Mario Fontana

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Mario Fontana , Ph.D

Assistant Professor: (585) 395-5458
mfontana@brockport.edu
Office: Tuttle North B324

Bio

Mario joined the KSSPE faculty in the fall of 2017. He is passionate about creating a caring climate in the classroom and loves to promote thoughtful conversation along with a little bit of joy and laughter. A proud alumnus of Dr. Mary Fry’s Sport Psychology Lab at the University of Kansas, Mario has created a measure to explore shame levels in athletes and hopes to do more with the instrument in future research. His ultimate goal is to instill a sense of compassion and empathy in all coaches, no matter what level. In his free time, Mario enjoys being a husband and a dad and likes to raise money for spinal cord injury survivors via the Travis Roy Foundation.

Education

PhD, The University of Kansas
M.A., Northeastern University
B.A., Ithaca College

Areas of Specialty

Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Sport Sociology
Coaching Leadership

Research Interests

Achievement Goal Perspective Theory in Sport
Self-Conscious Emotions in Athletes

Awards/Recognitions
- Presidential Teaching Excellence Award (2019)
- Little Fenway Hall of Fame (2007)
Recent Publications
- Fontana, M. S. and Fry, M. D. (2017) Exploring Compassion, Self-Compassion, Shame, and Pride in a Perceived Motivational Climate. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise, 21(2).
- Fontana, M. S. and Fry, M. D. (2017) Creating and Validating the Shame in Sport Questionnaire. Journal of Sport Behavior, 40(3)
- Fontana, M. S., Bass, J. R. and Fry, M. D. (2015). From Smith Center to Coney Island: Examining the Coaching Climate in the United States Sporting Culture. Journal of Contemporary Athletics, 9(4).