AASP Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Purpose
- To stimulate scholarly and professional growth
- Increase interest in a particular, focused, topic
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with other AASP members who are passionate about a focused scholarly and/or professional practice topic
- An annual SIG meeting at the AASP conference
- Recognition of the SIG on the AASP web site and the opportunity to attract new group members
Creating a New SIG
- Identify at least 10 current AASP members interested in forming the SIG
- Generate a name for the SIG and the SIG mission statement
- Complete the SIG Proposal Form (now available online in the member's area)
ACTIVE AASP SIGS
| SIG | Coordinator |
| Achievement Motivation | David Cutton |
| Coaching Science | Kristen Diffenbach |
| College/University Counseling Center | Craig Rodgers |
| Critical Incident in Sport | Amy Stapleton |
| Aaron Moffett | |
| Eating Disorder | Beth McGilley and Christine Shelby |
| Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
Christy Greenleaf
|
| Exercise Psychology and Wellness |
Dave Smith
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| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex | Craig Kain and Jennifer Waldron |
| Gender and Diversity of Physical Activity | Christy Greenleaf |
| Humanistic Sport Counseling | Joan Ingalls |
| Moral Development | Moira E. Stuart |
| Multiple Behavior Change |
Sean P. Mullen |
| Peer Relationships in Physical Activity and Sport Division Head |
Christy Greenleaf |
| Performance Excellence | Lisa Miller |
| Psychology of Sport Injury | Frances Flint |
| Qualitative Methods in Sport Psychology Division Head |
Christy Greenleaf |
| Sport Fandom | Dan Wann |
| Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology | Bruce Klonsky & Dan Wann |
| Youth Sport | Richard Stratton |
To join or learn more about a particular SIG, contact the SIG Coordinator.
If you would like to coordinate a SIG in need of a coordinator, contact the Research and Practice Division Head, Christy Greenleaf.
Interested individuals also are encouraged to attend any of the SIG meetings held at the AASP annual conference.