PING XIANG

Ping Xiang is a Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University, specializing in physical education pedagogy and student motivation. He holds a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University (1996), an M.Ed. from Shanghai Institute of Physical Education (1987), and a B.Ed. from Hunan Teachers University (1981). His career includes roles from Graduate Assistant (1991-1996) to his current full professorship (2011-present).

Research interests focus on achievement goals theory, student motivation in physical education, and health-promoting physical activity. He has advised six doctoral students and published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including work on video game-based exercise for children, mastery-approach goals in underserved youth, and gender stereotypes in physical education.

Notable awards include the SHAPE America Curriculum Honor Award (2019) and Fellow status in the AAHPERD Research Consortium (1999). He has led grants like 'The Development of Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs' (2010-2011) and served as Associate Editor for Journal of Sport and Health Science (2015-2019). His leadership roles include Chair of the Metzler-Freedman Outstanding Paper Award Committee (2009) and President of the International Chinese Society for Physical Activities and Health (2009).

Key contributions include longitudinal studies on student motivation trajectories and innovative curriculum design integrating achievement goals theory. His work emphasizes practical applications in K-12 education and at-risk youth interventions.