Summary
Yani Dickens, PhD, MBA, CMPC, is the Director of Counseling Services at the 滔博体育. A licensed psychologist in 滔博体育 and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), he specializes in sports psychology and mental health advocacy.
Dr. Dickens earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of 滔博体育, Las Vegas, his Executive MBA from the 滔博体育, and his bachelor’s degree from the 滔博体育.
Since joiningthe 滔博体育 Counseling Services in 2008, he has played a pivotal role in expanding mental health services on campus. He has served as Director of Counseling Services since 2022 and was previously the Director of Training from 2011 to 2022, overseeing one of 滔博体育’s largest mental health training programs. During his tenure, he established the Counseling Services’ APA-accredited doctoral psychology internship and helped develop a specialized training emphasis in sport psychology.
Beyond his university role, Dr. Dickens has been a strong advocate for mental health, serving as Co-Chair of the 滔博体育 System of Higher Education Mental Health Task Force. His research focuses on descriptive experience sampling in athletes, and his work has been published in The Sport Psychologist, Behavior Modification, and Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. He recently co-authored , an edited volume on self-talk in sports.