Dr. Bill Steffen has been educating for 27 years in both academic and applied settings. Through his work as a Senior National Staff Coach for United Soccer Coaches (USC), Chair of the USC Ethics Committee, and past work as Sport Psychology Division Chair, Dr. Steffen has contributed to the development of thousands of coaches via coaching courses, workshops, and presentations. Dr. Steffen’s work synthesizes applied work coaching for athletic programs at the University of North Carolina, Duke University, and the University of Oregon alongside his academic experiences coordinating the online Master’s degree in Coaching Education for Ohio University as well as teaching at Ohio University and currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Wingate University. Dr. Steffen received his Ed.D. from UNC-Greensboro working with Dr. Dan Gould and Dr. Diane Gill after earning a Master’s Degree from Furman University. Dr. Steffen continues to work researching exercise science and the ability of programs to enhance coaching and athletic experiences and performances. Dr. Steffen’s research has been published in several prestigious journals including the Journal of Advances in Sport and Physical Education, The Sports Journal, and Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. Presentations have been warmly received at the United States Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE), American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), the Ohio University Master’s in Coaching Education Conference, and United Soccer Coaches (USC) national conventions. In 2017, Dr. Steffen received the Bertocelli Award from USC for his contributions to education. A strong believer in physical fitness, Dr. Steffen has run the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim as well as stairs at numerous stadiums and the Empire State Building.