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 Director, MS Rehabilitation Science and Technology, PhD Health Sciences, Graduate Certificate in Sport and Performance Psychology, Microcredential in Sport and Performance Psychology
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)