Scott Burkhart joined the George Fox football team as the Director of Mental Performance in the summer of 2025.
An alumnus of the university, Burkhart has been back with his alma mater since 2023, serving as an assistant professor of clinical psychology. While at Fox, him and his students have worked with several different George Fox sports programs in sports psychology.
In the six years previous to his return to Newberg, he worked at the Children’s Health Andrews Institute in Plano, Texas, the final year as director of the sports neuropsychology program and the previous five years as director of the Pediatric Sports Concussion Clinic.
Concurrently, he worked as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Texas Health in Houston (2019-23) and the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas (2018-23), and was a consulting neuropsychologist for the University of West Florida (2013-23) and for Florida State University (2013-20).
Burkhart has also owned his own clinical consulting practice, Burkhart Consulting, since 2018. His areas of expertise include neuropsychology, sports neuropsychology, and sports psychology.
He earned a master’s degree in counseling (2008), a doctor of psychology degree (2011) and a bachelor’s degree in psychology (2004) from George Fox. He lives in Yamhill on his beloved beet farm with his wife Makala and three children – Brandt, Merritt and Gemma – and enjoys golfing, snowboarding, fishing, and outdoor activities.
