ASPP Advisory Board

Dr. Duncan Simpson is the Director of Personal Development and oversees a team of eleven mental coaches and three leadership coaches who deliver mental and leadership training to 1200 student-athletes across eight sports. He also works with the IMG institute to deliver programming to corporate clients. Prior to joining IMG Academy Dr. Simpson served as an associate professor at Barry University where he taught in the undergraduate and masters programs in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. Dr. Simpson is a researcher and writer in the field of sport and performance psychology. He has published his research studies in numerous national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has also written and published book chapters on an array of sport psychology topics. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sport psychology registry. Since 2005 he has been conducting mental skills training with athletes and coaches from a range of sports and varying in talent and ability from beginners to professional/Olympic athletes, including NCAA D-I, II, & III student-athletes. Dr. Simpson was recently voted onto the Executive Board for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) as the Division Head for Research and Practice.