Faculty

Barbara B. Meyer, PhD, CMPC
Professor & Laboratory Director
Research Interests:
Applied Sport Psychology; Integrated Human Performance; Rest & Recovery; Talent Identification & Talent Development

Monna Arvinen-Barrow, PhD, CPsychol AFBPsS (UK), CMPC FAASP (USA), UPV sert. (FIN)
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator, MS Rehabilitation Science and Technology
Establishing Editor-in-Chief, Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research
Research Interests:
Biopsychosocial Aspects of Sport Injury Occurrence, Rehabilitation, and Return to participation; Transition Out of Sport due to Injury; Biopsychosocial and Sociocultural Aspects of Youth Sport; Professional Issues in Sport Psychology Consultancy; Applied Sport Psychology
Doctoral Students
Derek Zike, MS
Junior Managing Editor, Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research
Chair, AASP Advocacy Committee
Research Interests:
Psychosocial Impact of Spinal Cord Injury; Athlete’s Lived Experiences of Leaving Able-Bodied Sport; Psychosocial Aspects of Adapted Physical Activity Among Individuals with Acquired Disabilities

Anthony Magdaleno, MS
Research Interests:
Applied Sport and Performance Psychology; Psychological Aspects of Recovery; Health and Performance of Sport Psychology Professionals
Landon Braun, MS
Research Interests:
Applied Sport Psychology; Rest and Recovery in Coaches; Talent Identification and Development; Grit in Sport
Master’s Students
Vanessa Peterson
Research Interests:
Eating Disorders and Comorbidity with Other Disorders, How Coaching Styles Influence Motivation and Participation, Substance Use Among NCAA Athletes.
Abbigael Sitte
Research Interests:
Athletes with Cancer Getting Back into Performance, Mental Health in College Athletes, Health and Performance of College Athletes
Graduate Certificate Students
Maiah Domask
Research Interests:
Athlete Mental Health, Sport and Life Balance, and Transition Out of Sport.
Michael Rabbitt
Research Interests:
Outpatient Clinical Mental Health in Men and Boys, Clinical Consultation for the Optimization of Athletic Performance, Specifically Esports
Contact & Curriculum Vitae (PDF)