r. John Wang graduated from College of Physical Education and has taught physical education in a secondary school for four years. He has also worked in primary schools as an educational counsellor when he was in Ministry of Education. He was a sport development officer in a polytechnic promoting healthy lifestyle and in charge of leadership training programmes.  He completed his undergraduate study in Physical Education and Sports Science at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. For two consecutive years, he was the top student in the course.

 

In 1998, Dr. John Wang went back to Loughborough University and did his doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology with Professor Stuart Biddle and Dr. Chris Spray after awarded the Overseas Graduate Scholarship from NTU and the Overseas Research Students Awards from Loughborough University. His Ph.D. thesis was entitled:- Ability Beliefs, Achievement Goals, and Intrinsic Motivation in Physical education. Professor Glyn Roberts was his external examiner. During his PhD course, he has won the Best Student Award (Psychology) in 1999 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference. He was also a member of Loughborough University Sport Psychology Research Group and was involved in the Nike/Youth Sport Trust Girls In Sport Partnership Project.

 

In addition, he was one of the pioneers to set up the Loughborough University Sport Psychology Support Unit in 1998 and worked with athletes from a variety of sports including golf, tennis, swimming, basketball and badminton. He has gone through a 3 year supervised experience as a probationary sport psychologist under Professor Stuart Biddle and Dr. Chris Harwood and is now a BASES accredited sport psychologist.

 

Currently, he is the coordinator for the in-service programme.