Dr. Murphy is Professor of Psychology at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut, where he teaches sport, performance, clinical, and health psychology. He is the Graduate Coordinator of the M.S. in Addiction Studies. This graduate degree is designed for individuals who desire a career working in the treatment and prevention of addiction and can lead to LADC licensure. Shane was formerly Head of the United States Olympic Committee's Sport Psychology Department and worked with the USA Team at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Shane is a past-President of the Society of Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology of the American Psychological Association and received their Bruce Ogilvie Career Achievement Award in Applied Sport Psychology in 2008. He is a Fellow of APA. He received the Distinguished Professional Practice Award in sport psychology in 2000 from the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). His books include The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology, Sport Psychology Interventions, The Sport Psych Handbook, The Achievement Zone, and The Cheers and the Tears. He has given invited addresses in more than 10 countries, including Japan, Belgium, Australia, Portugal, Ireland, and South Korea.