Meet Our Team

Lab Faculty

Barbara B. Meyer, PhD, CMPC

Professor & Lab Director

Research Interests:

Applied Sport Psychology; Integrated Human Performance; Rest & Recovery; Talent Identification & Talent Development

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Monna Aarvinen-Barrow

Monna Arvinen-Barrow, PhD, CPsychol AFBPsS (UK), CMPC FAASP (USA), UPV sert. (FIN)

Associate Professor

Establishing Editor-in-Chief, Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research

Research Interests:

Applied Sport Psychology; Integrated Human Performance; Psychology of Sport Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Participation; Professional Issues in Sport Psychology Consultancy  

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Doctoral Students

Derek Zike, MS

Junior Managing Editor, Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research

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

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Anthony Magdaleno, MS

Research Interests:

Applied Sport and Performance Psychology; Psychological Aspects of Recovery; Health and Performance of Sport Psychology Professionals

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Landon Braun, MS

Research Interests:

Applied Sport Psychology; Rest and Recovery in Coaches; Talent Identification and Development; Grit in Sport

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Master’s Students

Michael Hansen

Research Interests:

Applied Sport Psychology; Psychology of Sport Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation; Military Applications of Sport Psychology

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