Dr. Douglas Barba

Doug Barba, Ph.D., CMPC, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at National University. Dr. Barba serves as the director of the MA in Sport and Performance Psychology program and the Director of the BA in Sport Psychology program at National University. Dr Barba is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and has been working with individuals and teams in a variety of different sports for over 20 years. He holds a doctoral degree in sport and exercise psychology from the University of Florida and a master’s from the School of Human Behavior at the United States International University. Previously, Dr. Barba served 12 years as an adjunct faculty member at San Diego State University, lecturing in the School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences and as a sport psychology consultant for several of the university’s intercollegiate athletic teams. Dr. Barba has consulted with a wide range of athletes from both the amateur and professional ranks. Before his collegiate academic career, he played professional baseball. He has coached at several levels of competition, including college baseball and golf. While at the University of Florida, Dr. Barba served as a sport psychology consultant for the Gators’ athletic department. Dr. Barba’s academic interests include motivation, mediating factors affecting performance, and youth sport participation and health.