Marc Lochbaum is a Professor of Sports and Exercise Psychology at Texas Tech University in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management and a chief researcher in the Education Academy at Vytautas Magnus University. He earned his M.S. in Exercise Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1993 and completed his Ph.D. studies in Exercise Science at Arizona State University in 1998. He came to Texas Tech University (TTU) in the fall of 2000. He primarily teaches sports and exercise psychology courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Furthermore, he is an expert in achievement motivation and has focused since 2015 on writing numerous meta-analyses. His research interests include approach-avoidance achievement goals; motivation; physical activity participation; competitive sports performance; meta-analyses; physical activity monitoring.