MATT MOORE
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Health & Kinesiology
- Assistant Professor (Lecturer)Health & Kinesiology
BIO
I’m a grateful husband and proud father, first and foremost.
Professionally, I bring a diverse and dynamic background to my work as a professor, instructor, researcher, leadership development specialist, and mental performance coach. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of individuals—from Division I and professional athletes and coaches to members of the U.S. Army and Air Force, as well as musicians, business leaders, healthcare professionals, faculty, and students. Currently, I serve as a professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Utah and as a High Performance Coach with the University of Utah Health.
I often say I work in the field of human optimization and maximization. Whether in sport, the classroom, the boardroom, or on the battlefield, my mission is to help individuals develop greater psychological flexibility and emotional resilience—so they can lead more intentional, sustainable, and fulfilling lives.
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor (Lecturer)Health & Kinesiology1 Jul 2024 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Adjunct Professor of Sport and Performance PsychologyUniversity of Western States, Sport and Performance Psychology, Portland, United States5 Jan 2021 - present
- Assistant Professor of Sport and Performance PsychologyUniversity of St. Thomas - Texas, Psychology, Houston, United States3 May 2022 - 7 Jan 2023
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Sport Psychology and Sport LeadershipMiami University, Sport Leadership and Management, Oxford, United States31 Jul 2020 - 6 Sep 2022
- Graduate Teaching AssociateUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville, Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, Knoxville, United States19 Jul 2017 - 27 Jul 2019
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Mental Performance CoachMoore Mental Performance, United States15 Sep 2015 - present
- Vice President of Counseling and ConsultingAmpelis, BYU Athletics, United States7 Jan 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
- Mental Performance CoachMagellan Health, US Army and US Air Force, Columbia, United States11 Jun 2019 - 31 Jul 2020
- Director of Mental PerformanceALYZE, United States11 Jan 2026 - present
- Performance CoachUniversity of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, United States27 Aug 2025 - present
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, United States22 Aug 2017 - 8 Aug 2020
- MSUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States20 Aug 2015 - 4 May 2017
- BSUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States22 Aug 2012 - 13 Dec 2014
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Mental Performance ConsultantAssociation for Applied Sport Psychology