Dr. Mark Mann is an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering's
Health, Leisure, and Sport Sciences department. Prior to
coming to ORU, Mann was the Director of the online M.S. Degree program
in Kinesiology with a Sport Coaching Concentration at Texas Woman’s
University for over 12 years.
Dr. Mann earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas exploring
the topic of coach-and-athlete communication and its effect on sport performance.
Dr. Mann has long been an advocate of athlete-centered coaching, and was the Editor
for the international Journal of Athlete Centered Coaching.
Dr. Mann also has over 25 years of coaching experience at the international, NCAA, NAIA, high school, club, and youth sport levels.