Performance Psychology
Research Statement
The broad focus of the lab is developing our understanding of the bidirectional relationship between psychological constructs (e.g., mindfulness, leadership, teamwork, emotional labor) and human performance (sport, healthcare, parent behavior). If any of the projects are of interest or if you have an idea for novel project, please contact us at perfpsych@wiu.edu
Current Projects
- Leathernecks Excel as Athletes and People (LEAP): A comprehensive collaborative performance psychology program directed at improving the well-being and performance of Western Illinois student-athletes.
- Traveling the yellow brick road: Career transition programs for retiring collegiate student-athletes
- Passport to recovery: Psychological skills for injured athletes
- Likelihood of self-reported concussion In NCAA Division I soccer athletes
- Balance excursion testing as a performance measure Of mindfulness
- Variances in motives to triathlon training based on theories, age, and sex
- Understanding the athletic identity of student athletes during the injury experience
- Homesickness in NCAA Division I student-athletes
- Psychological competencies of entry-level athletic trainers
- NCAA Division I student-athletes’ journey into life without sport
- The influence of competence, autonomy, and relatedness among regularly exercising college students
- Changes in sleep behaviors across a college semester
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