Stories by Laura Miele-Pascoe

Dr. Laura Miele-Pascoe is a professor at Ohio University's Coaching Education program and is an expert in sport and recreation with specific expertise in sports psychology, personal training, fitness facilities management and injury prevention. She is an accomplished athlete as well as an experienced trainer, coach and teacher.

Dr. Miele-Pascoe played Division I basketball at Arizona State; was tight end for the Arizona Caliente, of the Women's Professional Football League; and was also a New York Golden Gloves semi-finalist in 2004. She began coaching athletes in 1986 and has been involved as a personal exercise and fitness trainer since 1994. Dr. Miele-Pascoe has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe as an athlete and coach and has been involved in consulting, coaching and teaching a wide range of sports including basketball, volleyball, softball, baseball, football, archery, bowling, figure skating, hockey, boxing, wrestling, field sports, golf, soccer, gymnastics and tennis.

Dr. Miele-Pascoe holds a doctorate in sport and exercise psychology, a master's degree in education (alternative Education with a minor in education administration) and an undergraduate degree in exercise science and physical education. She was a middle school and high school physical education teacher from 1997 to 2006, and then returned to education from 2011 to 2014 after managing the sport injury prevention program for a children's medical center.

Dr. Miele-Pascoe runs her own business, Mind Over Body Athletics, in which she trains and consults athletes in a variety of sports and training methods. She continues to consult schools, athletic directors, coaches, parents and student-athletes on the importance of preventative tactics in sports. Additionally, she mentors physical education and sport psychology undergraduate students at Ohio University.