Rate My Professor Alison Ede

Alison Ede is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach, with research interests in exercise psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity from Michigan State University and her M.S. in Kinesiology/Sport Psychology from the University of North Texas. Prior to her current role, she served as a Research Assistant in the Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation department at the University of North Texas at Dallas from 2007 to 2010. Dr. Ede teaches courses including sport psychology, exercise psychology, sport in U.S. culture, and research methods. She has contributed to committee roles such as college designee for dissertations and theses and service on the Committee on Athletics at CSULB.

Her research examines social aspects of exercise to promote healthier environments, including trainer-client relationships, social networks in exercise, and body image among fitness professionals and exercisers. Past projects applied group dynamics principles to improve exercise outcomes for populations such as astronauts, pregnant women, and college students. Dr. Ede has authored or co-authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. Key works include 'Influence of Social Identity and Industry Role on Implicit Biases in Fitness Professionals' (2025, International Journal of Exercise Science), 'Reflections and Recommendations from a Five-Session Intervention on Addressing Racism in Sport' (2025, Quest), 'The dual demands of college student-athletes: A qualitative exploration of contributors and barriers to academic and athletic success' (2025, Journal of Athlete Development and Experience), 'Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health exercise intervention for inactive adults: 3-arm randomized controlled pilot trial' (2024, JMIR Formative Research), 'Examining classroom learning behaviors academic and athletic motivation in collegiate athletes' (2024, Journal of Intercollegiate Sport), 'Self-reported methods of weight cutting in professional mixed-martial artists: how much are they losing and who is advising them?' (2019), and 'Group Dynamics Motivation to Increase Exercise Intensity with a Virtual Partner' (2018). Her work has garnered 381 citations as reported on ResearchGate, reflecting contributions to sport and exercise psychology.