Performance Psychology
Alumni
Kevin Arakaki
Mental Health Assistant
Eric Bales
Athletic Trainer
Physical Therapy Solutions
Leitchfield, KY
Tiara Cash
Membership Services Coordinator
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
Amy Gaule
Athletic Trainer
McDonough District Hospital
Macomb, IL
Katie Hosteng
Instructor
Department of Health, Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Sarah Lewis
Group Fitness Coordinator at University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Kelsey Thornton
Dietetics Major
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Projects
Homesickeness in College Student-Athletes
Psychology of Injury in the Military
Retirement sucks: Translating the Division 1 student-athlete experience of retirement from sport
Each year 65,000 student-athletes graduate from NCAA Division 1 institutions. Approximately 52,000 of these student-athletes will enter into sport retirement and end their sport career forever. This study explored the phenomena of student athlete retirement with aims to gage the factors that impacted the quality of retirement. Five retired and three current student-athletes completed a one-time interview with objectives including: (a) the strength of athletic identity, (b) preparation before retirement (c) psychosocial support before and during retirement and (e) perception/reflection of retirement. The data was organized using open coding in NVIVO and scrutinized into five overall themes that emerged from the nodes and categories involved in this study. This exploratory study used a phenomenological approach to examine the student-athlete’s life world in order to translate the feelings, emotions, and situations that occurred before and during retirement. With more understanding of the factors involved, future support can be suggested to help ease the journey into sport termination.
Coaches' Perceptions and Expectations of Athletic Trainers' Psycho-Social Competencies
Examining College Students' Experience with Sleep
Emotional Intelligence in College Student-Athletes
Passport to Recovery: Helping Student-Athletes Surmount Injury
Meal Planning and Hydration for Performance and Athletic Recovery
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