Faculty
General Education
AMDA Faculty since: 2023
Walter guides groups and individuals from a variety of sports and performance domains, educating and mentoring through mental skills training (MST) towards focused performance improvement.
His specialty in performance psychology is focused on providing services for performing artists. As a principal research investigator and mental performance specialist, he is specifically interested in and concerned with the health and welfare of performing artists.
Beyond performing artists, Walter works with professional athletes, university athletes, high school athletes, and everything in between. Coaches, teams, and individuals he has worked with have successfully competed in state, national, and international competitions.
Walter is an individual who lives with disabilities. His struggles give him a unique perspective on human stress, pressure, and how setbacks affect performance. He is a motivational speaker and accomplished vocalist, musician, writer and actor.
Degrees
D.Ed., Sport and Performance Psychology, University of Western States