Mitzi James Kincaid

Mitzi James Kincaid, PhD, CMPC, currently serves as a faculty member in Kinesiology-Sport Psychology & Leadership at California State University-Sacramento since August 2023. With extensive experience as an AASP Certified Mental Performance Coach at Performance GRIT since September 2016, Kincaid specializes in individual and team mental performance coaching, leadership, and purposeful culture design. Additional academic roles include serving as a Senior Adjunct Professor at Azusa Pacific University since June 2009, an Adjunct Professor/Supervisor at both John F. Kennedy University and Dominican University of California, and a Mental Performance Coach at Magellan Federal. Kincaid has also contributed to The University of Georgia as a Student-Athlete Mentor and has prior experience as a teacher and coach in public schools and at Tstreet Volleyball Club. Kincaid holds a PhD in Sport Psychology from Capella University, along with multiple master's degrees and undergraduate degrees in related fields.