Performance Psychology

Alumni

Kevin Arakaki

Kevin Arakaki

Mental Health Assistant 

 

Eric Bales

 Eric Bales and rat

Athletic Trainer

Physical Therapy Solutions

Leitchfield, KY

 

Tiara Cash

Tiara Cash

Membership Services Coordinator

California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

 

 

 

 

Amy Gaule

Athletic Trainer

McDonough District Hospital

Macomb, IL

 

Katie Hosteng

Katie Hosteng

Instructor

Department of Health, Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR 

 

Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis

Group Fitness Coordinator at University of Nebraska- Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

 

Kelsey Thornton

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