{"id":51439,"date":"2020-09-25T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=51439"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:25:45","slug":"edson-filho","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/edson-filho\/","title":{"rendered":"Edson Filho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Edson Filho is an associate professor of sport, exercise &amp; performance psychology at Boston University, where he is also the director of the Performance, Recovery &amp; Optimization (PRO) Lab. Dr. Filho&#8217;s research centers on performance optimization in individual and team settings. He studies the individual and shared zones of optimal functioning as well as the relationship among team processes (e.g., cohesion, team mental models, and collective efficacy). He is also interested in developing applied interventions for performance optimization and mental health for athletes and performers across domains.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Filho is the author of over 100 manuscripts and book chapters and has edited two books on mental skills training in sports and research directions in the field. 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. He has worked as a consultant for professional, collegiate, and amateur athletes. His work on performance optimization has been funded by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and been featured in media outlets including BBC Latin America, the <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, <em>Nature Lindau<\/em>, and <em>Scientific American<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent News<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2025\/scholarly-accomplishments-april-2025\/\">Scholarly Accomplishments April 2025<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/magazine\/articles\/2024\/max-performance\/\">Max Performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2024\/the-high-stakes-of-performance\/\">The High Stakes of Performance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2024\/2024-bu-wheelock-forum-photo-gallery\/\">2024 BU Wheelock Forum Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2024\/how-do-elite-athletes-and-performers-keep-their-cool\/\">How Do Elite Athletes and Performers Keep Their Cool?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/grazie-italia-bu-wheelock-grad-students-present-at-international-sport-psychology-conference\/\">Sport Psychology Team Says &#8220;Grazie, Italia!&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2022\/sport-psychology-book-by-edson-filho-new-addition-to-olympic-world-library\/\">Book by Edson Filho Added to Olympic World Library<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/magazine\/articles\/2021\/the-science-of-excellence\/\">The Science of Excellence<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2021\/getting-into-the-zone\/\">Getting Into the Zone<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2020\/six-new-faculty-reflect-on-their-first-month-at-bu-wheelock\/\">BU Wheelock Welcomes Six New Faculty<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"profile-section-label\">In the Media<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/can-businesses-and-organizations-turnaround\/\">The Patriots Went from Worst to First. Can Businesses and Organizations Turn Around Too?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/heres-how-much-practice-you-need-to-become-the-best-in-the-world\/\">Here\u2019s How Much Practice You Need to Become the Best in the World<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/fans-rally-mens-hockey-frozen-four\/\">BU Fans Rally Around Men\u2019s Hockey as Frozen Four Arrives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/us-sports-news-olympics-news-gymnastics-news-simone-biles-saved-six-thirty-lives-by-turning-mental-health-battle-into-gymnastics-weapon\/\">Simone Biles Saved 630 Lives by Turning Mental Health Battle Into Gymnastics Weapon<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2024\/07\/19\/simone-biles-mental-health-gymnastics\/74454444007\/\">How Simone Biles Kicked Down the Door for Team USA Olympians to Discuss Mental Health<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2022\/tom-brady-greatest-legacy\/\">Tom Brady\u2019s Greatest Legacy Might Be Leadership, Not Super Bowls<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":16970,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/51439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16970"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/51439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78665,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/51439\/revisions\/78665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}