DRAFT Curriculum Vitae

David W Eccles, PhD.

Last Revised: November 10, 2025

General Information

University address:	Sport Psychology program
Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
3204G, Stone Building, 1114 W. Call St
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4450
Phone: (850) 644-8791; Fax: (850) 644-8776

E-mail address:	deccles@fsu.edu

Web site:	https://education.fsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/david-eccles

Professional Preparation

2001	PhD, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Major: Sport Psychology. Supervisor: Drs Sue Walsh and David Ingledew. 

1997	BSc, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Major: Sport Science. 

Nondegree Education and Training

2002–2003	Post-doctorate training, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Advisors: Drs. Robert R. Hoffman and Paul J. Feltovich. 

Professional Experience

2020–present	Professor, Sport Psychology program, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. 

2018–2020	Associate Professor, Sport Psychology program, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. 

2012–2017	Professor, Sport program, School of Applied Social Sciences (now Sociology), Durham University. 

2009–2012	Associate Professor, Learning Systems Institute, and Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. 

2003–2009	Assistant Professor, Learning Systems Institute, and Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. 

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

Winner of FSU 2024 College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2024). 
Nominee for 2024 FSU University Graduate Teaching Award, FSU (2024). 
Nominee for 2023 FSU University Graduate Teaching Award, FSU (2024). 
Nominee for 2023 FSU College of Education Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2023). 
Nominee for 2022 FSU College of Education Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2022). 
Nominee for 2021 FSU College of Education Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2021). 
Nominee for 2021 FSU University Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2021). 
Nominee for 2020 FSU College of Education Graduate Teaching Award, Florida State University (2020). 
Nominee, Durham University Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award, Durham University (2015). 
Nominee for 2011 FSU University Graduate Teaching Award, FSU (2011). 
Nominee for 2010 FSU University Graduate Teaching Award, FSU (2010). 
Full Academic Scholarship for Doctorate, University of Wales, Bangor (1997). 

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

Association for Applied Sport Psychology 
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (PET5216)
Cognitive Processes in Sport Psychology (EDF5222)
Measurement in Sport and Exercise Psychology (PET5390)
Motor Skill Learning (PET5054)
Applied Sport Psychology (SPRT3191)
Developing Movement Skill (SPRT1291)
Research Methods in Action (SOCI2252)
Perspectives on Social Research (SOCI51595)
Advanced Seminar in Sport Psychology: Dissertation development (EDF6937)
Advanced Seminar in Sport Psychology: Enhancing Human Functional Capacity (EDF6937)

New Course Development

Applied Sport Psychology (2019)
Developing Movement Skill (2013)
Advanced Seminar in Sport Psychology: Enhancing Human Functional Capacity (2003)
Motor Skill Learning (2003)

Management of Multiple Course Sections

Introduction to Exercise Psychology (APK4401)
Introduction to Performance Psychology (APK4403)
Introduction to Sport Psychology (APK4400)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Bean, B., graduate. (2025). Teleconsultation: Another changing face of sport psychology, this time through a screen. 
Caviedes, G., graduate. (2025). Examining the effects of a mental rest intervention on burnout and well-being in NCAA student-athletes. 
Kitchings, W., graduate. (2025). The Perceptions and Effects of Motivational Programming on Collegiate Athletes. 
Sung, S., graduate. (2025). The effect of unfulfilled goals on physical performance through executive function and approach-avoidance motivation. 
Cohen, K., graduate. (2024). When it's time to take your eye off the ball: Preparation for life after collegiate sport. 
Gretton, T., graduate. (2023). An ethnographic case study on elite female officials' experiences of psychological safety. 
Ward, S., graduate. (2022). Sport psychology graduate students' experiences with supervision training. 
Sarig, Y., graduate. (2021). Organic self-talk functions and their relations to sport-specific contextual and personal factors. 
Kazmier, A., graduate. (2020). Advancing the understanding of rest in athletes. 
Arsal, G., graduate. (2013). The use of a think aloud cognitive process tracing measure to investigate psychological skill use in skilled athletes.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-7277
Vosgerichian, D. G., graduate. (2013). Imagery Use in Unskilled and Skilled Golfers: General and Specific Measures Examining Extent, Direction, and Function.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-7639
Gershgoren, L., graduate. (2012). The Development and Validation of the Shared Mental Models in Team Sports Questionnaire.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4862
Tran, K., graduate. (2012). Getting on the Same Page: Exploring the Development and Execution of Team Coordination Through Cognitive Field Research.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-5233
Gatten, H., doctoral candidate.  TBD. 
Cox, C., doctoral candidate.  TBD. 
Bloxham, M., doctoral student. 
Glaaser, J., doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee Cochair

Hodge, A., graduate. (2018). Athlemaphilia: (n) meaningful affective connections to sport.  [Doctoral graduate at Durham University]

Doctoral Committee Member

Englis, M., graduate. (2024). Shame, Self-Discrepancies, and Rehabilitation Adherence. 
Soendergaard, S., graduate. (2021). Effects of nature exposure on perceptual-motor performance. 
Wang, Y., graduate. (2021). Remembering and forgetting emotional basketball events. 
Blatt, A., graduate. (2020). Team Coordination and Game-based Interaction Networks in Soccer. 
Coleman, J. M., graduate. (2012). A Functional Model of Team Leadership for Sport.  Retrieved from diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:182810/datastream/PDF/view
Razon, S., graduate. (2012). The Effects of Imagery on Perceived Exertion, Attention, and Exercise Adherence.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:183079/datastream/PDF/view
Dietrich, F. D., graduate. (2011). Motivation and Coping in the Sport of Triathlons.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A182832/
Razzouk, R., graduate. (2011). The Effect of Case Studies on Individual Learning Outcomes, Attitudes Toward Instruction, and Team Shared Mental Models in a Team-Based Learning Environment in an Undergraduate Educational Psychology Course.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A176355
Barcza, K. M., graduate. (2010). The Influence of Perceived Coaching Behaviors and Perfectionism on Types of Motivation and Burnout.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1056
Land, W., graduate. (2010). The Beneficial Role of External Focus: Common-Coding or Attunement to Affordances?  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181624
Tashman, L., graduate. (2010). Be a Performance Enhancement Consultant: Enhancing the Training of Student Sport Psychology Consultants Using Expert Models.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A176180
Young, P., graduate. (2010). Motivational Orientation of Risk Sport Participants: Does Planning-Related Behavior Affect Participation?  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A169062
Lausic, D., graduate. (2009). Communicating Effectively: Exploring Verbal and Nonverbal Behaviors and How They Affect Team Coordination.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A181586
Samuel, R., graduate. (2009). From Obstacles to Triumph: A Scheme of Change for Sport Psychology Practice.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:180342/datastream/PDF/view
Sikorsky, E., graduate. (2009). Team Knowledge Sharing: Intervention Effects on Team Shared Mental Models and Team Performance in an Undergraduate Meteorology Course.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A176222
St Germain, J., graduate. (2009). Decision-Making and Reported Thought Processes Among Expert, Intermediate, and Novice Poker Players.  Retrieved from http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A176100
Calmeiro, L., graduate. (2006). The Dynamic Nature of the EmotionCognition Link in Trapshooting Performance.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:175586/datastream/PDF/view
Hrabcak, J., doctoral student. 
Greene (nee Moore), Tyler, doctoral student. 
Hulsey (nee Fesperman), Ashlyn, doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Ale, C., graduate. (2024). Women in masters diving: Motivation for participation. 
Beck, C., graduate. (2023). Female student-athlete leadership, mentorship, and the transition to the post-collegiate labor force. 
Pollack, J., graduate. (2023). Mental representations and skilled music performance. 
Stentz, L., graduate. (2023). Comorbidity and Trauma Characteristics as a Function of Chronic and Remitted PTSD: A Population-Based Study Using the HiTOP Classification of Mental Disorders. 
Barney, D., graduate. (2022). The effects of a prolonged bout of running on hepcidin and iron homeostasis. 
Behl, T., graduate. (2022). The effects of almond consumption on vascular health, functional performance and sleep in active older adults who are overweight. 
Chen, R., graduate. (2022). Neoliberal globalization and mediated sport fandom: A study of Chinese distant fans. 
Fuller, S., graduate. (2022). The impact of collagen peptides supplementation of pain, function, and markers of bone and connective tissue turnover in active adults. 
Davidson, N., graduate. (2021). Reimagining Barthes' spectacle of excess: A narrative analysis of modern American professional wrestling. 
Cesnales, N. I., graduate. (2012). Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV/AIDS Receiving Case Management.  Retrieved from http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A182802
Griest, T., doctoral student. 
Saleh, Y., doctoral student. 

Master's Committee Chair

Kafka, J., graduate. (2023). Sport participation and variation in moral foundations. 
Caviedes, G., graduate. (2021). The importance of psychological rest: Relationships between demands, mental rest, depressive symptoms, and well-being in collegiate student athletes. 
Lewellyn, J., graduate. (2021). Collegiate athletes' experiences and perceptions of using Virtual Reality for sport rraining. 
Stern, J., graduate. (2021). Perfectionistic reactivity following perceived failure on a perceptual-motor task. 
Velten, J., graduate. (2021). The effect of motivational climate on novice skill acquisition and retention in a non-dominant arm golf putting task. 
Kudlackova, K., graduate. (2011). Relationship Between Mental Toughness, Relaxation Activities, and Sleep in Athletes at Different Skill Levels.  Retrieved from fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181168
Perreault, M., graduate. (2009). Singer's "Five-Step Approach": Does every bit count?  Retrieved from https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A180271
Weisman, J., graduate. (2005). Shared Knowledge in High School Basketball Teams.  Retrieved from diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A175768
Ku, T., student.  The psychology of rest in ultra-marathon athletes. 

Master's Committee Cochair

Heinisch, A., graduate. (2025). Understanding flow in college sport athletes: The role of emotional intelligence. 
Cowell, T., graduate. (2023). How internal and external focus of attention affect clutch performances in golf putting. 
Erdem, E., graduate. (2023). An investigation of the relationship between perfectionism, burnout, and psychology of rest in collegiate student-athletes. 
Naimo, M., graduate. (2011). The Effects of Blocked versus Random Practice on the Acquisition of Skill and Strength of the Free Weight Bench Press.  Retrieved from http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A254089

Master's Committee Member

Findley, M., graduate. (2024). Psychosocial aspects of rest.  [External committee member for MS student at University of Kentucky]
Sayag, Y., graduate. (2024). Emotional Convergence in Soccer Penalty Kick Shootouts – An Experimental Examination Using VR. 
Papineau, S., graduate. (2023). Run for something bigger then yourself": The experiences of group dynamics in collegiate cross country athletes competing in track and field. 
Forse, J., graduate. (2021). Examining How Ethnicity and Country of Origin Relate to Collegiate Student-Athletes' Alcohol Use. 
Leone, E., graduate. (2020). Relationships between dispositional gratitude, resilience, and mental health in athletes. 
Cruz, A., graduate. (2010). Relationship Between Self-Presentation, Body Image Satisfaction, and Body Change Strategies in Weight Class and Non-Weight Class Male Athletes.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181176
Shipherd, A., graduate. (2010). Over Conformity to the Sport Ethic Among Adolescent Athletes and Injury.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A168454
Basevitch, I., graduate. (2009). Visual and Skill Effects on Soccer Passing.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A175689
Edwards, A., graduate. (2009). Flow, Attentional Strategy, and Self-Presentation in Runner Participating in 5 and 10 Kilometer Road Races.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A168785
LoRusso, J., graduate. (2009). Ironic Processes of Mental Control of Action in Tennis.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A175613
Mojock, C., graduate. (2009). The Effects of Static Stretching on Running Economy and Endurance Performance in Female Distance Runners during Treadmill Running.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A254047
Cortese, J., graduate. (2008). Determinants of Social Physique Anxiety in Collegiate Female Athletes.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181679
Cromer, J., graduate. (2008). Effects of Meta-Motivational Dominance Sensation Seeking on Performance under Pressure.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181221
Matthews, M., graduate. (2008). The Effect of Coach Expectations on Athletes' Motivation to Practice.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A180931
Miller, A., graduate. (2008). Self-Presentation and Health-Damaging Behaviors in Sport.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A180626
Land, W., graduate. (2007). Facilitation of Automaticity: Sport-Relevant vs. Non-Relevant Secondary Tasks.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181626
Gould, J., graduate. (2005). Time Estimation Among Basketball Players.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A182290
Lausic, D., graduate. (2005). Explicit and Implicit Types of Communication: A Conceptualization of Intra-Team Communication in the Sport of Tennis.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A181587
Melbe, L., graduate. (2005). Self-Objectification and Exercise Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Social Physique Anxiety.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A180689
St Germain, J., graduate. (2005). Shared Mental Model Utilization Among High School Basketball Players.  Retrieved from https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A176101
Fandel, P., student. 
Wood, T., student. 
Zemach, E., student. 

Bachelor's Committee Chair

Alexander, S., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Banks, G., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Beauchamp, O., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Brown, F., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Darlington, J., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Doyle, N., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Pullar, J., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Richardson, C., graduate. (2017). [Durham University]
Aluo, U., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Dunford, J., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Getton, T., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Jenkins, W., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Montelatyc, P., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Moulton, W., graduate. (2016). [Durham University]
Bridges, E., graduate. (2015). [Durham University]
Cummins, T., graduate. (2015). [Durham University]
Ellmer, J., graduate. (2015). [Durham University]
Hackett, R., graduate. (2015). [Durham University]
Robinson, H., graduate. (2015). [Durham University]
Austin, A., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Bache, J., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Bambridge, J., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Barwick, J., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Binding, J., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Dale, K., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Davies, R., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Fritz, F., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Ibbotson, T., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Mee, R., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]
Reed, P., graduate. (2014). [Durham University]

Bachelor's Committee Member

Towne, T., graduate. (2007). [FSU]

Supervision of Student Research Not Related to Thesis or Dissertation

Erhardt, C. (2018–21). 

Riley (now Addison), Katie (2010–11). 

Harris, K. R. (2007–10). 

Tashman, L. (2007–10). 

Groth, P. (2002–03). 

Research and Original Creative Work

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Papineau, S. B., Wolf, S., Eccles, D. W., Giardina, M. D., & Buning, M. M. (in press). Navigating team membership transitions together: Implications of team configurations and time. Small Group Research.

Lewellyn, J., Eccles, D. W., & Caviedes, G. I. (in press). Collegiate athletes' experiences and perceptions of using virtual reality for sport training. Journal of Advancing Research in Sport Psychology.

Findlay, M., Eccles, D. W., Samson, A., & Cormier, M. (in press). Resting the Mind: An Exploration of Perceptions of Psychological Rest in US Collegiate Athletes. Journal of Advancing Research in Sport Psychology.

Eccles, D. W., Twedell, H., & DeCouto, B. (in press). What does mental rest mean to professional athletes? A study of National Football League players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Gretton, T. W., Farello, A., Minkler, T. O., Caya, J., & Eccles, D. W. (2024). Impossible perfection: A storytelling reflection. Qualitative Inquiry, 30(7), 607-617. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231176763

McGreary, M., Jackman, P., Eccles, D. W., & Whitehead, A. (2024). Think aloud research in sport and exercise psychology: A focused mapping review and synthesis. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 13(2), 162-182. doi:https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/spy0000343

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T. W., Harris, N., & Wolf, S. A. (2023). "Switching the mind off completely" – Understanding the psychology of rest in coaches. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69, 102479.

Whyte, J., Eccles, D. W., & Whyte, M. (2023). Novice nurses' attention to task-relevant stimuli during practice. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 13, 7-14.

Sarig, Y., Alvarez-Alvarado, S., & Eccles, D. W. (2023). Organic self-talk types and their relations to sport-specific contextual and personal factors. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 68, 102449.

Caviedes, G. I., Eklund, R. C., Yang, Y., & Eccles, D. W. (2023). Psychological rest in student-athletes: Relationships between sport demands, mental rest, depressive symptoms, and well-being. Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research, 3(1), 31-45.

Eccles, D. W., Balk, Y., Gretton, T., & Harris, N. (2022). "The forgotten session": Advancing research and practice concerning the psychology of rest in athletes. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 34(1), 3-24. doi:10.1080/10413200.2020.1756526

Eccles, D. W., Leone, E. J., & Williams, A. M. (2022). Deliberate practice: What is it and how can I use it? Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 13, 16-26.

Arsal, G., Suss, J., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2022). Do you know how people who are blind cross streets? Mentally stepping into another's shoes through imitation. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 116(2), 252-264. doi:doi.org/10.1177%2F0145482X221092049

Gretton, T. W., Caviedes, G. I., Buning, M., Webster, K., & Eccles, D. W. (2022). The Transition of an applied sport psychology training program at a US university from a face-to-face to a virtual mode: An autoethnographic case study. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 45-53. doi:https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2021-0030

Harris, K. R., & Eccles, D. W. (2021). An Introduction to the special issue on the impact of the work of K. Anders Ericsson. Journal of Expertise, 4(2), 116-130.

Eccles, D. W., Caviedes, G., Balk, Y., Harris, N., & Gretton, T. W. (2021). How to help athletes get the mental rest needed to perform well and stay healthy. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 12(4), 259-270.

Young, B., Eccles, D. W., Williams, A. M., & Baker, J. (2021). K. Anders Ericsson, deliberate practice and sport: Contributions, collaborations and controversies. Journal of Expertise, 4(2), 169-189.

Eccles, D. W., & Harris, K. R. (2021). Pushing the envelope: Implications of the special issue on the scholarly contributions of K. Anders Ericsson for future research and application in the area of expertise and expert performance. Journal of Expertise, 4(2), 234-247.

Arsal, G., Suss, J., Ward, P., Ta, V., Ringer, R., & Eccles, D. W. (2021). The modified imitation game: A method for measuring interactional expertise. Frontiers in Psychology, Cognitive Section. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.730985

Balk, Y., Tamminen, K., & Eccles, D. W. (2021). Too tired to switch off? How post-training physical fatigue impairs mental recovery through increased worry. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10(4), 489-503.

Harris, K. R., & Eccles, D. W. (2021). Training derived from expert performers: The extractable components of deliberate practice and the expert performance approach. Journal of Expertise, 4(2), 208-219.

Eccles, D. W., & Kazmier, A. (2019). The psychology of rest in athletes: An empirical study and initial model. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 44, 90-98. doi:doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.05.007

Harris, K. R., Eccles, D. W., Freeman, C., & Ward, P. (2017). 'Gun! Gun! Gun!' An exploration of law enforcement officers' decision-making and coping under stress during actual events. Ergonomics, 60, 1112-1122. doi:doi: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1260165

Harris, K. R., Eccles, D. W., & Shatzer, J. H. (2017). Team deliberate practice in medicine and related domains: A consideration of the issues. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22, 209-220. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10459-016-969

Eccles, D. W., & Arsal, G. (2017). The think aloud method: What is it and how do I use it? Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health, 9, 514-531. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017

Arsal, G., Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (2016). Cognitive mediation of putting: Use of a think-aloud measure and implications for studies of golf-putting in the laboratory. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 27, 18-27. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2

Mottet, M., Eccles, D. W., & Saury, J. (2016). Navigation in outdoor environments as an embodied, social, cultural and situated, experience: an empirical study of orienteering. Spatial Cognition and Computation, 16, 220-243. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13875868.2016

Eccles, D. W., & Arsal, G. (2015). How do they make it look so easy? The cognitive advantage of expert orienteers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33, 609-615. doi:DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.951953

Bourbousson, J., R'Kiouak, M., & Eccles, D. W. (2015). The dynamics of team coordination: A social network analysis as a window to shared awareness. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24, 742-760. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2014

Calmeiro, L., Tenenbaum, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2014). Managing pressure: patterns of appraisals and coping strategies of non-elite and elite athletes during competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 32, 1813-1820. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014

Harris, K. R., Eccles, D., Ward, P., & Whyte, J. (2013). A theoretical framework for simulation in nursing: answering Schiavenato's (2009) call. Journal of Nursing Education, 52, 1-16. doi:doi:10.3928/01484834-20121107-02

Naimo, M., Zourdos, M., Kim, J-S., Ward, E., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. (2013). Contextual interference effects on the acquisition of skill and strength of the bench press. Human Movement Science, 32, 472-484. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2013.0

Whyte, J., Eccles, D. W., Whyte, M. D., Cormier, E., Pappas, C., & Cesnales, N. I. (2013). HIV case manager preparedness for practice in Ryan White Care Act funded settings. Social Work in Health Care, 52, 808-825. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2013

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Goldsmith, E., & Arsal, G. (2013). The relationship between retirement wealth and householders' lifetime personal financial and investing behaviors. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 47, 432-464. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joca.12022

Whyte, J., Pickett-Hauber, R., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., & Harris, K. R. (2013). The relationship between standardized test scores and clinical performance. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 9, 563-570. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2013.05.0

Kudlackova, K., Eccles, D. W., & Dieffenbach, K. (2013). Use of relaxation skills by differentially skilled athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 468-475. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2

Eccles, D. W., & Tran, K. (2012). Getting them on the same page: Strategies for enhancing coordination and communication in sports teams. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 3, 1-10. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2011

Whyte, J., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Torof, J., & Harris, K. R. (2012). Nurses' immediate response to the fall of a hospitalized patient: A comparison of actions and cognitions of experienced and novice nurses. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, 1054-1063. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.201

Macquet, A-C., Eccles, D. W., & Barraux, E. (2012). What makes an orienteer an expert? A case study of a highly elite orienteer's concerns in the course of competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 91-99. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2011

Whyte, M. D., Whyte, J., Cormier, E., & Eccles, D. W. (2011). Factors influencing parental decision making when parents choose to deviate from the standard pediatric immunization schedule. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 28, 204-214. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2011

Williams, A. M., Ford, P., Eccles, D. W., & Ward, P. (2011). Perceptual-cognitive expertise in sport and its acquisition: Implications for applied cognitive psychology. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25, 432-442. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1710

Ward, P., Suss, J., Eccles, D. W., Williams, A. M., & Harris, K. R. (2011). Skill-based differences in option generation in a complex task: A verbal protocol analysis. Cognitive Processing, 12, 289-300. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10339-011-039

McRobert, A., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., & Williams, A. M. (2011). The effect on perceptual-cognitive processes of manipulating context-specific information during a simulated anticipation task. British Journal of Psychology, 102, 519-534.

Mojock, C. D., Kim, J-S., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. B. (2011). The effects of static stretching on running economy and endurance performance in female distance runners during treadmill running. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25, 2170-2176. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Woodman, T., Janelle, C. M., Le Scanff, C., Ehrlinger, J., Castanier, C., & Coombes, S. A. (2011). Where's the emotion? How sport psychology can inform research on emotion in human factors. Human Factors, 53, 180-202. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720811403731

Calmeiro, L., Tenenbaum, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2010). Event-sequence analysis of appraisals and coping during trapshooting performance. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 22, 392-407. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2010

Eccles, D. W. (2010). The coordination of labour in sports teams. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3, 154-170. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2010

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., & Woodman, T. (2009). Competition-specific preparation and expert performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 96-107. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2

Lausic, D., Tenenbaum, G., Eccles, D. W., Jeong, A., & Johnson, T. (2009). Intra-team communication and performance in doubles tennis. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 80, 281-290. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2009

Whyte, J., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2009). The relationship between knowledge and clinical performance in novice and experienced critical care nurses: An application of the expert performance approach. Heart and Lung, 38, 517-525. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008

McRobert, A., Williams, A. M., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2009). Tracing the process of expertise in a simulated anticipation task. Ergonomics, 52, 474-483. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140130802707

Tenenbaum, G., Edmonds, A., & Eccles, D. W. (2008). Affect-related performance zones. Military Psychology, 20, S11-S37. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995600701804

Eccles, D. W., & Feltovich, P. J. (2008). Implications of domain-general "psychological support skills" for the transfer of skill and the acquisition of expertise. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 21, 43-60. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/piq.20014

Williams, A. M., Ericsson, K. A., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2008). Research on expertise in sport: Implications for the military. Military Psychology, 20, S123-S145. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995600701804

Eccles, D. W. (2008). The expert's circumvention of processing limitations: an example from sport. Military Psychology, 20, S103-S121. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995600701804

Ward, P., Farrow, D., Harris, K. R., Williams, A. M., Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (2008). Training perceptual-cognitive skills: Can sport psychology research inform military decision training? Military Psychology, 20, S71-S102. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995600701804

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. (2007). Wolves, bees, and football: Enhancing coordination in sociotechnological problem solving systems through the study of human and animal groups. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 2778-2790. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2006.05

Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). A commentary on "Team cognition and expert teams: Emerging insights into learning and performance for exceptional teams". International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4, 463-483. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2006

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. (2006). Agent coordination and communication in sociotechnological systems: Design and measurement issues. Interacting with Computers, 18, 1170-1185. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2006

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. (2006). Problem solving systems theory: Implications for the design of socio-technological systems. Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning, 3, 323-343.

Eccles, D. W. (2006). Thinking outside of the box: The role of environmental adaptation in the acquisition of skilled and expert performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24, 1103-1114. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640410500432

Eccles, D. W., Walsh, S. E., & Ingledew, D. K. (2006). Visual attention in orienteers with different levels of experience. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24, 77-87. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640410400022

Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2004). Why an expert team is more than a team of experts: A social-cognitive conceptualization of team coordination and communication in sport. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 26, 542-560.

Eccles, D. W., Walsh, S. E., & Ingledew, D. K. (2002). A grounded theory of expert cognition in orienteering. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 24, 68-88. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsep.24.1.68

Eccles, D. W., Walsh, S. E., & Ingledew, D. K. (2002). The use of heuristics during route planning by expert and novice orienteers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 20, 327-337. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640410275357

Refereed Book Chapters

Eccles, D. W., Foster, B. J., & Bean, W. (in press). Becoming an expert requires relentless commitment: A myth. In Jenny Coady, & David McHugh (Eds.), Myths of sport psychology. Sequoia Books. 

Eccles, D. W., & Cohen, K. (in press). Navigating academia. In Andrew Friesen, Sebastian Brueckner, & Lauren Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Professional: A Global Perspective. Routledge. 

Eccles, D. W. (2025). Deliberate practice. In Regan Gurung, & Jamie Shapiro (Eds.), Psychology in the real world. Routledge. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367198459-REPRW262-1

Erlacher, D., Eccles, D. W., & Jakowski, S. (2023). Sleep, recovery, and rest. In Henning Plessner, Mirko Wegner, Julia Schüler, & Robert C. Eklund (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: Theory and application (pp. 583-614). Berlin, Germany: Springer. 

Eccles, D. W., Kazmier, A., & Erhardt, A. (2021). Solitude as means of obtaining mental rest in skilled athlete populations. In R. J. Coplan, J. C. Bowker, & L. J. Nelson (Eds.), The handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone (2nd ed.) (pp. 280-293). New York, NY: Wiley. 

Eccles, D. W. (2021). The psychology of rest in sports performers. In Michael Kellmann, & Jürgen Beckmann (Eds.), Recovery and well-being in sport and exercise (pp. 201-213). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. 

Eccles, D. W. (2020). Expertise: The state of the art. In G. Tenenbaum, & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (4th ed.) (pp. 465-486). New York, NY: Wiley. 

Harris, K. R., Foreman, N. A., & Eccles, D. W. (2020). Representative test and task development and simulated task environments. In P. Ward, J. M. Schraagen, J. Gore, & E. Roth (Eds.), Oxford handbook of expertise: Research and application (pp. 291-311). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 

Eccles, D. W. (2019). Autogenic training. In Dieter Hackfort, Robert J. Schinke, & Bernd Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of sport psychology (pp. 28). New York, NY: Elsevier. 

Eccles, D. W. (2019). Prior shared knowledge states. In Dieter Hackfort, Robert J. Schinke, & Bernd Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of sport psychology (pp. 224-225). New York, NY. 

Eccles, D. W. (2019). Shared mental models. In Dieter Hackfort, Robert J. Schinke, & Bernd Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of sport psychology (pp. 269-270). New York, NY: Elsevier. 

Burke, S. M., & Eccles, D. W. (2019). Team coordination. In Dieter Hackfort, Robert J. Schinke, & Bernd Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of sport psychology (pp. 298). New York, NY: Elsevier. 

Burke, S. M., & Eccles, D. W. (2019). Team harmony. In Deiter Hackfort, Robert J. Schinke, & Bernd Strauss (Eds.), Dictionary of sport psychology (pp. 298-299). New York, NY: Elsevier. 

Eccles, D. W. (2016). Team coordination. In R. Schinke, K. McGannon, & B. Smith (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of sport psychology (pp. 240-255). London, UK: Routledge. 

Eccles, D. W., & Tran Turner, K. (2014). Coordination in sports teams. In M. Beauchamp, & M. Eys (Eds.), Group dynamics in exercise and sport psychology: Contemporary themes (pp. 240-255). London, UK: Routledge. 

Eccles, D. W. (2012). Verbal reports of cognitive processes. In G. Tenenbaum, R. C. Eklund, & A. Kamata (Eds.), Measurement in sport and exercise psychology (pp. 103-117). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. 

Eccles, D. W., & Johnson, M. B. (2009). Letting the social and cognitive merge: New concepts for an understanding of group functioning in sport. In S. D. Mellalieu, & S. Hanton (Eds.), Applied sport psychology advances: A review (pp. 281-316). London: Routledge. 

Ericsson, K. A., Perez, R., Eccles, D. W., Lang, L., Baker, E., Bransford, J., VanLehn, K., & Ward, P. (2009). The measurement and development of professional performance: An introduction to the topic and the organization of this book. In K. A. Ericsson (Ed.), Development of professional expertise: Toward measurement of expert performance and design of optimal learning environments (pp. 1-26). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 

Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2007). A social cognitive perspective on team functioning in sport. In G. Tenenbaum, & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Handbook of sport psychology (pp. 264-283). New York: Wiley. 

Refereed Encyclopedia Entries

Eccles, D. W. (2014). Laws of motor learning and control. In R. C. Eklund, & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology (p. 401-405). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Eccles, D. W., & Riley, K. (2014). Psychological skills. In R. C. Eklund, & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology (p. 562-563). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Eccles, D. W., & Riley, K. (2014). Psychological skills training. In R. C. Eklund, & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology (p. 563-565). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Eccles, D. W., & Riley, K. (2014). Rest. In R. C. Eklund, & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology (p. 598-600). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Eccles, D. W., & Tran Turner, K. (2014). Shared mental models. In R. C. Eklund, & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sport and exercise psychology (p. 673-676). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Refereed Proceedings

Perrault, M., & Eccles, D. W. (2012). Singer's five-step approach: Does every bit count? In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, Hawaii, USA. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 34, S209. 

Ward, P., Torof, J., Whyte, J., Eccles, D. W., & Harris, K. R. (2010). Option generation and decision making in critical-care nursing. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA, USA (pp. 354-358). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Janelle, C. M., Woodman, T., & Le Scanff, C. (2008). Shared interests in solving common problems: How sport psychology might inform human factors and ergonomics. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New York, NY, USA (pp. 743-747). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 

Ward, P., Harris, K. R., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Tashman, L., & Lang, L. (2007). Cognitive basis for expert and superior performance in law enforcement. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, TN, USA (pp. 1884). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 

McRobert, A., Williams, A. M., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (2007). Contextual information and anticipation skill in cricket batting. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, San Diego, CA, USA. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 29, S187. 

Hoffman, R. R., Feltovich, P. J., & Eccles, D. W. (2007). The cost of knowledge recovery. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD, USA (pp. 328-332). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 

Tashman, L., Harris, K. R., Ramrattan, J., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., Williams, A. M., & Rodrick, D. (2006). Expert performance in law enforcement: Are skilled performers more effectively constraining the situation to resolve representative dynamic tasks than novices? In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA, USA (pp. 1213-1217). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 

Harris, K. R., Tashman, L., Ward, P., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Williams, A. M., Ramrattan, J., & Lang, L. H. (2006). Planning, evaluation, and cognition: Exploring the structure and mechanisms of expert performance in a representative dynamic task. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, Canada (pp. 327-332). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 

Tenenbaum, G., Lausic, D., & Eccles, D. W. (2005). Communication and coordination: Essentials for team expertise. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, St. Petersburg, USA. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 27, S22. 

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. (2005). Creating expert problem solving systems. In Proceedings of the Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, Waikoloa, HI, USA (pp. 293). Washington, DC: IEEE. 

Eccles, D. W., & Ward, P. (2005). Experts' engagement in "scouting" activities for the anticipation of future events. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 27, S57-58. 

Harris, K. R., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (2005). From the battlefield to the playing field: Can military decision training inform perceptual-cognitive skills training in sport? In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 27, S74. 

Eccles, D. W. (2004). Thinking outside the box: The role of environmental adaptation in the acquisition of expertise in sport. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, Vancouver, Canada. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26, S68-69. 

Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2004). Why an expert team is more than a team of experts: A cognitive conceptualization of team coordination and communication in sport. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Society for the Science of Sport and Physical Activity, Vancouver, Canada. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26, S69. 

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. (2004). Wolves, football, and ambient computing: Facilitating collaboration in problem solving systems through the study of human and animal groups. In Proceedings of the Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Tampere, Finland (pp. 296-275). New York, NY: ACM Press. 

Eccles, D. W., Walsh, S. E., & Ingledew, D. K. (2001). Visual attention in orienteers with different amounts of experience. In Proceedings of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool, UK. Journal of Sports Sciences, 19, 72-73. 

Eccles, D. W., & Walsh, S. E. (1999). An examination of the differences between experienced and inexperienced map readers. In Proceedings of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Worcester, UK. Journal of Sports Sciences, 17, 51-52. 

Nonrefereed Journal Articles

Kane, K., & Eccles, D. W. (2008). Improving team cohesion and morale by focussing on the individual team member. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Tenenbaum, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2008). The power of imagery. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Morales-Negron, H. R., Basevitch, I., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). Developing leadership in players. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Murray, M., Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2006). Aggression in football: Competitive edge or out of control? Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Tashman, L., Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2006). On focus and concentration: Getting your players back into the match. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Bethany, K., Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2006). Techniques for managing stress. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Tenenbaum, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2005). Setting goals for the season. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (2005). Ten top tips for team building in the pre-season. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Tenenbaum, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2005). How to minimize burnout. Insight: The Football Coaches Association Online Journal, No page numbers.

Nonrefereed Reports

Eccles, D. W. (2017). Widening participation in the School of Applied Social Sciences: A 5-year strategy. Durham, UK: Durham University. 

Feltovich, P. J., Hoffman, R. R., & Eccles, D. W. (2004). Identification and analysis of "tough tasks" in military command and control (Technical Report to US Army Research Laboratory's Advanced Decision Architectures Alliance, under agreement # DAAD19-01-2-0009). Pensacola, FL: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. 

Feltovich, P. J., Hoffman, R. R., & Eccles, D. W. (2004). Implications of the reductive tendency for the re-design of complex cognitive systems (Technical Report to the US Army Research Laboratory's Advanced Decision Architectures Alliance under agreement # DAAD19-01-2-0009). Pensacola, FL: Institute of Human and Machine Cognition. 

Eccles, D. W., Feltovich, P. J., & Hoffman, R. R. (2004). The representation of conceptual knowledge: A model of expert knowledge for terrain analysis (Technical Report to the US Army Research Laboratory's Advanced Decision Architectures Alliance under agreement # DAAD19-01-2-0009). Pensacola, FL: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. 

Presentations

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Bouthiller, E., Eccles, D. W., & Foster, B. J. (submitted). Relationships Between Perfectionism, Burnout, and Mental Rest in College Athletes. Presentation submitted for approval.

Eccles, D. W., Caviedes, G., & Twedell, H. (accepted). A Guide for Practitioners About How Athletes, Coaches, and Other Performers Can Obtain the Mental Rest They Need to Stay Mentally Healthy. Presentation to be given at GAMeS International Mental Health & Sport Conference, Global Alliance for Mental Health in Sport. (International)

Eccles, D. W., & Caviedes, G. (accepted). Psychological Rest and Mental Health in Female College Athletes. Presentation to be given at GAMeS International Mental Health & Sport Conference, Global Alliance for Mental Health in Sport. (International)

Ku, Ting-Yu, & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2025, February). Unpacking Ultra-Marathons: The Role of Psychological Rest in Endurance Sports. Presentation at AASP 2025 SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (Regional)

Wolf, S. A., Wergin, V., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2025). Staying United in Joy and Misery: Collective Emotions as a Way to Foster Team Integration. Presentation at AASP 2025 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Glaaser, J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2025). The Current Use of Neurofeedback and Neural Measurements in Sport Psychology: A Scoping Review. Presentation at AASP 2025 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Bean, W., Eccles, D. W., & Eklund, R. C. (presented 2024, October). Biofeedback Use and Acceptance by Mental Performance Consultants. Presentation at AASP 2024 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Findley, M., Samson, A., Cormier, M., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2024, October). The Psychosocial Aspects of Rest in Athletes. Presentation at AASP 2024 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Papineau, S. B., Wolf, S. A., Eccles, D. W., Bunning, M. M., & Giardina, M. D. (presented 2024). "Run for something bigger than yourself": Collegiate athlete experiences of group dynamics differ from cross country to track and field. Presentation at NASPSPA Annual Conference, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (International) Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2024-0136

Erdem, E., Eccles, D. W., & Foster, B. J. (presented 2024). An Investigation of the Relationship Between Perfectionism, Burnout, and Psychology of Rest in Collegiate Student-Athletes. Presentation at the meeting of FEPSAC Congress 2024, Innsbruck, Austria. (International)

Bean, W., Eccles, D. W., & Eklund, R. C. (presented 2024). Exploring Biofeedback Acceptance: A Study on Current Usage and Technology Acceptance Among Certified Mental Performance Consultants. Presentation at AASP 2024 SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (Regional)

Caviedes, G. I., Eklund, R. C., Yang, Y., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2024). Making the Mental Matter! Exploring the Importance of Promoting Mental Rest in Student-Athletes. Presentation at AASP 2024 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Caviedes, G. I., Eklund, R. C., Yang, Y., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2024). Psychological Rest in Student-Athletes: Relationships Between Sport Demands, Mental Rest, Depressive Symptoms, and Well-Being. Presentation at AASP 2024 SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (Regional)

Kafka, J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2024). Sport Participation and Variation in Moral Foundations. Presentation at AASP 2024 SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (Regional)

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T. W., Harris, N., & Wolf, S. A. (presented 2024). The Psychology of Rest in Coaches: Implications for Sport Psychology Practitioners. Presentation at AASP 2024 Annual Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T. W., Harris, N., & Wolf, S. A. (presented 2024). What does rest mean to Division I coaches and how do they get it? Presentation at AASP 2024 SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (Regional)

Eccles, D. W. (presented 2024). What does rest mean to elite athletes? Presentation at NSCA SE Regional Conference, National Strength and Conditioning Association. (Regional)

Wolf, S. A., Eccles, D. W., & Wergin, V. V. (presented 2023, May). United in joy and misery? The relationships between collective emotions of different valence and indices of social team integration. Presentation at the meeting of German Association of Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T., Harris, N., & Caviedes, G. (presented 2022, October). A guide for practitioners about how athletes, coaches, and other performers can obtain the mental rest they need. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Caviedes, G. I., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2022, October). Taking the strain off the brain! Relationships between sport demands, mental rest, depressive symptoms, and well-being in student-athletes. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Behl, T., Rodgers, J., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. (presented 2022, June). A comparison of stress levels, activity, sleep, and health between county and university law enforcement. Presentation at the meeting of American College of Sports Medicine. (International)

Caviedes, G., Gretton, T., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2021, October). A Case Study of the Face-to-Face to Virtual Transition of an Applied Sport Psychology Program at a Large Public University in the USA. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Behl, T., Rodgers, J., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. (presented 2021, October). A Comparison of Stress Levels, Activity, Sleep, And Health Between County And University Law Enforcement. Presentation at the meeting of American College of Sports Medicine, South Eastern Region. (Regional)

Lewellen, J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2021, October). Collegiate Athletes' Experiences and Perceptions of Using Virtual Reality for Sport Training. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T., Caviedes, G., & Harris, N. (presented 2021, October). Something That Just Relaxes My Mind and Gets Me Away from Ball; A Study of Mental Rest in Professional Athletes and Implications for Best Practice. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Gretton, T., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2021, October). Supporting Psychological Preparation in Elite Officials. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Gretton, T. W., & Harris, N. (presented 2020, October). "I was sleeping, like, one hour a night"; An empirical study of rest in college coaches. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference. (International)

Behl, T., Weaver, R. N., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. B. (presented 2020, February). Stress effects on university police health and sleep. Presentation at American College of Sports Medicine SE regional conference, American College of Sports Medicine, Jacksonville, FL. (Regional)

Eccles, D. W., & Kazmier, A. (presented 2019, October). "We're taught how to switch on but not how to switch off": An empirical study and initial theory of the psychology of rest in athletes. Presentation at Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Portland, OR. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. (presented 2019, July). Athlemaphilia: meaningful affective connections with sport. Presentation at 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology, FEPSAC, Munster, Germany. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2019, July). Exploring whether, how, and why athletes experience and seek support from nonhuman relationships with sport. Presentation at 15th European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology, FEPSAC, Munster, Germany. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2019, May). Integrating attachment theory and the three-factor theory of anthropomorphism to self-determined need satisfaction from sport. Presentation at Self-Determination Theory Annual Conference, Self-Determination Theory Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2018, September). Personification, agency, and anthropomorphism in athlemaphilic attachments. Presentation at Personification Across Disciplines Conference, Durham, UK, Durham University, UK. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2018, March). In love and alone: Exploring the downsides of athlemaphilic attachments. Presentation at Mental Health in Sport Conference, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2018). Understanding meaningful affective connections to sport: Introducing "athlemaphilia". Presentation at British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Conference, Northumbria University, UK, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. (National)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2017). Conceptualizing sporting experiences as romantic attachments: A mixed methods exploration of loving the game. Presentation at British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. (International)

Hodge, A., Oliver, E. J., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2016). Challenging interpersonal requirements for relatedness: Demonstrating the contributions of non-interpersonal relationships to satisfaction, relatedness, and wellbeing. Presentation at International Conference on Self-determination Theory, Vancouver Island, Canada, Self-determination Theory Society. (International)

Naimo, M., Eccles, D. W., Wilson, J. M., Zourdos, M. C., Kim, J-S., & Panton, L. B. (presented 2012). Contextual interference effects on the acquisition of strength and skill of the bench press. Presentation at Annual Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA, American College of Sports Medicine. (International)

Macquet, A-C., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2012). Enhancing active reflection during athletic performance: Evidence from the sport of orienteering. Presentation at Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Shaffer, C., Tran, K. E., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2012). Getting 'em on the same page: Strategies for enhancing coordination and communication in sports teams. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Atlanta, GA, USA, Association of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Naimo, M., Eccles, D. W., Wilson, J. M., Zourdos, M. C., Kim, J-S., & Panton, L. B. (presented 2012). The effects of low versus high contextual interference on the acquisition of strength and skill of the bench press. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA, American College of Sports Medicine. (Regional)

Land, W., Tenenbaum, G., Ward, P., Eklund, R., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2011). Examination of the mediating effects of visual information on the benefits of external focus. Presentation at European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal, European Federation of Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., & Goldmsith, E. (presented 2011). How research on personal financial practices associated with wealth accumulation can enhance the effectiveness of financial educational programs. Presentation at Annual Conference of the American Council on Consumer Interests, Washington, DC, USA, American Council on Consumer Interests. (National)

Ward, P., Harris, K. R., Eccles, D. W., Suss, J., & Ehrlinger, J. (presented 2010). Domain-general, domain-specific, and study-related predictors of performance in advanced placement science. Presentation at Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, USA, American Educational Research Association. (International)

Ward, P., Ehrlinger, J., Eccles, D. W., & Robertson, S. (presented 2010). Skill-based differences in cognition and metacognition in advanced placement biology. Presentation at Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, USA, American Educational Research Association. (International)

Mojock, C. D., Kim, J-S., Eccles, D. W., & Panton, L. B. (presented 2010). The effects of static stretching on running economy and endurance performance in female distance runners during treadmill running. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Greenville, SC, USA, American College of Sports Medicine. (Regional)

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., & Goldsmith, E. (presented 2010). The relationship between household wealth and householders' personal financial and investing practices. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Financial Counselors and Planning Educators, Alexandria, VA, USA, Association of Financial Counselors and Planning Educators. (National)

Young, P. R., Brinkman, A., Harris, K. R., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2009). How do elite athletes prepare for competitions? A case study of professional paintball. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Shipherd, A. M., Eccles, D. W., Basevitch, I., Gershgoren, L., & Dietrich, F. C. (presented 2009). Strategies for developing team cohesion in the preseason. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Gould, J., Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (presented 2007). Accuracy of time reproduction by basketball players and non-players. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Harris, K. R., Tashman, L. S., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., & Lang, L. (presented 2007). Expert performance in law enforcement: Capturing superior dynamic performance in a controlled environment. Presentation at Conference on the Development of Professional Performance, Orlando, FL, USA, Offie of Naval Research, Department of Defense. (International)

Land, W., Tenenbaum, G., Eklund, R., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2007). Facilitation of automaticity: sport-relevant versus non-relevant secondary task. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY, USA, Association of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., & Groth, P. T. (presented 2007). Implications of research on "expert" collaboration in animal groups for training and development in collaborative work environments. Presentation at Conference on the Development of Professional Performance, Orlando, FL, USA, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense. (International)

Johnson, M. B., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2007). Social-cognitive factors involved in team functioning: Implications for applied sport psychologists. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY, USA, Association of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Goldmsith, E., Eccles, D. W., & Ward, P. (presented 2007). The financial management practices of experts in personal finance. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Financial Counselors and Planning Educators, Tampa, FL, USA, Association of Financial Counselors and Planning Educators. (National)

Arsal, G., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2007). Using a retrospective verbal report method to investigate self-regulatory thought processes during sport performance: An example from the sport of orienteering. Presentation at Annual Conference of the , St Louis, MO, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W. (presented 2007). What are we missing when we take an individual approach to the study of cognition in expert sports performers? Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Lausic, D., Tenenbaum, G., Eccles, D. W., & Jeong, A. (presented 2006). Communication patterns and sequences in tennis doubles: Does communication account for coordination? Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Tenenbaum, G., Johnson, M. B., Lausic, D., Eccles, D. W., Jeong, A., & Edmonds, W. E. (presented 2006). Innovative methods for eliciting individual and team psychological states and processes essential for skill performance. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., & Ward, P. (presented 2006). Is self-talk all talk and imagery imagined? Prospects and limits of research on the role of psychological skills in expert sports performance. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL, USA, Association for Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Gould, J. A., Eccles, D. W., & Tenenbaum, G. (presented 2006). Is time estimation a facet of skilled sports performance? An investigation in the sport of basketball. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL, USA, Association of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., Harris, K. R., Hassler, L. B., Sacks, D. N., Ward, P., & Williams, A. M. (presented 2005). From the "don't know" to the "damn konfident": Contrasting the reliability of conventional interview methods with concurrent "think aloud", immediate retrospective, and delayed retrospective verbal report methods. Presentation at World Congress in Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia, International Society for Sport Psychology. (International)

Ward, P., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., & Hassler, L. (presented 2005). Situational models: Implications for perceptual-cognitive expertise research. Presentation at World Congress of Sport Psychology, Sydney, Australia, International Society of Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Ericsson, K. A., Harris, K. R., Sacks, D. N., & Williams, A. M. (presented 2005). Using a delayed retrospective report method to increase the reliability of verbal reports of past events. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, Canada, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Eccles, D. W. (presented 2003). Expertise out of context: Might acquired psychological skills account for an expertise transfer effect? Presentation at International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, Pensacola, FL, USA, Naturalistic Decision Making Society. (International)

Eccles, D. W., Feltovich, P. J., & Hoffman, R. (presented 2003). Modeling terrain knowledge. Presentation at Army Research Laboratory Collaborative Technology Alliances, University of Maryland, MD, USA, Army Research Laboratory, Department of Defense. (National)

Hoffman, R. R., Feltovich, P. J., Roetzer, L., & Eccles, D. W. (presented 2003). The high cost of knowledge recovery. Presentation at International Conference on Concept Mapping, Pamplona Iruna Navarre, Spain, Instittute for Human and Machine Cognition. (International)

Hoffman, R. R., Coffey, J., Eccles, D. W., & Feltovich, P. J. (presented 2002). A revolutionary re-design for military field manuals: Ensuring versatility, deployability and sustainability by modeling and preserving the knowledge of experts. Presentation at Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, Department of Defense. (National)

Eccles, D. W., Walsh, S. E., & Ingledew, D. K. (presented 1999). What do orienteers do? A grounded analysis. Presentation at Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Banff, Canada, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. (International)

Nonrefereed Presentations at Conferences

Eccles, D. W., & Tashman, L. (presented 2005). The development of a delayed retrospective report method to increase the reliability and validity of verbal reports about past events. Presentation at Conference on extending cognitive load theory and instructional design to the development of expert performance, Florida State University, FL, USA, Florida State University and University of the Netherlands. (International)

Invited Workshops

Eccles, D. W. (2006). Performance metrics in collaborative environments workshop. Workshop delivered at Department of Defense, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. (National)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Eccles, D. W. (2025, October). Understanding deliberate practice and its application. Delivered at Munster Technological University, Ireland. (International)

Eccles, D. W. (2023, October). Implications of research on motor learning for practice scheduling. Delivered at University of Georgia, Department of Kinesiology. (Local)

Eccles, D. W. (2023, October). Psychological detachment, recovery, and human performance. Delivered at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. (Local)

Eccles, D. W. (2017). Team coordination in sport. Delivered at Department of Sports Science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. (Local)

Eccles, D. W. (2017). The psychology of rest in athletes. Delivered at Department of Sports Sciences, University of Rouen, France. (Local)

Eccles, D. W. (2017). The psychology of rest in athletes. Delivered at Department of Sports Science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. (Local)

Eccles, D. W. (2013). How do sports teams coordinate their actions? A social-cognitive perspective. Delivered at Department of Sports Science, University of Bern, Switzerland. (Local)

Information and Communication Technology

Computer Software Development

Feltovich, P. J., Eccles, D. W., & Hoffman, R. R. (2004). ROCK-TA: Representation of concept knowledge in terrain analysis performance support tool [Computer software]. Pensacola, FL: Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. 

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Eccles, D. W. (2019–2020). Reducing failure-to-rescue errors in nursing using deliberate practice-based training. Funded by FSU Committee on Faculty Research Support. Total award $14,000. 

Eccles, D. (2019–2020). Reducing failure-to-rescue errors in nursing using deliberate practice-based training. Funded by College of Education Dean's Circle Initiative. Total award $6,000. 

Ward, P. (PI), Douglas, I., & Eccles, D. W. (co-PIs). (2008–2010). Investigating the effect of appliance interface design on energy-use behavior. Funded by Florida State University Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability. Total award $163,949. 

Eccles, D. W. (PI), Ward, P., & Goldsmith, E. (2007–2009). The development of superior personal investing performance. Funded by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation. Total award $341,511. 

Lang, L. B. (PI), Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., Ward, P., & Whyte, J. (co-PIs). (2007–2009). The acquisition of adaptive skills: An application of the expert performance approach to the development of training based on deliberate practice and deep learning. Funded by Office of Naval Research. Total award $250,000. 

Ward, P. (PI), & Eccles, D. W. (co-PI). (2007–2008). Expert performance approach to examining superior performance in advanced placement courses. Funded by Florida Department of Education. Total award $337,041. 

Eccles, D. W. (2006–2006). Human patient simulator equipment. Funded by Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University. Total award $7,000. 

Hassler, L. B. (PI), Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (co-PIs). (2005–2006). Applying the expert performance approach to studying skilled and expert performance within and beyond the Navy. Funded by Office of Naval Research. Total award $935,000. 

Eccles, D. W. (PI). (2005–2005). Failure under pressure in complex domains: Is performance moderated by attentional focus and skill level? Funded by Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity. Total award $14,000. 

Eccles, D. W. (2005–2005). Stress and memory for athletic events. Funded by Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity. Total award $15,000. 

Hassler, L. B. (PI), Eccles, D. W., & Ericsson, K. A. (co-PIs). (2004–2005). Acquisition of long-term working memory as a means for skilled performers to maintain situation awareness under stress. Funded by Office of Naval Research. Total award $1,500,000. 

Hoffman, R. R., Fiore, S. (PIs), Eccles, D. W., & and others (co-PIs). (2004–2005). Florida Alliance for the Study of Expertise Science of Learning Center Catalyst Grant. Funded by National Science Foundation. Total award $225,000. 

Contracts and Grants Denied

Behl, T., Panton, L., & Eccles, D. W. (Aug 2023). The Effects of Almond Consumption on Cardiometabolic Health, Sleep, and Stress in Individuals of High-Stress Occupations. Submitted to Almond Board of California. Unspecified award amount. 

Behl, T., Arjmandi, B., Panton, L., & Eccles, D. W. (Jan 2022). The beneficial effects of almond consumption on cardiometabolic health, sleep, and stress in individuals in high stress occupations. Submitted to Almond Board of California. Unspecified award amount. 

Whyte, J., & Eccles, D. W. (May 2020). Florida State University-Nursing case management telehealth simulation project. Submitted to Health Resources and Services Administration. Unspecified award amount. 

Eccles, D. W., & Whyte, J. (Feb 2019). Improving patient safety by enhancing nurses' recognition of clinical stimuli (dual-PI application). Submitted to National Institutes of Health's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Unspecified award amount. 

Eccles, D. W., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Oliver, E. J., & Roderick, M. J. (2017). Rest and its relations to athlete performance and well-being. Submitted to Leverhulme Research Grant Program. Unspecified award amount. 

Greatbatch, D., Chow, D., Eccles, D. W., & Smith, R. (2014). Costing and caring: The role and impact of accounting-efficiency initiatives in children's social care. Submitted to Economic and Social Research Council Research Grant Program. Unspecified award amount. 

Whyte, J., & Eccles, D. W. (2011). A randomized clinical trial of a deliberate practice based intervention designed to improve novice nurses' perception of and reactions to relevant stimuli in the clinical context. Submitted to National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Unspecified award amount. 

Lang, L., Eccles, D. W., & Johnson, C. (2010). Teacher use of data to inform instruction: An expert performance approach. Submitted to Spencer Founation. Unspecified award amount. 

Abel, N., Eccles, D. W., Rutledge, S., & Whyte, J. (2010). Cultivating compassion: recognizing and interrupting unconscious stigmatizing responses in HIV/AIDS health care and social service provision. Submitted to John Templeton Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Ehrlinger, J., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2009). The impact of theories of intelligence on self-regulated learning strategies and performance improvement. Submitted to Institute of Education Sciences. Unspecified award amount. 

Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., et al. (2007). Acquiring and maintaining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) expertise across the lifespan. Submitted to Florida State University Pathways to Excellence Initiative. Unspecified award amount. 

Eccles, D. W., Goldsmith, E., & Ward, P. (2006). The development of personal investing skill. Submitted to National Association of Securities Dealers. Unspecified award amount. 

Eccles, D. W., Goldsmith, E., & Ward, P. (2006). Concurrent and retrospective assessment of the developmental activities of high and low performing personal financial managers. Submitted to National Endowment for Financial Education. Unspecified award amount. 

Ericsson, K. A., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). Measurement and analysis of complex everyday performance and learning. Submitted to Florida State University Pathways to Excellence Initiative. Unspecified award amount. 

Ericsson, K. A., Whyte, J., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). Nurses' ability to identify and intervene in cases of treatment-related side effects: An application of the expert performance approach. Submitted to Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Ericsson, K. A., Whyte, J., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). Increasing nurses' ability to identify treatment related side effects through the use of clinical simulation. Submitted to National Institutes for Health, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. Unspecified award amount. 

Hoffman, R. R., Fiore, S., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). National alliance for expertise studies Science of Learning Center application. Submitted to National Science Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Lang, L., Torgeson, J., Crow, G., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). Leadership and expert performance in school principals. Submitted to Institute of Educational Sciences. Unspecified award amount. 

Willaims, A. M., Bennett, S., Ericsson, K. A., Ward, P., & Eccles, D. W. (2006). International network for the study of expert performance. Submitted to Leverhulme Trust. Unspecified award amount. 

Eccles, D. W., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Hassler, L., & Ericsson, K. A. (2005). Virtual human performance laboratory (vHPL) equipment. Submitted to Florida State University Research Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Whyte, J., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Hassler, L., & Ericsson, K. A. (2005). Application of the expertise model to critical care nursing. Submitted to Florida State University Research Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Service

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Faculty representative, Honor policy hearing (2024–present).

At-large representative for CEHHS, Faculty Senate (2020–2025).

Committee Member, University Promotion and Tenure Committee (2010–2012).

Committee Member, University Senate (2005–2007).

FSU College Service

Member, CEHHS Scholarships Committee (2022–2024).

Member, COE Promotion and Tenure Committee (2020–2023).

Member, vice-chair, then chair, CEHHS Faculty Advisory Board (2019–2023).

External member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Visual Disabilities, School of Teach Education (2021).

Lead coordinator, College of Education Annual Teaching Awards (2020).

Member, College of Education Strategic Plan Implementation, Academic Quality and Reputation Workgroup (2018–2020).

Member, Search Committee for Professor and Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching Excellence (2019).

Committee Chair, College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee (2010–2012).

Committee Member, College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee (2009–2010).

Committee Member, College of Education Faculty Council (2005–2007).

Committee Chair, Professional Development Committee (2005–2007).

FSU Department Service

Chair, Search committee for Assistant Professor in Sport Psychology (2024).

Chair, EPLS Scholarships Committee (2022–2024).

Member, EPLS Promotion and Tenure Committee (2021–2024).

Member, Search committee for Administrative Assistant, EPLS (2021).

Member, Curriculum committee (2020).

Chair, Search committee for Teaching Faculty in Sport Psychology (2020).

Co-chair, Search committee for Assistant Professor in Sport Psychology (2020).

Member, Search committee for Administrative Assistant, EPLS (2020).

Committee Member, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Promotion and Tenure Committee (2008–2012).

FSU Institute or Center Service

Committee Chair, Annual Faculty Review Committee, Learning Systems Institute (2010–2012).

Committee Member, Learning Systems Institute Faculty Council (2003–2012).

Committee Member, Educational Psychology search committee for Sport Psychology faculty position, as part of the search for an Associate Director for the Florida Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (2007).

Committee Member, Learning Systems Institute and Department of Psychology search committee for joint Learning Systems Institute/Department of Psychology faculty position (2006).

Committee Member, Learning Systems Institute search committee for Learning Systems Institute/Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies faculty position (2005).

FSU Program Service

Program Director, Graduate Programs in Sport Psychology (2020–present).

Coordinator, Doctoral Program in Sport Psychology, Department Program Coordination (2019–present).

The Profession

Editor for Refereed Journals

Associate Editor, Psychology and Social Sciences Section, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2018–present).

Acting Editor-in-Chief, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2019).

Editorial Board Membership(s)

Psychology of Sport and Exercise (2020–present).

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (APA Div 47) (2020–present).

Journal of Sports Sciences (2009–2017).

Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2013).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

European Journal of Sport Science (Mar 2025–present).

Journal of Visualized Experiments (Apr 2024–present).

Applied Ergonomics (Nov 2021–present).

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action (2021–present).

PeerJ (Mar 2019–present).

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making (2019–present).

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (2019–present).

Human Factors (2009–present).

Group Dynamics (2007–present).

Psychology of Sport and Exercise (2007–present).

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2006–present).

Military Psychology (2006–present).

Human Movement Science (2005–present).

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2005–present).

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2004–present).

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2004–present).

The Sport Psychologist (2004–present).

Journal of Sports Sciences (2003–present).

Reviewer for Textbooks

Handbook of Sport Psychology (4th ed.) (2017).

Professional Practice in Sport Psychology: A Review (2009).

Handbook of Sport Psychology (3rd ed.) (2006).

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

Florida State University Office of Research (2021).

Florida State University Office of Research (2020).

National Science Foundation, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (2011–2012).

Service to Professional Associations

Organizer, AASP SE Regional Conference, Association for Applied Sport Psychology (2024).

Reviewer, Development of Professional Performance Conference (2006).

Chairperson and Lead Organizer, Orlando, FL, Development of Professional Performance Conference (2006).

Conference Organization Team member, Pensacola Beach, FL, 6th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making (2003).

Chair, Student Advisory Group, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (1999–2001).

Service to Other Universities

Director of Widening Participation, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University (2015–2017). 

Member, Internal Review Board, Durham University (2014–2017). 

Councilor, Grey College, Durham University, Durham University (2014–2017). 

Member, School of Applied Social Sciences research committee, Durham University (2012–2017). 

Interim program coordinator, BA Sport, Exercise, and Physical Activity degree, Durham University (2016). 

Chair, School of Applied Social Science search committee for faculty member with specialization in sport development, Durham University (2015). 

Chair, School of Applied Social Sciences search committee for faculty member with specialization in sport sociology, Durham University (2014). 

Chair, School of Applied Social Sciences search committee for faculty member with specialization in sport and exercise psychology, Durham University (2013). 

The Community

Presenter, Sport psychology presentation on the myth of relentless commitment, Amplos High Performance Podcast (2023).

Guest presenter, Professional coach education program; presenter on topic of expert performance in sports, City University Dublin, Republic of Ireland (2021).

Podcast presenter, Presenter on a publicly-available podcast concerned with my research on expert performance and its applications, The High Performance Mindset Podcast series (2020).

Podcast presenter, Presenter on two publicly-available podcasts concerned with my research on expert performance and its applications, The Path Distilled podcast series (2020).

Lecturer for lecture series on psychology at Westminster Oaks Retirement Community, Tallahassee, FL, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida State University (2009–2012).

Consultation

Football Association (Soccer), Wembley Stadium, London, UK. Member of Performance Well-being Taskforce, Women's Professional Game (2024–present).

Time Magazine. Expert contributing to article titled "How to get real rest" by Donovan Coffey (2024–present).

Dallas Cowboys. Expert presenting rest-related concepts to mental performance consultant Dr Heather Twedell of the Dallas Cowboys (2024–present).

US Military, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Advised on the psychology of rest for the Resilience Training Program, operated by contractor Magellan Federal (2024).

Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Provision of guidance to mental performance consultants on strategies for helping performers obtain mental rest at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games (2024).

Canoe Wales. Consultant sport psychologist to elite performance squad (1997–2001).

Additional Service Not Reported Elsewhere

Eccles, D. W. (2021). Outstanding reviewer of the year (only two awards made). Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (APA Div 47). 

External Letters of Assessment of Candidates for Achievement Awards

Eccles, D. W. (2025). Assessment of candidate Dr Brian Foster of Florida State University for 2025 Teaching Excellence Award by Association of Applied Sport Psychology. 

Eccles, D. W. (2024). Assessment of candidate Dr Brian Foster of Florida State University for 2024 Teaching Excellence Award by Association of Applied Sport Psychology. 

Eccles, D. W. (2024). Assessment of candidate Dr Christopher Mesagno of Victoria University, Australia, for 2024 Distinguished International Scientist-Practitioner Award by Association of Applied Sport Psychology. 

Eccles, D. W. (2023). Assessment of candidate Dr Christine Habeeb for five-year outstanding academic achievement award. East Carolina University. 

Referee for Promotion Applications by Scholars in the Profession

Eccles, D. W. (2025). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for position of Full Professor of Sport Psychology by Dr Marc Cormier. University of Kentucky. 

Eccles, D. W. (2023). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Associate Professor and tenure in Sport Psychology by Dr Christine Habeeb at Eastern Carolina University, USA. 

Eccles, D. W. (2021). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Professor by Dr Peter Giacobbi at West Virginia University, USA. 

Eccles, D. W. (2020). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion by Dr Chris Mesagno to Associate Professor at Federation University, Australia. Federation University, Australia. 

Eccles, D. W. (2020). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Professor of by Dr. Damien Clement at West Virginia University, USA. West Virginia University, USA. 

Eccles, D. W. (2020). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for position of Associate Professor, with Tenure, of Sport Psychology by Dr Marc Cormier. University of Kentucky. 

Eccles, D. W. (2020). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for position of Associate Professor, with Tenure, of Sport Psychology by Dr Edson Filho. Boston University, MA. 

Eccles, D. W. (2015). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Professor of Sport Psychology by Dr Costas Karageorghis at Brunel University, London, UK. Brunel University, London, UK. 

Eccles, D. W. (2014). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Reader (i.e., Associate Professor) in Sport Psychology by Dr Robin Jackson at Brunel University, London, UK. Brunel University, London, UK. 

Eccles, D. W. (2014). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology by Dr Peter Coffee at Stirling University, Stirling, UK. Stirling University, Stirling, UK. 

Eccles, D. W. (2013). Referee providing external letter appraising an application for promotion to Reader (i.e., Associate Professor) in Sport Psychology by Dr Owen Thomas at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK. Cardiff Metropolitan University.