Edson Filho

Associate Professor, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Title Associate Professor,
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology,
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Email efilho@bu.edu
Phone 617-417-2907
Education Dr. Filho is an Associate Professor of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology in the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. His research agenda centers on performance optimization at both the individual and group levels of analyses. Dr. Filho is particularly interested in studying athletes’ and performers’ Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning and the neural markers of optimal performance. Dr. Filho is also interested in high-performing teams, particularly how cohesion, team mental models, collective efficacy, and intra-team psychophysiological rhythms influence team performance. Dr. Filho has co-edited two books and authored over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters in the field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Dr. Filho has worked with amateur, collegiate, and professional athletes as well as musicians and performance artists. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, an Established Practitioner with the International Society of Sport Psychology, and a member of the Sport Psychology registry of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

Dr. Edson Filho is an associate professor of sport, exercise, and performance psychology at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Filho studies flow-feeling, the zones of optimal functioning, and high-performing teams. He is also interested in developing applied interventions for well-being and performance optimization for athletes and performers across domains.

Dr. Filho has authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and an Established Supervisor and Established Practitioner registered with the International Society of Sport Psychology. Dr. Filho is also Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist registered in the United Kingdom. He has worked as a consultant for professional and collegiate teams and athletes.

View all Experts