Dr. Tasha Bell completed her master’s degree at Brigham Young University in 2015 and her PhD at the University of Minnesota in 2020. Tasha was originally hired by football head coach Kalani Sitake to work with the football team in player development and recruiting. Eventually, Tasha transitioned to her current position where she continues to work with football and other teams including the football, volleyball, golf, tennis, softball, swim and dive, and track and women's cross country teams. Tasha competed as a Division I student athlete in soccer, has coached at the DI collegiate level for 8 years at Utah Valley University and University of Minnesota. She has been a part of 5 regular season conference championships, 4 tournament conference championships, has coached 54 all-conference student-athletes, and 51 academic all-conference student athletes. Tasha's degree is in Marriage and Family Therapy and she brings a unique systemic perspective to the world of sport psychology. To add to her specialization, she is currently seeking the internationally recognized Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) certification as a mental performance coach (CMPC). Tasha teaches the BYU courses Performance Psychology and The Science and Practice of Positive Living.  She is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA).