Ithaca College

Exercise and Sport Studies faculty and students represented Ithaca College at the 31st annual Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) conference held September 28- October 1 in Phoenix AZ. AASP is the premier international conference in sport and exercise psychology.

Associate Professor Justine Vosloo (Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences) and a group of graduate students in the Exercise and Sport Sciences Graduate Program presented a workshop titled:

“Making Learning Fun: Creative Activities for those Potentially Dry Topics within Sport and Exercise Performance Consulting” by Sydney Masters, Cathlyn Pistolas, Brian McDevitt, Margaret McConnell, Megan Walker, Justine Vosloo.

Justine Vosloo also co-authored three other presentations:

“A Mixed-Method Exploration of Cultural Competencies in Sport Psychology Professionals: Quantitative Results” and “A Mixed- Method Exploration of Cultural Competencies in Sport Psychology Professionals: Qualitative Results” – a project that involved colleagues from University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Laurentian University, and Ithaca College Graduate Student: Lia Gorden.

“’Pouring Everthing that you are’” Musicians’ Experiences of Optimal Performances” by Ithaca College Alumnus Jessica Ford who is now completing her PhD in Sport Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a colleague from Penn State University.