Page 26 - AASP Spring Newsletter 2015

Student Representative’s Report

Dolores Christensen, MS, Springield College & Eric Martin, MS, Michigan State University

Where, in past years, the MMP was a student who demonstrates exceptional

mentoring program between students quality and innovation in delivering sport

and professionals in the ield, this year it and exercise psychology services to the

has been transformed into a student-to- public.

Dolores Eric
student mentoring program. The MMP is
If you are interested in getting more involved
in the process of matching mentors and
as a student member, there are many ways. CHRISTENSEN MARTIN

mentees in 2015, as well as providing
Here are just a few:
support for each of the matches.
Happy spring to all student members of AASP!

1) Join the virtual conversation on
4) The AASP Regional Conference sites We are working hard on our number one goal
Facebook by sending a request to the
have been set. We had a record number of for the year––increasing the value of student
AASP Student Facebook Group! You can
submissions for the regional conference membership. With the work of many of your
ind a direct link to the page through the
grants this year. Even though we were Student Delegates, initiative chairs, and co-
‘Student’s Center’ on the AASP website:
chairs, we’re well on our way.
unable to fund all of the submissions, we http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/

selected 10 outstanding hosts that include Here are a few notable updates:
students-center/
sites in Ottawa, Canada, Loughborough,
2) The Graduate Program Directory,
United Kingdom, and 8 sites throughout 1) The Best Practices in Research (BPR)

the United States. Visit our website to 11th edition, is out and now available initiative has been created. The primary

in an electronic format and hard copy. goal of the BPR is to provide AASP student
ind the location that is nearest you
If you are interested in continuing your members with effective strategies for
and plan on attending or submitting
education but don’t know exactly where conducting and understanding best
a proposal to present! (http://www.
to begin, this directory is an outstanding practices in sport psychology research. The
appliedsportpsych.org/students-center/
resource to get started: http://www.
regional-conferences/)
BPR hopes to create resources that can

appliedsportpsych.org/publications/ beneit students at any level and provide
5) A Student-Directed AASP Webinar
graduate-program-directory/
resources to aid in the research process. To
is in the works. Be on the lookout for a
learn more or become involved with BPR,
3) Vote during the AASP E-Board
student-focused webinar on a topic to be please contact the chair Davis VanderVeen
elections! Have your voice heard in
determined. If you have an idea of what at jodavand@iupui.edu.
the future of the organization. Your vote
you would like to see in a webinar, please
matters!
feel free to send suggestions!
2) The Internship and Practicum Database

If you have an idea to improve the student (IPD) is getting revamped. The IPD initiative is
6) AASP has approved a Distinguished
in the process of reformatting the document
Masters’ Practitioner Award that will experience in AASP or would like more
to be more reader-friendly. Additionally, the
information on how to get involved,
be awarded for the irst time in 2016. IPD hopes to focus on creating professional
please feel free to contact either of us at
The award will be given in parallel to development resources for all students this
studentrep@appliedsportpsych.org. We’re
the Distinguished Doctoral Practitioner
looking forward to a great year, and can’t year.
Award and will recognize a master’s
wait to hear from all of you!
3) The Mentorship Match Program (MMP).

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