Dr. John Elvis Hagan Jr. is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Bielefeld University. He is also a member of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science and the Cluster of Excellence, Cognitive Interaction Technology-CITEC, Bielefeld University, Germany. His research interests are anxiety, stress, emotions, and psychological skills' application in sport from a cross-cultural perspective. He won the Cluster of Excellence Initiative Awards.