Scott Douglas

PhD, University of Alabama, 2011.
Area of Study: Human Performance

MEd, University of Montevallo, 2007.
Area of Study: Secondary Education

BS, University of Utah, 1986.
Area of Study: Economics

AA, Salt Lake Community College, 1984.
Area of Study: Business Management

Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics (2017-Present)

Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics (2012-2017)

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso
(2011-2012)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama
(2009-2011)

Areas of Interest

• Coaching Expertise
• Coaching Education
• Perceptions of Disability

Defining coaching success: Athlete and parent perspectives on quality coaching in adapted interscholastic sports

Exploring the experiences, motivations, background and development of school-based wheelchair sport coaches

Exploring the role of DEI in Coaching Education: Insights for a needs assessment

The intersection of high-performance coaching and the onset of disability: A case study of a collegiate rugby coach

Understanding the career transitions from athlete to coach in parasport

• Dauenhauer, B., Krause, J.M., Douglas, S., Smith, M., & Babkes Stellino, M. B. (2017). A newly revised master’s degree in physical education and physical activity leadership at the University of Northern Colorado. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 88 (2), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2017.1260970
• Douglas, S., Falcao, W., & Bloom, G., (in press). Career development and learning pathways of Paralympic head coaches with a disability. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.
• Cottingham, M., Miller, L. Douglas, S., & Hohn, R. (in press). Comparing consumers of different disability sports: A quantitative examination of the motives of power chair soccer and wheelchair basketball spectators. International Journal of Sport Management.
• Krause, J. M., Douglas, S., Lynch, B., & Kesselring, L. (in press). Let’s get virtual: Observing physical education field experiences through synchronous video conferencing. Strategies.
• O’Neill, K., Krause, J.M., & Douglas, S. (in press). University supervisor perceptions of live remote supervision in physical education teacher education. The International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education.
• Douglas, S., Vidic, Z., Smith, M., & Stran, M. (2016). Developing coaching expertise: Life histories of wheelchair and standing basketball coaches. Palaestra, 30(1), 31-42.
• Krause, J.M., Dauenhauer, B., Douglas, S., & Smith, M. (2015). Using technology to address the Colorado CHPE outcomes. SHAPE Colorado Journal, 40(5), 6 & 10- 11.
• Douglas, S., & Hardin, B. (2014). Case study of an expert intercollegiate wheelchair basketball coach. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 29, 193-212.
• Sindall, P., Lenton, J.P., Malone, L.A., Douglas, S., Cooper, R.A., Hiremath, S., Tolfrey,K., & Goosey-Tolfrey, V.L. (2014). Effect of low compression balls on wheelchair tennis match-play. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 35(5), 424-431.
• Douglas, S. (2013) Wheelchair basketball: Coaching, classification and chaos. Journal of Coaching Education, 6(2), 175-180.
• Wheeler, S., Hardin, B., & Douglas, S. (2011). Knowledge acquisition of a novice wheelchair basketball coach, Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, Volume 1.