Robert Harmison is the Kibler Professor of Sport Psychology in the Department of Graduate Psychology, the Director of Sport Psychology for JMU Athletics, and the Director of the Challace J. McMillin Center for Sport Psychology at JMU. In these roles, he advises, teaches, and supervises graduate students with interests in sport psychology, conducts applied sport psychology scholarship, and works with JMU student-athletes, coaches, and teams. He has been providing sport psychology services to high school through elite level athletes and teams since 1993, including the 2002, 2006, and 2010 U.S. Olympic Snowboard teams, the Kansas City Royals minor league organization, and four Division I universities.

Dr. Harmison is designated as a Certified Mental Performance Coach (CMPC), a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Mental Performance Registry, and a licensed clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His research interests include understanding and assessing mental toughness in sport, evaluating effective strategies for developing mental toughness and chemistry in teams, and achieving peak performance in sport.