Dr. Sharleen Hoar
Sharleen Hoar (PhD., Certified Mental Performance Consultant, High Performance Certified) has been supporting elite and aspiring performers of all ages to achieve personal and performance excellence since 1996. In addition to her Lead role, she is a senior practitioner with Cycling Canada and Paratriathlon Olympic/Paralympic team athletes, coaches, and sport science and medical professionals. Sharleen attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games, and supported clients through four Olympic/Paralympic games including the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (Canada) and Sochi (Russia), as well as the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).
Sharleen received a Ph.D. in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of British Columbia, and a M.Sc. in Applied Sport Psychology from University of Idaho. Sharleen continues to be an active post-secondary instructor, teaching applied sport psychology in Graduate Studies and serving in supervisory/examiner roles on Graduate Student projects. She is a research collaborator in the areas of emotion-regulation, the science of practice, and performance recovery with high performance athletes and coaches. Sharleen serves on the in the position of Chair on the Canadian Sport Psychology Association’s managing counsel.