Barbara Teetor Waite

Barbara Teetor Waite writes about the normal, paranormal, and abnormal world in which we live, with an emphasis on sport. While directing the Sport Psychology Program at the University of Iowa, Dr. Waite worked with numerous coaches, but few as innovative as John Pfitsch from Grinnell College. Despite the predictable tug-of-war between practitioner and professor, they produced From Underdog to Winner, a blueprint for obtaining the best athletes have to give. "We came from two very different places and found common ground regarding the most important things," says Dr. Waite. Waite relates our most fundamental beliefs about ourselves to our ability to maximize performance and create effective relationships with whom we work, love, and live. With a solid foundation in theory and research, and years of experience teaching, coaching, and consulting with athletes and performers from various arenas, Waite’s explanations of theory are well-informed, simple, and direct.