He received his Ph. D. in the Psychosocial Aspects of Sport from the University of Utah, his M.A. from San Francisco State University., and his B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. Fitni’s research interests include the impact of motivational climate and caring climate with regards to adolescent’s physical activity levels, motivation, and attitudes in sport and physical education settings. He has consulted with teams and individual athletes in a variety of sports since 2004, including skiing, lacrosse , tennis, figure skating, track and field, and bodybuilding. In his spare time, Fitni enjoys participating and watching all sports but, his favorite hobby is fantasy baseball. He also enjoys many forms of music.