 3400 Introduction to Sport Psychology
• APK 4232 Measurement and Evaluation
• APK 6205 Nature and Bases of Motor Performance
• PET 5936 Emotion and Attention