Career Highlights
Dr. Stankovich received his Ph.D. in Clinical Counseling from The Ohio State University with an emphasis of study in Sport, Health, and Performance Psychology, and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio. He is the Founder of Advanced Human Performance Systems, a counseling & performance center in Columbus, Ohio, that offers performance-enhancement assistance to athletes, coaches, and entire athletic departments along the areas of athletic improvement and wellness, leadership, life skills and career development, and psychosocial issues and concerns. Additionally, Dr. Stankovich offers performance enhancement & leadership training to educators, business people, and various other professionals.
Dr. Stankovich is the author/co-author of a number of books, including ”Sport Success 360,” “The Parents Playbook,” “Positive Transitions for Student Athletes,” “Optimal Balance,” and “Mind of Steel,” and has also had his work published in several scholarly journals, including The Journal of College Counseling and The Journal of Academic Athletic Advisors. He is recognized as “The Sports Doc” for his weekly featured segment on Ohio News Network (ONN), Time Warner Cable On-Demand, and his featured monthly column in Columbus Parent magazine and JJHuddle.com. He is also a former featured columnist for Business First, still contributing featured articles periodically. He has been featured in USA Today, ABC World News, Washington Post, The American Psychological Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, NY Post, ESPN, Street & Smith Sport Business Journal, and Fox National Sports Radio.
In addition to his private practice, he has taught both psychology and business courses at Kenyon College, Otterbein College, Capital University, Wittenberg University, University of Dayton, Ashland University, and The Ohio State University.
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- Doctorate degree, The Ohio State University, Clinical Counseling
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (OH)
- Extensive college teaching experience (in both psychology and business) at The Ohio State University, Kenyon College, Capital University, Wittenberg University, Otterbein College, University of Dayton, and Ashland University
- Regularly featured in USA Today, Street and Smith Sport Business Journal, NY Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Mens Health, and Columbus Dispatch, as well as ABC World News Tonight and Fox National Sports Radio
- Known as “The Sports Doc” for regular segment on Ohio News Network (ONN) and Columbus Parent magazine
- Sport psychology educational consultant to thousands of Olympic, professional, interscholastic and youth-level athletes and coaches
- Graduate of the Institute of Scandinavian Physical Culture (sport psychology studies), Denmark
- Consultant to the Educational Council of Franklin County
- Contributor to the National Federation of State High School Association’s High School Today and Coaches Quarterly magazines
- Contributor to Street & Smith Sport Business Journal
- Co-author of the college text "Positive Transitions for Student Athletes: Life Skills for Transitions in Sport, College, and Career." (Holcomb Hathaway, 2000), and "The Parents Playbook: Developing a Gameplan for Maximizing Your Child's Athletic Experience," (2001)
- Author of "Peak Performance for Athletes," audio CD for improving athletic performance (2000) and Champion Athletic Consulting Peak Performance Manual (2002)
- Former featured monthly columnist for Business First ("Peak Performance") column
- Professional educational consultant to The Ohio Bar Association and Columbus Bar Association
- Professional educational consultant to South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio and Victorian Village Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
- Co-founder of "Positive Transitions," the nation's first collegiate sport transition course founded at The Ohio State University, 1996
- Presenter at several national, world, and state conferences, including the American Counseling Association World Conference, the NCAA National Conference, and the Ohio Human Resource Conference
- Presenter to the National Basketball Association, Player Development department (New York)
- Published in The Journal of College Counseling and The Journal of Academic Athletic Advisors
- Co-creator of The Optimal Performance System in Sport (TOPSS), a nationally recognized model used to assist student athletes with health, performance, and overall well-being
- Board member and Head Athletic Counselor, Majority of One minority student athlete association
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