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Dr Joe Baker

Co-Investigator

Dr. Joe Baker's research focuses on optimal human development to understand how one gets to and stays at the highest performance levels. He is the Tanenbaum Chair in Sport Science, Data Modelling and Sport Analytics at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the Past President of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology and the author/editor of 13 books, 5 journal special issues and more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, position statements, and book chapters. In addition to his work in high-performance sport, he uses models of athlete learning and development to understand how to maximize function and performance in non-elite populations, including Masters Athletes over 50. Dr. Baker completed his PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition at Queen's University in 2003, followed by an appointment as an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University. He was promoted to full professor in 2016.

PhD | Tanenbaum Research Chair in Sport Science, Data Modelling and Sport Analytics, University of Toronto.

Dr. Joe Baker's research focuses on optimal human development to understand how one gets to and stays at the highest performance levels. He is the Tanenbaum Chair in Sport Science, Data Modelling and Sport Analytics at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the Past President of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology and the author/editor of 13 books, 5 journal special issues and more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, position statements, and book chapters. In addition to his work in high-performance sport, he uses models of athlete learning and development to understand how to maximize function and performance in non-elite populations, including Masters Athletes over 50.
Dr. Baker completed his PhD in motor learning and skill acquisition at Queen's University in 2003, followed by an appointment as an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science at York University. He was promoted to full professor in 2016.

What this project means & Why it matters

I’m excited to be part of this project evaluating the mental health strategy for high-performance sport in Canada for several reasons. First, this work brings together a ‘who’s who’ of colleagues old and new from across Canada who work on aspects of athlete development. Second, it focuses on using the scientific community to help develop and assess the policies and tools practitioners use to support our athletes. Finally, this project re-affirms our research team’s commitment to understanding and promoting the mental health of athletes competing for Canada at high-performance levels.

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