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President’s ColumnGloria Balague, Ph.D.University of Illinois - Chicago

Happy Spring everyone!

I hope you have all noticed the beautiful new Division 47 logo! It is brand new and we think it conveys the dynamic energy of Sport Psychology.

This past winter the Executive Committee met in sunny Chicago (and yes, it was sunny Chicago in January!) and we had a very p r o d u c t i v e t h r e e d a y s . T h e f i r s t accomplishment was to come up with a Mission Statement for our Division that we felt represented us well. Here it is:

APA Division 47 is a professional organization whose members are engaged in the science and practice

of psychology within sport, exercise, and human performance. The Division develops, p r o m o t e s , a n d d i s s e m i n a t e s i n f o r m a t i o n t o professionals and the public related to: 1) standards for competent and ethical practice, 2) models of graduate and post-doctoral training, and 3) scientific knowledge that informs and guides practice.

We also received information from the activities of the different committees. I want to recognize their commitment to the Division and thank them for their work. Some of their initiatives here.

Exercise & Sport Psychology Newsletter

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The Public Interest Committee, under the strong leadership of Scott Goldman, has tackled several different and interesting projects:

• Concussion Paper: A paper which we hope will become a resource for psychologists about sports concussions and their sequelae. Besides submission to a Journal, the authors (Adam Shunk, Anthony Kontos, RJ Elbin, and David Coppel) hope to place it on the Division website.

• Minority Outreach Project: The Public Interest Committee of the Division developed a flyer with the goal of attracting/recruiting minorities into the field of exercise and sport psychology. The flyer was distributed to APA Ethnic and Minority Affairs, APA Div 45 , Ps i Chi , AASP Divers i ty Committee. The effort will continue and we will send the flyer to Div 2, and to Psychology Departments across the country.

• Collaboration with other professional organizations: An initial contact has been established with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) with the aim of establishing ongoing collaboration. Some of the ideas discussed are Lecture Exchanges and Position Papers.

The Education Committee, under the helm of Ed Etzel, is gathering information about the curricula of Sport Psychology programs across the country, as one of the first steps in developing a consistent educational model for our discipline.

The Membership Committee has seen a change, with Ed Acevedo taking over for

Chris Selby, and they have already developed a “Welcome to Division 47 “ letter to be sent to future members. They have also set a goal of increasing membership in our Division and will make specific suggestions in the near future.

The Science Committee, with Mark Aoyagi at the head, received 8 submissions for the Dissertation Award and selected a winner who will receive the award at Convention.

The Practice Committee, led by Steve Portenga, continues to work on the impor t an t i s sue o f c l a r i f y i ng the competencies of sport psychology. Their initial document will now be followed by a conference of experts to address the issue as part of our pathway towards becoming a specialty.

You will also receive the call for voting for Division President, Member-at-large, and Council Representative. Please send your vote!! The Division will be stronger when more members are actively involved. I urge you to join a committee, or contact one of us with your ideas and suggestions. We will be happy to communicate with you. Everyone should have received the first issue of the Journal, so I also encourage you to submit your work for publication and to publicize o u r Jo u r n a l i n yo u r p r o f e s s i o n a l environments.

We have an exciting program ready for Convention! We want to see you there and we hope you will get actively involved in some of the projects or suggest one of your own!

See you in Orlando!!

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In the months since my first column I have been busy. During this time I have attended our Division’s midyear meeting, participated in APA’s Division Leadership

Conference, and engaged in numerous conference calls with the executive committee. I have learned a tremendous amount concerning the inner workings of APA and how we can move our division forward.

I am fortunate to serve with a group of presidents – current (Dr. Balague) and past (Dr. Carter) – who are committed to working together to define the mission of the Division and set our goals and priorities for the next five to ten years. Although each of us have had (or will have) a specific focus for our presidency, we are in agreement that to best serve the Division and advance the field, our efforts need to be coordinated and consistent over time. Many of the projects we are considering will take five to 10 years (or more) to complete, so maintaining a united vision over time becomes paramount.

At the midyear meeting, we started the process of looking to the future and defining the direction of the Division, that is, what do we want the Division to be. We discussed issues ranging from the role of social media in the Division’s future, to defining the practice of sport psychology, to the role we want the Division to take in the broader field of sport psychology, to the Division’s mission, to name a few. Through these discussions, we came to two important conclusions. First, to best serve you, the membership, we need your input. We now have an action plan to create a membership survey through which we can solicit your thoughts about different issues in the field of sport and exercise psychology and how you see us, as a Division, being best able to serve you. Our intent is to launch the membership survey prior to the Fall convention. Second, to function most effectively, we need to make improvements in the Division’s infrastructure, that is, how we do our business. Although not earth shattering, such issues are key for an executive group to function effectively. So, we have made (or are working on) the following changes: Student Representative is now an elected position of two-year staggered terms; transparent policies for the

nomination of professionals and students to run for positions on the executive committee; specific tasks for the committees so they have a direction and focus; establish a presence within the APA Communities website to allow for more efficient communications among executive committee members and the membership; and new bylaws that will allow student members to vote and establish a past-president’s council so we have a formal mechanism through which past presidents may stay involved in the Division and contribute their experience and wisdom.

We also want to continue to promote the Division within APA and field broadly. Thus, we have been in contact with the editor of the APA Monitor about including articles about the Division’s Proficiency in Sport Psychology and about sport psychologists’ work in preparing athletes, coaches, and teams for the Olympics in London. As of now, the plan is for both articles to appear during summer 2012 and will include information provided by our Division’s members.

Finally, we have launched an aggressive campaign to increase the membership of the Division. The membership committee is working closely with APA’s Division Services office to put into place mechanisms that have been tried successfully by other divisions to increase membership. We are hopeful that these targeted efforts, the recent approval of our “professional affiliate” membership category, and our new presence on Facebook and Twitter, will help us increase our membership by the end of 2013 by 25% over our current levels.

Again, I welcome comments, feedback, and suggestions from you about any of the issues I have raised or any that you would like us to address within the Division. I can be reached at Trent.Petrie@unt.edu and look forward to hearing from you.

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Trent A. Petrie, Ph.D.University of North Texas

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I hope this issue of the newsletter finds you all enjoying the record temperatures around the country this spring. After a recent cold and rainy trip to Istanbul with USATF, I know I’m personally excited for spring. With the new year and new season we also issue in a new look to the newsletter. The executive committee decided in our last meeting to save the division money by having the Newsletter Editor take on responsibilities for the newsletter design. Hopefully you find the new look and feel refreshing, easy to read, informative, and just kinda nice to flip through. Please let me know your thoughts and any feedback you might have to make the newsletter better suite your needs!

In this issue we highlight our current award winners. I’ve added more information about the winners than in past issues to better highlight their experiences, and provide some insight into why they received the awards.

Hopefully you get to learn more about each person in the process. Heck, if it works for People magazine, maybe it will work for Div47News as well.

This issue also contains the candidate statements for the new executive committee positions. You’ll notice this year that the student representative positions are now elected instead of appointed. This is part of the Bylaws changes voted upon by you, the membership, this winter. These changes are also reported within.

I would also like to put out a call for short articles, thought pieces, point-counterpoint articles, etc. to be included in upcoming issues. I’d like to make the newsletter more informative and something worth looking forward to. If you have any ideas, please pass them along.

Editor’s ColumnSteve Portenga, Ph.D.iPerformance Psychology

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Division 47 2011-2012 Advertising and Insertion Schedule

Div47News is the official newsletter Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. DIV47News is published three times a year – Spring Fall, and Summer – and has a circulation of about 1000 professional and student-affiliate members. The membership of Division 47 is diverse, representing academics and practitioners from both psychology and exercise science.

For each issue of the newsletter, Division 47 will accept advertising from individuals, professional organizations, and businesses. For further inquiries about advertising or to place an advertisement with the division, please contact:

Steve Portenga, Ph.D.iPerformance PsychologyPhone: 303-960-5711Email: steve@iperformancepsychology.com

Rates for placement of an advertisement in one issue of the newsletter are:

Full Page Half-Page Quarter-Page

8.5 X 11 in. 8.5 X 5.5 in. 4.25 X 5.5 in.

$600 $350 $200

Payment for an advertisement is due at the time of ad submissions. Deadlines for advertisements are the same date as other newsletter submissions, which can be found on the back page of each previous newsletter.

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Dr. Mark Anshel, Professor at Middle Tennessee State University, delivered a seminar at the Performance Psychology Conference in San Diego, February 22-24, 2012, entitled "Applying Sport Psychology with Law Enforcement." Dr. Anshel has consulted with the Murfreesboro (TN) Police Department since 2005 in the areas of stress and anxiety management and improved wellness.

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Hello Fellow Students!

We hope this newsletter finds you well as your school year comes to an end. At the Division 47 Executive Committee meeting in January we discussed many opportunities for student members to get involved with Division 47. Students are encouraged to apply for the student dissertation award, serve as a student member on a Division 47 committee, attend the annual APA convention, and/or become a student editorial reviewer for the new Division 47 journal Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. We are excited about these opportunities and encourage you to contact us with questions and interest.

At this year’s APA convention, Division 47 celebrates its 26th year. As student reps we hope to have more students than ever at the convention, as we are the future of exercise and sport psychology. We hope you can join us at the convention in Orlando, FL this August. Special programming for Division 47 students will include the annual Speed Mentoring event. During Speed Mentoring, students will have the opportunity to sit with exercise and sport psychology professionals and ask questions regarding career interests, professional development, networking, and other topics. We will post information on Speed Mentoring and the names of the mentors on the Division 47 website as soon as the mentors are confirmed.

The convention provides many opportunities for students to participate with Division 47. Each year, Division 47 hosts Ray’s Race a 10K. Ray’s Race is a hallmark of convention this year and we encourage you to either run in or volunteer to help work the race. The race is an excellent opportunity to congregate with professionals and students. In addition to Ray’s Race, students may attend key lectures and workshops by leaders in the field, where you would have the

opportunity to network with sport and exercise psychology professionals. For more information on these opportunities, please visit the Student page of the Division 47 website.

Many of the Division 47 committees (e.g. Science, Education, Membership, Practice, and Public Interest) are looking for students to serve on them. If you are interested in joining a committee, please email Cassie or Justine.

Division 47 has recently branched out into the world of social media, which is another great opportunity for students to get involved. Like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Headlines from the field of exercise and sport psychology are posted regularly and this is a great way to interact with other students and professionals alike.

Finally, Division 47 student reps have been working with the student reps from the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) to collaborate to better serve you, the future of sport and exercise psychology.

We look forward to your involvement in Division 47 and are here to support you in navigating your professional development in Exercise and Sport Psychology. Please email us to get more involved.

Sincerely,

Cassie & Justine

Student Representatives ColumnCassie Pasquariello & Justine ChattertonVirginia Commonwealth University University of North Texas

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Sarah Skopek Kohlstedt grew up in Syracuse, New York . Af te r g radua t ing f rom Northwestern University with a B.A. in Psychology, Sarah gave a year of service to City Year Chicago, an AmeriCorps program, and then worked for Girls in the Game, a small non-profit organization that provides sport and health programming to girls all over Chicago.

In 2004, Sarah entered a doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at American University in Washington, D.C. During her training she developed skill in a variety of psychological services including individual psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapies for college students, group therapy for smoking cessation for adults, neuropsychological assessment for geriatric patients, individual and group sport psychology consultation for collegiate athletes, and behavioral health assessment and multiple diagnosis for military veterans.

To bolster her growing interests in college mental health and sport and exercise psychology, Sarah became active in AASP and APA’s Division 47. Sarah and a fellow AASP student founded and developed The

Mentorship Match Program; Sarah also serves on the Division 47 Education Committee. Furthermore, Sarah sought out opportunities to pursue research projects that combined her areas of interest. She worked on research teams at both American University and The George Washington University.

Sarah graduated from American University in August 2011 after defending her dissertation and completing her pre-doctoral internship at Univers i ty of Wiscons in-Madison’s Counseling and Consultation Services (C&CS), the mental health division of the university health service for students. Sarah was then accepted as post-doctoral resident at C&CS, where she is currently active in all facets of counseling center work including individual and group therapy, triage and emerg ency s e r v i c e s , ou t r e a ch and consultation, and supervision for graduate students. In her future career, Sarah hopes to work towards increased collaboration between university counseling centers and athletic departments. Sarah is delighted to be recognized for her contributions to research and practice in the field of sport psychology and college mental health.

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Sarah Skopek Kohlstedt, Ph.D.

The Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding student research that has the greatest

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American colleges and universities focus on students’ educational advancement and occupational preparation, but college life also p r e s e n t s s t u d e n t s w i t h opportunities for personal growth (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Still, multiple factors – both personal and environmental – have effects on students’ overall development during col lege (King, 1994; Montgomery & Côté, 2003; Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). For example, studies have indicated that participation in college athletics may interfere with aspects of students’ development (Blann, 1985; Downey, 2005; Martens & Cox, 2000; Sowa & Gressard, 1983). The majority of studies have focused on academic or vocational differences between student-athletes and non-athlete students, a n d f e w h a v e c o m p a r e d psychosocia l outcomes. The current investigation extends the existing literature by: (a) examining select psychosocial outcomes, (b) addressing “development” through a cross-sectional comparison, and (c ) ident i fy ing psychosoc ia l strengths and challenges that are significant for students depending on gender, athletic status, athletic identity, and class year. Chickering and Reisser’s (1993) model of psychosocial development serves as the theoretical basis of this study as it proposes development as a flexible and fluid process and is based on research that has identified common, developmental

vectors across gender and culture (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005).

REVIEW OF LITERATURE. As students advance through their undergraduate careers, they tend to make educational and psychosocial gains. However, the impact of intercollegiate sport participation on student-athletes’ psychosocial deve lopment i s a top i c o f cont inued debate. Research suggests intercollegiate sport participation has the potential to help student-athletes develop psychosoc ia l sk i l l s such as leadership, teamwork, and time-management (Danish, 1983; Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 1990; Potuto, 2007; Wright & Côté, 2003), while also indicating that skills learned in the sport context contribute to students’ overall development only when students are specifically taught how to apply sport-related skills to other life domains (Danish et al., 1990; Gould, Collins, Lauer, & Chung, 2006; Petitpas, Danish, McKelvain, & Murphy, 1992). In fact, a large body of research suggests that college student-athletes may be “at-risk” because, in addition to facing the same developmental stressors that non-athlete students do, they must uphold the demands of their athletic departments, coaches, t eammates, and the NCAA (Chartrand & Lent, 1987; Etzel, Watson, Visek, & Maniar, 2006; Fletcher, Benshoff, & Richburg, 2003; Watson & Kissinger, 2007).

As a result of these additional stressors, college student-athletes may not make expected gains. For example, student-athletes report significantly lower educational and career development as well as less mature relationships than non-athlete students; and, among college student-athletes, those with stronger athletic identity perceive more barriers to their career development (Martens & Cox, 2000). Similarly, freshmen student-athletes in their first semester reported a decline in their academic and personal-emotional adjustment, compared to increased adjustment reported among their non-athlete counterparts (Downey, 2005). These findings suggest that there m a y b e o t h e r a s p e c t s o f development with which student-athletes struggle. Therefore, it is important to identify additional factors that may impact the complex developmental transitions faced by college students. One of these as yet unexplored factors is parental attachment style. Early attachment patterns are activated in times of stress and change, and thus, are likely to be salient during students’ college years (Armsden & Greenberg , 1987 ; Lopez & Gormley, 2002; Papini & Roggman, 1992). Security or insecurity in an early parental attachment tends to be stable and has continuous effects on a student’s development over time (Lopez & Gormley, 2002; Sun, Bell, Feng, & Avery, 2000). Also, early attachment patterns act

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as the working model from which s t u d e n t s d e v e l o p f u t u r e relationships with peers, mentors, and intimate partners (Benson, McWey, & Ross, 2006; Meeus, Oosterwegel, & Vollebergh, 2002). Given the role of parenta l a t t a c h m e n t i n s t u d e n t s ’ p s y ch o s o c i a l d e ve l o p m e n t , attachment styles were examined in t h e c u r r e n t i n v e s t i g a t i o n . Additionally, gender and athletic identity were considered for their individual and combined effects on select psychosocial variables.

METHODOLOGY. Participants completed five, validated, self-report measures that paralleled select vectors to Chickering and Re i s s e r ’s ( 1 9 9 3 ) m o d e l o f psychosocial development. These measures included: (a) the Life Skills Development Inventory – College Form, to assess life-skills mas te r y in communica t ion , p r o b l e m - s o l v i n g , h e a l t h m a i n t e n a n c e , a n d i d e n t i t y development (Picklesimer & Miller, 1998); (b) the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, to measure level of identification with the athlete role (Brewer & Cornelius, 2001); (c) the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, to assess perceptions of three affective/cognitive dimensions of one’s relationships with parents and peers ( A r m s d e n , 1 9 8 6 ) ; ( d ) t h e Hypercompetitive Attitude Scale, to assess one’s need to compete and win in order to validate self-worth (Ryckman, Hammer, & Gold, 1990); and (e) the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Sca l e , to a s ses s depres s ive symptoms (Radloff, 1991). The primary independent variables were athletic status, gender, class year,

and athletic identity. The six primary, psychosocial outcome variables included communication, p r o b l e m - s o l v i n g , h e a l t h maintenance, identity development, hype r - compe t i t i vene s s , and depressive symptoms. Parental and peer attachment styles served as independent or outcome variables, depending on the analysis.

RESULTS. The final sample (N = 448) included male (n = 195) and female (n = 253) varsity student-athletes (n = 235), recreational student-athletes (n = 59), and non-athlete students (n =154) enrolled at four Division I universities. Relationships among variables: Pearson product moment correlations confirmed: (a) significant, positive relationships among life-skills i n c l u d i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n , p r o b l e m - s o l v i n g , h e a l t h m a i n t e n a n c e , a n d i d e n t i t y development (r’s = .49-.76); (b) that parental and peer attachment were significantly positively related to life-skills (r’s = .24-.63); (c) that d e p r e s s i ve s y m p t o m s we r e significantly negatively related to life-skills (r’s = .27-.57); and (d) that among student-athletes, hyper-competition shared significant negative correlations specifically with communication (r = -.27), problem-solving (r = -.13), health maintenance (r = -.14), and identity development (r = -.20). Group comparisons: (a) 4 (class year) x 3 (athletic status) two-way MANOVA confirmed main effects for athletic status on health maintenance (p < .001), hyper-competition (p < .001), and depressive symptoms (p = .003), with athletes reporting greater health and hyper-competitiveness, and fewer depressive symptoms; (b) ANOVA examined differences in

athletic identity among varsity student-athletes in each of the four class years, and indicated that juniors had significantly stronger athletic identity than freshmen (p = .019); no significant differences between other classes were found; (c) point biserial correlations indicated that athletic identity has a significant negative correlation with general identity development (r = -.21), as well as a significant, positive c o r r e l a t i o n w i t h h y p e r -co m p e t i t i ven e s s ( r = . 59 ) ; MANOVA confirmed that high-ident i f i ed a th le tes repor ted significantly poorer general identity development (p = .045) and s ign i f i can t l y g rea te r hyper-competitiveness (p < .001) than low-identified athletes; high- and low-identified athletes did not d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y o n communication, problem-solving, health, or depressive symptoms; and (d) MANOVAs confirmed s i g n i f i c a n t l y g r e a t e r communication, problem-solving, health maintenance, and identity development, as well as significantly less depressive symptoms among those with secure versus non-s e c u r e p a r e n t a l a n d p e e r attachment styles (all p < .001). Predicting psychosocial outcomes: a s t anda rd s t e pw i s e mu l t i p l e regression analysis indicated a best-fit regression model including de p r e s s ive s ymptoms, pee r attachment, parent attachment, and athletic status, and accounted for 42.8% of the variance in students’ psychosocial development; gender, race, and class year were excluded from the model. Post-hoc analyses: (a) 2 (athletic status) x 3 (parental attachment) Pearson chi-square analysis confirmed that, compared to non-athlete students, student-

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athletes were significantly more likely to report secure attachment to pa r en t s and pee r s ; ( b ) MANCOVA, with athletic status as the independent variable and parenta l a t tachment as the covariate, was performed; results i n d i c a t e d t h a t s i g n i f i c a n t d i f ferences in psychosocia l outcomes between athlete and non-athlete students were largely due to variation in parental attachment style, not athletic status. In fact, health maintenance and hyper-competitiveness were the only outcomes that varied significantly by athletic status.

DISCUSSION. Several elements related to Chickering and Reisser’s (1993) seven vectors – including competence, identity, relationships, and interdependence – were salient in the outcomes of this study. Interestingly, student-athletes were more likely than non-athletes to report secure attachment to parents and peers. Student-athletes may be more likely to report secure parental attachments because even though they are away from their parents, they experience the presence of an alternative adult attachment figure, namely, their coach; and/or, it may be that participating in athletic activity during childhood facilitates the development of secure parental attachment because youth sport participation is a family-involved activity. Still, regardless of athletic status, college students with secure parental and peer attachments reported significantly greater communication skills, problem-solving, health maintenance, and identity development, as well as fewer depress ive symptoms compared to students with non-s e c u r e p a r e n t a l a n d p e e r

attachments. While athletic status may be a primary factor influencing outcomes such as students’ health-related lifestyle practices and competitive attitude, parental and peer attachment appear to be important factors in students’ overall psychosocial development.

C O N T R I B U T I O N T O SCIENCE & PRACTICE. This study is significant because it has expanded our understanding of the extant literature in this area by examining psychosocial factors which may be underlying life skill outcomes relative to college student development that have not yet been explored. In particular, this study provides a more nuanced account of psychosocial development within the varsity student-athlete group. Specifically, participation in intercollegiate athletics is not necessarily related to psychosocial deficits. However, being highly-identified and hyper-competitive as a student-athlete is associated with specific challenges relative to identity development and life skill mastery; further, these challenges

are likely to impact the student throughout adulthood. This is notable in light of the fact that the college experience should facilitate the development of students’ overall wellbeing. This knowledge can be used to encourage a greater empathic stance when working with student-athletes and to assist u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d a t h l e t i c departments in the creation of programs designed to enhance holistic development for student-a th l e t e s. F i n a l l y, i n c r e a s ed understanding of the relationships be tween pa ren ta l and pee r attachment and the psychosocial development of student-athletes and non-student athletes establishes a new line of scientific inquiry. It also provides preliminary evidence for the importance of psycho-education regarding college student development and process-oriented mentoring aimed at helping college students establish and maintain trust and communication in relationships with both peers (i.e., classmates) and adults (i.e., faculty, coaches).

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“This knowledge can be used to encourage a

greater empathic stance when working with

student-athletes and to assist universities and athletic departments in

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It is not difficult to identify the role through which Rick has had the greatest impact on the profession of sport psychology: Coach. This is saying something given the breadth and depth of the contributions Rick has made. However, nowhere has his impact been greater and his legacy more secure than in the world of coaching and specifically track and field. From 1983-1988, Rick was the Head Coach of the Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country team at the University of Missouri, and in 1988 he became the Head Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country teams at Mizzou until his retirement in 2010. During this time, he received the President’s Award from USA Track and Field (1992), GTE Coach’s Academic Enhancement Award (1994), Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1999), Drake Relays Hall of Fame (2000), Big 12 Conference Indoor Coach of the Year (2000), Columbia Kiwanis “Don Faurot Sports Person of the Year Award” (2008), C. Harmon Brown Award for Service to Sports Science from USA Track and Field (2009), ROARS “Coach of the Year” from the University of Missouri (2010), and ROARS “Legacy Award” from the University of Missouri (2010). Of course, Coach would quickly point to his student-athletes’ too numerous to list academic and professional accomplishments as his greatest impact and most cherished awards. Along with his coaching, Coach served as President of the NCAA Cross Country Coaches Association, President of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, President of the Missouri Track and Cross Country Coaches Association, and a Member of the Executive Committee of the NCAA Track and Field Coaches Association. Through all of these years, honors, and awards as a coach, Rick was both practicing and promoting the profession of sport psychology. It is impossible to quantify the impact he had, but numerous jobs, consulting opportunities, and careers have been created as a direct result of Rick’s work, and this continues through the present day.

While Coach McGuire’s accomplishments are certainly more than a career’s worth of highlights, Dr. McGuire’s resume as a sport psychology consultant is equally impressive. He was an inaugural member of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology in 1986, has been an AASP Certified Consultant for 19 years, and listed on the USOC sport psychology registry for 23 years. In terms of both providing leadership and conducting applied work contributing to the development of the profession, in 1983 Rick created and has subsequently Chaired the Sport Psychology Program for USA Track and Field for 28 years. The USATF Sport Psychology group has been a prototypical service delivery model and has attracted many of the most experienced and well-respected sport psychology practitioners as service providers (Portenga, Aoyagi, & Statler, 2012). Rick has also served as the sport psychology consultant for nine USA National teams, the IAAF World Championships in Goteborg, Sweden (1995) and for USA Track and Field at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

In his roles as coach and sport psychology consultant, Rick has always considered himself an educator and he has also had a tremendous influence on sport psychology through academia. In fact, his first job out of college was as a junior high math teacher, and he maintained this position (along with coaching cross country, basketball, baseball, and track and field) for nine years before completing a Master’s in Physical Education (Alfred University, 1978) and a Ph.D. in Physical Education/Sport Psychology (University of Virginia, 1983). In 1985, Rick was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri and he cont inues teaching both g raduate and undergraduate sport psychology courses and teaching, supervising, and mentoring sport psychology graduate students to the present day. For his teaching, Dr.

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McGuire has received 17 “High Flyer” awards for excellence in teaching and a “Pillar of Excellence” award for 10 consecutive years of receiving High Flyer awards. He started the Masters and Doctoral sport psychology programs at the University of Missouri, and has mentored many graduate students who have gone on to become prominent in the sport psychology profession. Dr. McGuire also served as the supervisor for four recipients of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Distinguished Student Practice Award (it has only been awarded seven times).

Dr. McGuire has also been a frequent contributor to the sport psychology literature with 34 publications including three books and five book chapters. Along with Ralph Vernacchia, he also wrote the sport psychology curriculum for the USA Track and Field Coaches Education Level 2 program. He is a sought after public speaker, and through delivering over 200 professional presentations he has certainly provided leadership in changing the profession, its public image, and its public acceptance. A small sample of the audiences he has been invited to address includes: the High School Athletic Directors of five different states (Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska), the California Community College Athletic Directors, National Federation of High School Athletic Directors, Central Region Teen Institute Substance Abuse Leadership Conference, University of Missouri Toxic Waste Management Conference, Missouri Institute for Executive Development, Missouri State Highway Department, Kansas-Oklahoma Young Insurance Agents Conference, Missouri Valley Lawn and Turf Association, Missouri State Division of Fire Control, Canadian National Basketball Coaches Education Program, USA Track and Field, Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Staff of US Congressman Kenny Hulshof, and the Pepperdine University School of Law. This is perhaps as diverse and definitive a list of leading sport psychology in its public image and public acceptance as is possible to compile. Rick’s influence continues to spread

as he is in the process of producing a series of CDs on Applying Sport Psychology for Coaches.

Currently, Rick is an Assistant Professor/Graduate Professor in the Educational, School and Counsel ing Psycholog y Department, and the Director of Sport Psycho log y in the Depar tment o f Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Missouri. As a professor, Dr. McGuire has 15 Masters students and 4 doctoral students, and these numbers will be increasing to 25 and 10, respectively. He has also established the Missouri Institute for Positive Coaching and is developing an online Master’s degree and an undergraduate minor in sport and positive psychology. Both of these innovative endeavors are focused on educating coaches at all levels in effective, positive coaching strategies. Through his position as Director of Sport Psychology and his stature in both sport psychology and the NCAA, Rick is making it his mission to have permanent sport psychology positions in 100 NCAA athletic departments (McGuire, 2011). That is leadership in changing the profession. In fact, in many ways Rick’s mission is to ensure that there is a sport psychology profession.

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The Bruce Ogilvie Award recognizes outstanding service delivery in either of two areas. The award recognizes the sport psychologist who has: (1) provided leadership in changing the profession, its public image, and its public acceptance, or (2) conducted applied work, including assessment, consultation, instruction, and direct

or indirect intervention that contributes to the development of

the profession. Significant contributions of work done in

professional or public arenas as a sport psychologist at the national,

state, and local level may be recognized.

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Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues, scholar and author Richard Lapchick is often described as “the racial conscience of sport.” He brought his commitment to equality and his belief that sport can be an effective instrument of positive social change to the University of Central Florida where he accepted an endowed chair in August 2001.  He remains President and CEO of the National Consortium for Academics and Sport and helped bring the NCAS national office to UCF. 

Under Lapchick’s leadership, the DeVos Program launched the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport in December 2002. The Institute focuses on two broad areas.  In the area of Diversity, the Institute publishes the critically acclaimed Racial and Gender Report Card, long-authored by Lapchick in his former role as director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. The Report Card, an annual study of the racial and gender hiring practices of major professional sports and college sport in the United States, shows long-term trends over a decade and highlights organizations that are notable for diversity in coaching and management staffs.

In the area of ethics, the Institute monitors some of the critical ethical issues in college and professional sport, including the potential for the exploitation of student-athletes, gambling, performance-enhancing

drugs and violence in sport.  The Institute publishes annual studies on graduation rates for all teams in college football bowl games, comparing graduation rates for football players to rates for overall student-athletes and including a breakdown by race.  The Institute also publishes the graduation rates of the women’s and men’s basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament as March Madness heats up. 

Lapchick helped found the Center for the Study of Sport in Society in 1984 at Northeastern University.  He served as Director for 17 years and is now the Director Emeritus.  The Center has attracted national attention to its pioneering efforts to ensure

Steven R. Heyman Memorial Lecture

Richard Lapchik, Ph.D.Founder and Director,

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics In SportDeVos Sport Business Management Graduate

ProgramThe University of Central Florida

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The purpose of the Heyman lecture is to remember and

memorialize Steve Heyman, a former President of Division 47

and leading figure in the development of science and

practice in exercise and sport psychology. A major goal of this lecture is to insure that topics

Steve helped develop (e.g. inclusiveness, diversity, and

tolerance) are represented on the program.

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the education of athletes from junior high school through the professional ranks.  The Center's Project TEAMWORK was called "America's most successful violence prevention program" by public opinion analyst Lou Harris.  It won the Peter F. Drucker Foundation Award as the nation's most innovative non-profit program and was named by the Clinton Administration as a model for violence prevention.  The Center and the National Consortium for Academics and Sports created the MVP gender violence prevention program that has been so successful with college and high school athletes that the United States Marine Corps adopted it in 1997. 

Lapchick also helped form the NCAS  in 1985.  It is a group of over 230 colleges and universities that created the first of its kind degree completion and community service programs.    To date, 29,856 athletes have returned to NCAS member schools.  Over 13,700 have graduated.  Nationally, the NCAS athletes have worked with more than 17.5 million students in the school outreach and community service program, which focuses on teaching youth how to improve race relations, develop conflict resolution skills, prevent gender violence and avoid drug and alcohol abuse.  They have collectively donated more than 19 million hours of service while member colleges have donated more than $300 million in tuition assistance.

Lapchick was the American leader of the international campaign to boycott South Africa in sport for more than 20 years.  In 1993, the Center launched TEAMWORK-South Africa, a program designed to use sports to help improve race relations and help with sports development in post-apartheid South Africa.  He was among 200 guests specially invited to Nelson Mandela’s inauguration.

Lapchick is a prolific writer. His 15th and 16th books were published in 2010.  Lapchick is a regular columnist for ESPN.com and The Sports Business Journal.  He has written more than 550 articles and has given more than 2,800 public speeches.

Before Northeastern, he was an Associate Professor of Political Science at Virginia Wesleyan College from 1970-1978 and a Senior Liaison Officer at the United Nations between1978-1984.

Richard is the son of Joe Lapchick, the famous Original Celtic center who became a legendary coach for St. John's and the Knicks.  He is married to Ann Pasnak and has three children and two grandchildren.

To learn more about the Institute for Diversity and Ethics In Sport, click here.

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OK, in case you forgot where this year’s APA Convention is being held, let me give you a few hints: a talking mouse, lots of sunshine, and tons of fun things to do for everyone! That’s right, the 2012 APA Annual Convention is in Orlando, FL from August 2-5. And at this year’s convention, Division 47 is featuring many exciting programs and events including:

• Dr. Jim Pivarnik will deliver the ACSM Exchange Lecture on the role of physical activity and post-partum weight retention. Dr. Pivarnik’s talk is also featured as part of the APA Presidential Programming on Obesity.

• Dr. Rick McGuire will receive this year's Bruce Ogilvie Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Practice.

• Dr. Richard Lapchick will deliver the Steven R. Heyman Memorial Keynote titled, "Power of Sport to Achieve Positive Change."

In addition to the above featured programming, this year's program comprises a mix of clinical and research symposia, conversation hours, and paper and poster sessions. The complete program (with co-listed programs) will be featured in the summer newsletter and on the Division 47 website later this spring. Until then, I have included below a few examples of the exciting 2012 APA Convention line-up:

• Invited Symposium titled, “mTBI Moving

Forward: Perspective from Sport, Military, and Rehabilitation,” co-chaired by Dr. Anthony Kontos and Dr. Kim Gorgens and featuring Dr. Frank Webbe.

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Preview• Symposium on Extended Outlook on Effort

Perception: From Description to Manipulation of Exertive Sensations by Dr. Gershon Tenenbaum and colleagues.

• Symposium titled, “On Point: Issues Consulting With Ballet” by Dr. Kate Hays and colleagues.

• Conversation Hour titled, “Sport Psychology in the Olympics,” that will feature sport psychology professionals who have worked with Olympic athletes and teams.

• Three Paper Sessions featuring: 1) Psychology of Injury, Eating Disorders and Aggression; 2) Professional, Academic and Development issue sin Sports Psychology; and 3) Behavior, Motivation, and Self.

• Speed Mentoring Café for students.• And as always, Ray's Race will take place on

Saturday morning. I challenge Division 47 members to participate in the race this year. We may not all be the fastest runners, but we will certainly be able to “get into the heads” of our competitors!

Again this year, as every year, we would not have a peer-reviewed program without the tireless work of our 2012 Program Review Committee members: Mark Aoyagi, Amy Athey, Kimberlee Bonura, Justine Chatterton, Laura DiPasquale, R.J. Elbin, Tami Eggleston, Scott Goldman, Elizabeth Loughren, Renee Newcomer Appaneal, Cassandra Pasquariello, Steve Portenga, Selen Razon, Troy Rieck, Sherry Schweigert, Christine Selby, Gershon Tenenbaum, and Steven Wininger. As usual, the reviewers did an excellent job, and are to be commended for their work. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!

Additional information about the 2012 APA Convention Program will be forthcoming soon from APA as they release hotel information, and inform presenters of specific dates/times for their programs. In the meantime, please contact me should you have any questions about the convention or programming. I look forward to seeing you in the “Magic Kingdom” this August!

Regards,

Anthony P. Kontos, PhDAPA Division 47 Program Chair

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Division 47 recently held a vote to change our bylaws. There were two items on the ballot and both items have been approved.  The vote counts are below.  The bylaws say a 2/3 majority of those voting, and this requirement has been met for each.

1. Amend Article V, Section 1 to make the Student Representative an elected (instead of appointed) position.

Approve – 82 votes (96%)

Disapprove – 3 votes

Total 85

2. Amend Article V, Section 2 to add the Senior Student-Representative as a voting member of the Executive Committee.

Approve – 73 votes (86%)

Disapprove – 12 votes

Total 85

The updated bylaws related to these two changes are as follows:

BYLAWS5th Revision Effective January 3, 2012

Article V. Executive CommitteeSection 1 The voting members of the Executive Committee shall consist of the President, the President-elect, the SecretaryTreasurer, the immediate past President, two Members-at-Large, the Division Representative(s) to the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association, the (senior) Student Representative, and the representative elected

by voting members of each section. All members of the Executive Committee shall be Members or Fellows of the Division. Persons appointed to other Division positions, such as the Program Chair and Newsletter Editor, shall be involved in all Executive Committee activities and shall attend Executive Committee meetings at the discretion of the President. They shall not be voting members of the Executive Committee.

Section 2 Terms of office for the Members-at-Large, Section Representatives, Council Representative, and Student Representatives shall be: a) Members-at-Large shall be elected for two-year, staggered terms (a Senior and Junior Member-at-Large). In the event that a member-at-large shall be unable to serve a full term for any reason, the president, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall appoint another individual to complete the unexpired term. b) Section Representatives shall be elected for two year terms. c) Representative (s) to the APA Council shall serve for the period of their term on Council, which period shall be determined according to the APA Bylaws. d) Student representatives shall be elected to two year, staggered terms (a Senior and Junior Student-Representative). In the event that a student representative shall be unable to serve a full term for any reason, the president, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall appoint another individual to complete the unexpired term.

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Division 47 has gone viral! Please follow us on our Social Networking sites to keep up with the Exercise and Sport Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association.

  Linked In: APA Division 47 (our email is APADivision47@gmail.com)

  Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/APADivision47

  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/APADivision47

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“Developing Your Knowledge, Skills, and Practice in Sport Psychology”, an intensive workshop, will be con-duced by the Ohio Center for Sport Psychology, June 22-23, Friday and Saturday, at the Comfort Inn, Middle-burg Hts., OH, a suburb of Cleveland. The workshop is designed for mental health and sport science profes-sionals and students who are interested in starting or expanding their practices in sport psychology. Psycholo-gists can earn thirteen APA recognized C.E.U.’sThe workshop will be conducted by Jack J. Lesyk, Ph.D., CC-AASP, author of Developing Sport Psychology within Your Clinical Practice and president of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Guest presenter is Charles A. Maher, Psy.D, CC-AASP, sport psychologist for the Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers.

Applied Sport Psychology WorkshopOh io Center for Spor t P sycho l ogy - June 22-23 , 2012 — C le ve l and , OH

Student DiscountFor additional information check our website or call (216) 575-6175

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Join the Division 47 Listserv Today

Division 47 has its own listserv for members and those interested in the field of exercise and sport psychology.

The list is specifically for postings on issues, questions, information, and findings concerning research and professional practice issues in exercise and sport psychology.

To join the list and receive email posting from list members, send an email message to: listserv@lists.apa.org. Leave the subject line blank. In the body of the message type:

“subscribe div47” and send the message. If you use a signature file with your message, please remember to remove it for this message. You will receive acknowledgement from

Majordomo when your subscription has been approved.

Subsequently, to send a message to the list, simply address your message to: div47@lists.apa.org.

Please use care and consideration in your messages.

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BiographyDr. Rick McGuire is the Director of Sport Psychology for Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Missouri, and Graduate Professor of Sport Psychology in the Counseling Psychology program.  For 27 years he was Missouri's Head Track and Field Coach.  He was the founder and chairman for 27 years of the USA Track and Field Sport Psychology program, and served on the staff for 11 USATF National Teams, including the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games in Barcelona and Atlanta.  Rick was President of the NCAA Division 1 Track and Field Coaches Association.

As a professor, Rick established Missouri’s Masters and Doctoral programs in Sport Psychology. He has been recognized with the Missouri Students Association Award for Outstanding Teaching, and the College of Education’s High Fliers and Pillar of Excellence Awards. He was most recently honored with the University of Missouri Alumni Association’s prestigious Faculty-Alumni Award.

Rick has been a significant contributor to the cause of coaches’ education, has written extensively, and is a prominent speaker. He has recently established the “Missouri Institute for Positive Coaching” to support, study, research, teach, promote and in all ways encourage the importance and the impact of highly effective positive coaching.

Rick is a founding member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), is an AASP Certified Consultants, and an AASP Fellow. He is a long-standing member APA Division 47, as well as the USOC’s Sport Psychology Registry.

Rick and his wife Jane live in Columbia, MO.

StatementApplied Sport Psychology’s Greatest Challenge: As professionals in the field of Applied Sport Psychology, we face some very significant challenges if we are to become successful at fully establishing relevance, and eventually prominence, as essential and positive contributors within our culture of sport.

First, we obviously must complete the task of finally and firmly defining ourselves, both who we are and what we do. Closely related is the challenge to establish the requisite professional competencies, educational training, and the necessary credentialing to serve as professionals in the field.

Yet as important as these two are, they are NOT the GREATEST CHALLENGE facing the field of Applied Sport Psychology. Our greatest challenge is getting Sport Psychology to the people of sport!

Within Applied Sport Psychology, we believe that we have knowledge, understandings, theories, concepts, strategies, techniques and skills that will help coaches and athletes prepare better, perform better, achieve more, gain more fun, satisfaction and fulfillment, and to then be motivated to want even more. If we do, we must get much better at getting this delivered to the people of sport!

There are estimated to be more than 40 million athletes in America today. 90% or more of these athletes have coaches! Kids meet sport at the Coach! The Coach is the gatekeeper of sport! The coaches are the built in delivery system for getting Sport Psychology to and into sport! We must get past ourselves, and get Sport Psychology to sport!

This is our greatest challenge!

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BiographyChristine L. B. Selby, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas in 2000 and received her master’s degree in Athletic Counseling from Springfield College in 1994. Currently, Christine is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Husson University where she teaches upper level courses in sport psychology and eating disorders. Enrollment in these courses usually attracts students from myriad disciplines including nursing, physical therapy, education, and psychology. Encouraging discussion among students has allowed them to examine issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Christine also maintains a part-time private practice specializing in sport psychology and eating disorders. She is a licensed psychologist in Maine, a Certified Consultant with AASP, and a member of the 2008-2012 USOC Sport Psychology Registry. In her role as a practitioner she has had the opportunity to speak to various local groups (e.g., students, civic groups, professionals from diverse fields) on the topic of eating disorders in general as well as the particular difficulties that athletes encounter. Christine’s involvement with the Division began as a master’s degree student when she assisted editing the Newsletter and subsequently was selected to be Student Representative in 1993. More recently, she served as Liaison to the Academy for Eating Disorders under Michael Sach’s Presidency, reviewed convention submissions, and was appointed as Chairperson of the Membership Committee serving in that capacity from 2008 – 2011.

StatementI am honored to have been asked to run for President-Elect of Division 47. I have enjoyed my formal involvement with the Division as a student in the 1990s and during the past few years as a professional member (see Biography). In addition to these formal activities my participation on Division 47’s and related l i s tser vs demonstrates my commitment to understanding the issues that confront the field at this time and to approaching the issues as rationally as possible while acknowledging the merit of opposing viewpoints. Two issues currently stand out as challenges in this field: 1) whom do we serve (e.g., athletes and sport personnel, other performers, exercisers?) and 2) what do we call ourselves (e.g., sport psychologists, performance enhancement consultants?). Developing sound answers to these questions will involve working closely with the leadership of other organizations invested in the same concerns. Moreover, work in this area will help to clarify in what ways the field can be more regulated. A possible direction for these discussions is the appropriateness of the practice of Sport and Exercise Psychology becoming a specialty area akin to Counseling and Clinical Psychology. These issues will not necessarily have easy or direct solutions; however, I am committed to working with the current and future leadership of the Division and sibling organizations on these and other significant concerns. I believe my professional and interpersonal approach to identifying and working through challenges will be an asset to these efforts.

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StatementChristine L. B. Selby, Ph.D

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StatementHello and thank you for the opportunity to serve APA Division 47 as a student-representative! In this capacity, I aspire to strengthen the connection between our students and professionals in academic and applied positions, as well as develop greater communication and learning across APA divisions.

I believe that by fostering relationships among graduate students from various divisions, we can spread knowledge about our field, facilitate cross-discipline conversations, and initiate future collaborative research. One way to begin these discussions is at the APA conference during which Division 47 invites selected divisions to present their perspective on a specific, shared topic. Continuing to provide program and networking opportunities in person and through social media may cultivate interest in student membership and enable us to maintain these connections within and across allied divisions.

When I interact with students and professionals in our field, I enjoy asking, “How did you find exercise, sport, and performance psychology?” I have found that the responses capture our members’ diverse backgrounds and involvements, which, I believe, fuels our strength and passion. As student-representative, I hope to listen to members’ stories and help Division 47’s story continue through meaningful relationships across graduate students, professionals, and APA divisions.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration. I look forward to meeting with our members, inquiring about our shared needs, and serving the professional community in this valuable role. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about my goals or to share your story!

BiographyThe story of Michelle (Mac) begins as a soccer student-athlete who read Gary Mack’s Mind Gym and decided to adjust her life path accordingly. This change led her to Ithaca College were she earned a Masters in Sport Psychology and coached collegiately. Currently, Mac is a second-year doctorate student at West Virginia University in the Sport and Exercise Psychology program and also working toward a Masters in Community Counseling. At WVU she greatly enjoys her CHAMPS/Life Skills graduate teaching assistantship in which she teaches transitional life skills courses for incoming and graduating student-athletes. She also consults with a varsity, a national level developmental team, and community members. Her research interests include player to coach transitions, ultra athletes, and applying sport and exercise psychology across disciplines such as addictions counseling and speech pathology. Outside of academic pursuits, Mac can be found running, swimming, traveling, and cooking!

Student Representative Candidate StatementMichelle M. McAlarnenWest Virginia University

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BiographyI received my undergraduate degree in Psychology from Princeton University and I am currently in my fourth year of the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at George Washington University. Sport and exercise has always been a significant part of my life and to that end I continue to be active in many sports as a participant, coach, and practitioner. I am currently completing a practicum experience at the US Naval Academy where I conduct individual sessions with midshipmen struggling to meet the physical requirements of the Academy. I am also developing a mental skills training program for midshipmen who are having difficulty passing the Physical Readiness Test. In addition, I have developed and am implementing a performance enhancement training program with national level high school swimmers in the Washington DC area. Additionally, my research interests focus on motivation in athletes and performance enhancement. I am active in professional organizations and am currently an AASP member and a member of the Division 47 Public Interest Committee.

As a graduate student in a clinical psychology program, finding my way in the field of sport and exercise psychology has been challenging.  Upon joining Division 47, I have been able to better navigate my way in the field and find the mentorship and guidance that I was lacking early in my graduate career. I am excited to be considered for the Student Representative position so I can give back to the division and help other students have similar experiences.

StatementOne of the main goals of Division 47 is “to provide support, networking opportunities, mentoring, and information [for students] about how to become a competent and ethical exercise and sport psychology professional.” As the student representative I would work to further this goal and develop a stronger student involvement in Division 47.

A primary way I would further this objective is to help students find mentors and opportunities to aid in the exploration of their interests. I hope to achieve this by developing a list of willing mentors, so that students can be matched with a knowledgeable individual in their area. Additionally, I would coordinate with the Executive Committee in an effort to increase the training opportunities available to students and make the opportunities that currently exist more widely known.  Constantly updating and advertising pre- and post-doctoral programs with emphases in this field as well as increasing student awareness of ways to translate current interests and passions into careers would be a priority for me. Finally, I hope to become involved the continuing discussion related to what qualifies one to be a "sports psychologist".  It is incredibly important that our field develop and maintain consistent standards of competence and ability to preserve the integrity of our profession.  I would provide a voice from the student perspective and keep the student population updated on the developments. Additionally, I would work to increase communication with other organizations that strive for similar professional standards, namely AASP, to maintain a constant dialogue between organizations.

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BiographyHeather Ciesielski is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), where she specializes in assessment and treatment for children. Heather serves as the Chief for the Section of Psychology for MCW and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and is involved in a number of committees. She has been an active member of APA since beginning her graduate school career at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2001. Heather is involved in Division 47 as well as Divisions 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) and 54 (Society for Pediatric Society). She holds a position on the Executive Committee of Division 47 as the President of Running Psychologists.

StatementIt is my honor to be nominated for the position of Council Representative for Division 47. In my current position as the psychology section chief at MCW, I am the representative for psychology in our academic medical setting, which has provided great appreciation for the opportunities and obstacles in psychology, and strong experience in advocating for our needs as psychologists in areas related to clinical work, teaching, and research. Through my involvement on the Executive Committee of Division 47, I am quickly learning the many successes in sport and exercise psychology, as well as the wonderful ideas to continue to advance this field, and it would be my privilege to further my contribution to Division 47 and APA by serving on the APA Council.

APA Council Representative Candidate StatementHeather A. Ciesielski, Ph.DMedical College of Wisconsin

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StatementRunning is what brought me to (the then-nascent) Division 47 and running is what I am doing again (or still, depending on how you interpret it). In brief, I began running 10 years after completing my doctorate—and was an immediate convert to the mental benefits of physical activity. Like many psychologists then—and now—I didn’t know that there was a field of sport psychology. One of my primary tasks over the years has been to help change that.

The Council of Representatives is one of APA’s epicenters, an excellent place for networking, connecting between divisions, and assisting APA to move forward in meaningful ways. Division 47 has so many opportunities to engage meaningfully throughout the organization, whether in relation to positive aspects of the mind-body relationship, the science of performance, training the next generation, or the challenges of practice in the digital age. We can learn from and teach.

Why me and why now? I am an inveterate networker; I know APA, its structure and its people; and there’s significant unfinished business to address: The Proficiency in Sport Psychology was developed in part to raise the profile of our field within psychology in general. That is still an important objective. We still need to move from the organizational to the individual level, developing methods to insure competence and quality in our field. Whether that is through guidelines, through collaboration with AASP, or some other method has yet to be determined, but it is vital. For further information: www.theperformingedge.com.

BiographyKate F. Hays offers clinical, sport, and performance psychology through her consulting practice in Toronto, The Performing Edge. She describes herself as an “independent scholar”: she has published five books and numerous professional articles and book chapters regarding physical activity and mental health and the emerging area of performance psychology; she has taught at a number of universities and given workshops; she conducts tele-consultation groups for aspiring and engaged sport psychology practitioners, along with mentoring individual practitioners.

A founder of Division 47 and APA Fellow, Dr. Hays has served in a number of capacities, including: first Council representative, president, and member of the committee that developed the APA Proficiency in Sport Psychology. She received the Bruce Ogilvie Award for Professional Practice in 2004. Within APA governance, she has been elected to (and chaired) various boards and committees, including: BAPPI, CSFC, CODAPAR, PIC, COPPS, and Women’s Caucus of Council. (She’s developed great familiarity with APA’s endless abbreviations in the process!) Currently, she is Art Co-Editor for American Psychologist and a member of Division 47’s Public Interest Committee.

Dr. Hays grew up in New York City, spent many years in community mental health and independent practice in New Hampshire following graduation from Boston University, and moved to Toronto to practice, teach, and write in 1997. Avocational interests include: running, yoga, music making (voice and recorder), jewelry making, and vegetable gardening. She and her husband recently purchased a lakeside cottage in Vermont in order to summer with nearby son and his family.

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StatementIt is an unprecedented time of growth and exposure for sport/exercise psychology, and I am honored to be nominated as a candidate for the Division 47 Member-at-Large position. I am an Assistant Research Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. I have been an active APA member since 1996, and am the current Program Chair for Division 47. Through my work the past two years as Program Chair, I have gained valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges facing Division 47, while forging excellent working relationships with colleagues both within and outside of the Division. I am confident that I can relate to and represent the interests of sport/exercise psychology professionals from diverse backgrounds (academic, applied, research), which I believe will help engage our members and foster continued growth of the Division toward shared goals. I believe that Division 47 should not only set the standards for our profession, but also act on them through the development and promotion of academic training, internships, position statements, practice parameters, press releases, and professional and research ethics. We also need to invigorate and expand our membership by enhancing professional development opportunities for students and professionals through more active and relevant communications, programming, publications, and recognition. In closing, I look forward to the opportunity to actively serve the members of Division 47 as Member-at-Large. If you have any questions about me or my statement, please email me- akontos@pitt.edu. Thank you for your consideration!

BiographyDr. Anthony P. Kontos is the Assistant Research Director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Previously, he was a Professor and Chair-elect at Humboldt State University (HSU), where he taught sport/exercise psychology, motor development/learning, and research methods. He was also the director of the North Coast Sports Concussion program and Behavioral Performance Lab. Anthony was also an Associate Professor at the University of New Orleans (UNO), where he directed the Sport Concussion Testing program, was the sport psychology consultant for the UNO Sports Medicine team, and was an Adjunct Professor in the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Louisiana State University- Health Sciences Center.

Anthony received his Ph.D. in kinesiology with a focus in sport psychology from Michigan State University where he received master’s degrees in counseling psychology and exercise science. He completed his B.A. in psychology at Adrian College, where he was a captain and all-conference player on the men’s soccer team. He also coached high school boys’ and girls’ varsity and club soccer for 10 seasons in Michigan. Anthony is the father of two children and coaches youth soccer and basketball, in addition to still “playing” soccer in what his wife refers to as an “age-appropriate league”. He also enjoys fly fishing, hiking, biking, traveling, and playing sports with his family.

Member-at-Large Candidate StatementAnthony P. Kontos, Ph.DUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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BiographyJessica M. Mohler, Psy.D., M.A., CC-AASP is a clinical and sport psychologist. For the past three years she has worked at the United States Naval Academy as the Coordinator of Sport Psychology Services within the Midshipmen Development Center, providing both counseling and mental skills training to student athletes, teams and military groups.

Dr. Mohler attended graduate school in both Kinesiology and Clinical Psychology, and received her Master of Arts and Doctorate, respectively. In 2004, she was commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and completed her training at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fl, where she was stationed for the next three years as both a Staff Psychologist and Department Head. While at NAS, Jacksonville she received Navy wide recognition for her efforts in applying mental skills training to the Physical Readiness Test. In 2007, she was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and received a Joint Commendation Medal for her mental health support and program development for the Joint Task Force. In 2008, she resigned from Active Duty and joined the staff of the United States Naval Academy where she has continued to work towards developing a model for performance excellence in both the military and sport environments.

Dr. Mohler’s interest in sport psychology developed from her experiences as a varsity collegiate sailor. She continues to compete in sailing as a member of an all women’s crew in Annapolis, MD where she resides with her husband and two children.

StatementI am excited to be nominated for Member at Large in APA Division 47. My participation in professional organizations and, especially Division 47, has had a significant impact on my professional development. It was one of the only organizations that provided guidance on how to pursue Sport Psychology, and it provided a network of professionals who I looked up to and who became mentors. My own career experiences have included a hospital/primary care setting, an operational deployed environment, and now a college athlete population. I have enjoyed new challenges, and been fortunate to supervise doctoral students. It may be in this last role that I have learned the most about the current direction of our field, and felt a responsibility to be a part of Division 47’s future.

When I was a student representative, my passion was about finding a way to practice Sport Psychology as a career, and I have been mostly successful in making that happen, but now that is not enough. I would like to be involved in the continued growth of our field, and I believe my training and breadth of experience in different applied Sport Psychology environments puts me in a position to be an advocate and representative for our own diverse membership.

I am excited about being involved in the leadership of Division 47 and supporting its current positive direction. As well, I will work hard to be a voice of the membership and pursue the current initiatives. I greatly appreciate your consideration.

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During the February Council of Representatives meeting, Council piloted a new method for discussing issues of strategic importance. This approach put into action the feedback gathered during the assessment phase of the Good Governance Project (GGP) that Council wanted to have more influence in addressing the major issues of the discipline. To this end, APA identified a “mega issue” for discussion, and Council spent over a half day in small groups, generating ideas and plans.

I was pleased to learn that the selected mega issue was “how technology will impact psychology and APA over the next decade” because of its high relevance for Division 47 members. The discussion centered on ideas such as using social media in public education, how to train psychology faculty in new technologies, delivering research findings through technology, the role of new technologies in data-sharing, and the creation of psychology apps. In addition, issues related to telepsychology, distance consulting and practicing interjurisdictionally were discussed. Many of our Division members are involved in some type of distance consulting and travel, and we have few standards to guide that practice. Although we are still in the beginning stages of developing standards, APA is aware of this concern for our as well as other divisions.

Psychology education and the dissemination of the discipline’s scholarship were at the forefront of many of the actions taken by the APA Council of Representatives at the meeting. Concerning education in psychology, the Council adopted two new guidelines and approved funding to update a third. The approved guidelines include a taxonomy for education and training in professional psychology, and a framework for the preparation of teachers of high school psychology. The approved funding will support a meeting of a Board of Educational Affairs task force charged with revising the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Major in Psychology.

APA President, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, updated the Council on her three presidential initiatives, which focus on the nation’s obesity crisis, how to attract more early career psychologists to APA and interdisciplinary practice and science. Dr. Johnson’s initiative on obesity targets its alarming rates in the United States and the role that psychologists, as experts in behavior, should play in addressing the crisis. The APA website contains more information about these presidential initiatives, including a link to Dr. Johnson’s Presidential Report to Council.

In other action, the Council:• Approved funding for the continuing work on

the APA/Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards/APA Insurance Trust Task Force for the Development of Telepsychology Guidelines.

• Adopted a revised Committee on Animal Research and Ethics Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Animals in Research.

• Rejected a proposal to eliminate the dues discount for APA members who are also members of the Canadian Psychological Association.

• Approved a proposal to eliminate the practice of invoicing APA members for unpaid back-year dues.

• Approved two journals – a Div. 54 journal: Practices and Services Delivery in Pediatric Psychology, and an American Psychological Association of Graduate Students journal: Translational Issues in Psychological Science.

• Approved a proposal to include an APA teacher affiliate member on the Board of Educational Affairs. The proposal requires a change in the Association’s bylaws. It will therefore be put before a vote of the full membership this fall.

• Received the report of the 2011 Presidential Task Force on Immigration.

• Received the report of the 2011 Presidential Task Force on Diversity and Discrimination.

• Approved the 2012 APA budget of $105.2 million in revenues and $104.9 in expenses.

I greatly appreciated the new format of the meeting and the opportunity to address an issue of relevance to our Division as well as the other business of APA. I expect APA to take the information we generated and move forward so that we can all have a clearer idea of how to use technology to advance psychology, and especially sport psychology!

APA Council of Representatives Meeting Summary, February 2012Karen Cogan, Ph.D.

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Save the date to run or walk with us!

The 34th Annual Ray’s Race 5K Run and Walk, will be held during

the APA convention in Orlando, FL on

Saturday, August 4th, 2011, at 7 am.

Ray’s Race was named in honor of Dr. Ray Fowler, former APA CEO and founder of the Running

Psychologists in 1979. Runners and walkers of all ages and levels of ability are welcomed and

encouraged to participate in the race. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each age group as well as for the top male and female

finishers.

Details and registration information will be available soon!

Running Psychologists Presents:34th Annual Ray’s Race 5K Run and Walk

“Run in the Sun!”

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Executive Committee Members present for the meeting included: Gloria Balague (President), Trent Petrie (President-Elect) Jennifer Carter (Past-President), Jack Watson (Member-at-Large), Mark Aoyagi (Member-at-Large), Doug Hankes (Secretary-Treasurer), Anthony Kontos (Program Chair), Steve Portenga (Newsletter Editor), Heather Ciesielski (President, Running Psychologists), Cassie Pasquariello (Student Representative), Justine Chatterton (Student Representative). Karen Cogan (Council Representative) was absent.

January 7, 2012

President Gloria Balague called the meeting to order at 9:10 am CST. Executive Committee Members were introduced.

Mission, Values, Roles, and Goals:An open discussion occurred and focused on what were perceived to be the major issues in the field of sport and exercise psychology and potential actions steps to address them. The content on the current Division 47 website was studied to explore what issues were already being addressed. The Sport Psychology Proficiency was discussed, and there was a consensus that the Proficiency needed to be more prominently displayed and explained on the website. Discussion continued comparing APA’s proficiency versus specialization standards and whether Division 47 should consider pursuing a specialization in sport psychology. Finally, the Division 47 Mission Statement was discussed and eventually revised. The EC agreed to table the mission statement over night to allow further discussion and contemplation.

Descriptions of all standing committee were reviewed.

Standing Committee Reports:Membership Committee: Related to the EC discussion on the mission, values, roles, and goals of Division 47, it was suggested that a survey be created to ask current Division 47 members for their input on these same topics. The membership committee and its EC liaison (Trent Petrie) were charged with developing a survey

in conjunction with APA Member Services. The role and scope of social media within this committee and Division 47 was discussed and then delayed until after the social media presentation scheduled for later in the mid-winter meeting.

Public Interest Committee: The PI Committee has been very active this year. A concussion article was submitted to Division 47’s journal, outreach projects occurred at the APA 2011 Convention to increase diversity in the membership, and flyers were sent to HBCs, psychology departments, Division 2, and early career professionals about sport and exercise psychology. The EC noted that 2012 is an Olympic year, and the Division could take advantage of the interest in sport psychology. Two action items were suggested for the committee: 1) work on brief articles for the Division 47 website and the APA Monitor; and 2) disseminate information to other divisions about the Sport Psychology Proficiency. A NATA collaboration was discussed. The mission of the annual Giveaway-a-thon was discussed as there has been inconsistent attendance at recent conventions.

Education Committee: It was noted that there had been inconsistent participation by Education Committee members and discussion ensued as to how to recruit for and reinvigorate the committee. The list of critical readings in sport and exercise psychology will be updated and posted on the Division 47 website. The Education Committee requested guidance of the EC to assist them in contributing more toward collecting and disseminating information on graduate program curricula and increasing the usefulness of the Proficiency.

Practice Committee: The Practice Committee has worked on a number of initiatives including a paper defining sport and performance psychology, collaboration and discussion with the NCAA regarding rules specific to the provision of sport psychology services, and collaboration with AASP on certification and credentialing issues. Specific to the paper defining sport and performance psychology, the EC was not prepared to provide support until

Minutes of the APA Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology) Mid-Winter MeetingUniversity of Illinois-ChicagoJanuary 7-8, 2012

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Division 47’s mission was revisited. The authors of the paper will pursue publication independently. Future issues include a discussion of pursuing a Specialty in Sport Psychology within APA. A proposal for a competency conference consistent with NIH guidelines was discussed. The practice committee chair, Steve Portenga, reported that the committee was making a grant request to APA to partially fund the conference. Portenga stated that he would report back to the EC when he heard a final decision from APA.

Motion made by Trent Petrie to charge Portenga, with the backing of the EC, to formally approach APA about co-sponsoring a Conference on Competencies. Division 47 would match the grant funds provided by the APA if the request was approved. Motion seconded by Jennifer Carter. Motion passed unanimously.

Science Committee Report: The committee reported that five dissertations had been received for review for the Dissertation Award. There was discussion to move the dissertation deadline in order to select an award winner in time for the name of the winner and the

title of the presentation to be listed in the APA program. Ideas to assist early career professionals were discussed (e.g., seed grants).

Program Chair Report: Program Chair, Anthony Kontos, reported that the number of submissions declined this year. Twenty-three program slots were filled. It was noted that there was a decrease in submissions in most APA divisions this year. Submission reviewers were thanked. As Kontos leaves the EC, he offered several suggestions for future program chairs including conference collaborations (e.g., NATA), publication of award lectures in the new Division 47 journal, and more thematic programming. The EC commended Kontos for his excellent work as the program chair.

Social Media PresentationAt the request of President Balague, Shannon Bryant-Hankes was invited to the mid-winter meeting to present on social media strategy and how Division 47 might incorporate it. The presentation, “Understanding Social Media,” included information about different platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter,

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Fellow status in the American Psychological Association is bestowed upon individuals who have made unusual and outstanding contributions to the field of psychology. (See www.apa.org/membership/fellows.html)

The minimum standards for Fellowship under the APA Bylaws are:1. The completion of a doctoral degree in psychology or related field from regionally accredited institution;2. Prior membership as an APA Member for at least one year and being a Member of the division;3. Active engagement at the time of nomination in the advancement of psychology in any of its aspects;4. Five years of acceptable professional experience subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree;5. Evidence of unusual and outstanding contribution or performance in the field of psychology; and6. Nomination by one of the divisions in which member status is held.

In addition Division 47 requires: 1) Membership in Division 47 for a minimum of three years; 2) Substantial contribution to the field of sport and exercise psychology

Achieving Fellow Status is an arduous process. It requires recommendation by three endorsers who are Fellows of APA. It requires a positive recommendation by the Division 47 Fellow Review Committee and the fellows on the Executive Committee. Finally the successful nominees are forwarded to the APA Fellow Review Committee who makes recommendation to the Board of Directors with final approval coming from the Council of Representatives. If you think you have the qualifications or know of someone you would like to recommend, contact Fellow Committee Chair, Ed Acevedo, Ph.D.

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Meeting was adjourned at 5:35 pm CST.

January 8, 2012

President Gloria Balague called the meeting to order at 8:45 am CST.

Action item: Past-President Jennifer Carter agreed to work on Division 47’s social media strategy and social media policy. She was charged to create a Division 47 Facebook fan page and a Twitter account.

By-Laws Modifications OutcomeJennifer Carter reported that the by-laws modification request that the Student Representative become an elected EC position was approved.

Secretary-Treasurer’s ReportDoug Hankes presented the EC with the past year’s Division 47 financial statement. Current cash (held in an APA checking account) is $7562.07. Current short-term investment amount is $32,118.91. The short-term investment has remained nearly unchanged from last year. Secretary-Treasurer discussion with the APA Business Office indicated that the current reserves held in the short-term investment account are adequate but should not be used for any new initiatives.

Current invoices are up-to-date, however, there are several outstanding bills that have not been paid. It was noted that the 2011 budget was based on the 2010 budget. The Division 47 2011 expenditures ($16,046.74) in 2011 were nearly equivalent to the division’s total income generated ($16,060.75). Due to time constraints, the 2012 budget was not discussed in depth at the mid-winter meeting. It was agreed that the 2012 budget would be addressed in a line-item fashion during the next EC conference call. A request was made to consider a young professionals initiative that would include a small stipend. This will be discussed during the next EC conference call.

Discussion ensued regarding what Dissertation Award winners have received in past years. It became apparent that past ECs had not been consistent in the awards and suggestions were discussed to remedy this issue.

Motion made by Gloria Balague that the Dissertation Award winner receive $250 and have their convention registration fee waived. Motion seconded by Cassie Pasquariello. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion made by Jack Watson to drop the text in the Policy and Procedures Manual that read that the Dissertation Award winner receive a one-year membership in APA. The motion was seconded by Jennifer Carter. Motion was passed unanimously.

Motion made by Jack Watson every effort will be made to include a student member and an early career professional on Division 47 Standing Committees. The motion was seconded by Mark Aoyagi. Motion passed unanimously.

WebsiteMark Aoyagi discussed the current state of the website and requested any suggestions from the EC to improve it. Discussion ensued and a number of suggestions for better organization and content were made. New content for the website does not need to be formally approved by the EC, but the EC should be informed of proposed changes. Energized by the social media presentation, additional discussion on social media and website policy occurred.

Student Representative ReportIncreased student presence on the Division 47 website was discussed including a separate tab on the home page. The student representatives are working with the editor of the new journal to streamline the process for students to be involved in the article review process. Discussion occurred how to increase the ways for students to be nominated (e.g., self-nominated, nominated by others, EC nominated) for an EC position. This generated a larger discussion about nominations for other EC positions. Jack Watson was charged to work on this issue. The student representatives will work with Jennifer Carter on the social media strategy. Discussion also occurred how the Division could be more welcoming to new members. President Gloria Balague acknowledged the student representatives’ hard work in the past year.

Nominations and AwardsJennifer Carter announced the Bruce Ogilvie Award nominee.

Nominations were discussed for the EC positions that will become open this year. Those voting positions included President-Elect, Member-at-Large, Council

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Division 47 Committees

Education CommitteeEdward F. Etzel, Ed.D.West Virginia UniversityEmail: Edward.Etzel@mail.wvu.edu

Educates students, professionals and the public in a variety of sport psychology issues including how to become active in the Division, how to become trained in sport psychology, the basic elements that should be included in curricula for graduate training in sport psychology, and appropriate post-doctoral training in the field.

Science CommitteeMark Aoyagi, Ph.D.University of DenverEmail: mark.aoyagi@du.edu

Determines creative ways to increase the identification of sport psychology as a science to APA colleagues, students, and the public in general. Recommends Dissertation Award recipient and generates nominations for the Distinguished Contributions to Science and Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Practice CommitteeSteve Portenga, Ph.D.iPerformance PsychologyEmail: steve@iperformancepsychology.com

Explores the practice roles of exercise and sport psychology, including individual and group consultation guidelines, ethical and competency issues, certification issues, practice specialty guidelines and business/practice considerations. Generates nominations for the Bruce Ogilvie Award for Professional Practice.

Public Interest CommitteeScott B. Goldman, Ph.D.University of Arizona Email: goldman@arizona.edu

Helps resolve issues of strong interest to the public (e.g., sport violence, problems in youth sport) and generates position statements. Coordinates the Giveaway-athon at the Convention and generates nominations for the Distinguished Contributions to Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Public Interest.

Membership CommitteeEd Acevedo, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJohn Coumbe-Lilley, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago

Develops strategies to maintain a vibrant membership, assists the Executive Committee in being responsive to the members, and liaison with the APA Membership Directorate.

Representative, and junior Student Representative. Nominations were also discussed for the non-voting Program Chair position. Carter will contact individuals who were nominated to find out their willingness to run as candidates for office.

Running Psychologists ReportHeather Ciesielski reported that the 2011 Ray’s Race was effectively run and within budget. She noted that finding sponsorships had not been as successful as previous years, but a plan is in place to increase sponsorships for the 2012 race. Race results were announced. Ciesielski is currently researching different running clubs in the Orlando area who could serve as race organizers for the 2012 race. Division 47 description and membership information will be placed in race packets next year.

Policy and Procedures ManualMotion made by Gloria Balague to set the term for professional members on committees at 3 years. In the event a committee member moves to chair of the committee, they will be eligible for an additional 3-year term. The term limits for Student Representatives will be set at 1 year with the option of an additional 1-year term if they remain a student member of the organization. Motion seconded by Jennifer Carter. Motion passed unanimously.

Jack Watson will make changes in the P&P related to the recent By-Laws changes. Watson will also draft language concerning the new journal and editor responsibilities for the P&P. Watson will also draft language for the P&P regarding the motion passed related to standing committee terms to be approved by the EC.

Motion made by Trent Petrie to change the language in the P&P regarding Division 47 presenter attendance to be consistent with APA guidelines. Motion seconded by Jack Watson. Motion passed unanimously.

Other BusinessThe EC acknowledged and thanked Shannon Bryant-Hankes for her presentation on social media.

The EC acknowledged and thanked the University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Psychology for their accommodations and hospitality.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:15 PM

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President (2010-2013): Gloria Balague, PhDClinical Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of Illinois at Chicago Telephone: (312) 996-8681

President-Elect (2011-2014): Trent A. Petrie, PhDDirector, Center for Sport PsychologyProfessor, Department of Psychology Denton, TX Telephone: (940) 565-4718

Past-President (2009-2012): Jennifer E. Carter, PhDCounseling and Sport Psychologist The Center for Balanced Living Worthington, OH Telephone: (614) 366-7592

Secretary/Treasurer: Doug Hankes, PhD (2010-2013)DirectorStudent Counseling ServicesAuburn UniversityTelephone: (334) 844-5123

Member-at-Large:  Mark Aoyagi, PhD (2012-2014)DirectorSport & Performance PsychologyUniversity of DenverTelephone: (303) 871-3882

Member-at-Large: Jack C. Watson II, PhD (2010-2012) Professor and Chair Department of Sport SciencesWest Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WVTelephone: (304) 293-0873

APA Council Representative: Karen Cogan, PhD (2009-2012) Senior Sport PsychologistUnited States Olympic CommitteeColorado Springs, COTelephone: (719) 866-4722

Sr. Student Representative:Cassie Pasquariello, EdM, MS (2010-2012)Counseling Psychology Doctoral StudentVirginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VATelephone: (804) 827-1108

Jr. Student Representative:Justine Chatterton, MEd (2011-2013)Counseling Psychology Doctoral StudentUniversity of North TexasDenton, TX Telephone: (952) 454-1229

Program Chair: Anthony P. Kontos, PhD (2010-2012)Assistant Research DirectorSports Medicine Concussion ProgramUPMC Center for Sports MedicineDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineTelephone: (412) 432-3725

Newsletter Editor/Director of Publications:Steve Portenga, PhD (2010-2013)President, iPerformance PsychologyChair, Psychological Services Subcommittee, USA Track & FieldDenver, COTelephone: (303) 960-5711

President, Running Psychologists: Heather A. Ciesielski, PhDAssistant Professor Department of Pediatrics Child Development Center Medical College of WisconsinTelephone: (262) 432-6636

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Deadline for submission of materials for the Summer 2012 issue is June 1, 2012.

Please send all items to: Steve Portenga, Ph.D., 901 Acoma St., Denver, CO 80204You can also e-mail Dr. Portenga at: steve@iperformancepsychology.com