Brad Jurica – South Central Region
(Member since 2003)
Education
M.A. (2004). Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
B.A. with Honors (1998), Psychology and Philosophy, Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University-San Marcos), San Marcos, TX.
Referred Publications
Jurica, B. J. (2006). Psychology and Surfing: Maximizing performance through mental training. Surfshot Magazine: March.
Jurica, B. J. (2006). Surfing in the new millennium: Increasing performance through mental toughness. Surfshot Magazine: February.
Jurica. B. J. (2005). The use of applied sport psychology in action sports. Next Magazine: Action sports and culture: September.
Rowley, A., Roesch, S., Jurica, B., & Vaughn, A. (2005). Developing and validating a stress appraisal measure for minority adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 28(4), 547-557.
Ulloa, E., Jaycox, L., & Jurica, B. Dating violence among adolescents: Prevalence, gender distribution, and prevention program effectiveness. (Manuscript under review) Journal of Ethnic Diversity in Social Work.
Jurica, B., Alanis, K., & Ogletree, S. (2002). Sex differences related to video arcade game behavior. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 7(3). 145-148.
Select Presentations
Peer-reviewed
Lead presenter in symposium @ AASP (2007) “Putting Athletes to the Test: Using Formal Assessment Tools in Consultations”
Poster presentation @ SWPA (1998), “Sex Differences Related to Video Arcade Game Behavior”
Poster presentation @ Psi Chi Conference (1998), “Sex Differences Related to Video Arcade Game Behavior”
Professional Specializations & Interests
Research on the following topics:
Performance enhancement
Anger management
Aggression in sport
Moral behavior in sport.
Other interests
Collegiate soccer, Brazilian juijitsu, mixed martial arts, surfing (when at home), skateboarding, baseball, tennis and reading existential and phenomenological philosophy
AASP Student Initiatives
PPUMP (2004-present)