Sam Whalen – Southeast Region

(Member since 2005)

Education

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (Anticipated May 2010) Ph.D., Sport Studies, Specialization: Sport Psychology

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
M.S., Kinesiology, Specialization: Sport Psychology, May 2007

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
B.A., Psychology, 2005

Select Publications

Czech, D. R., Whalen, S. J., Burdette, G. P., III, Metzler, J. N., & Zwald, D. (2006). Optimism and pessimism in sport and in the classroom: Applied tips for teacher coaches. Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 39(3), 15-17.

Select Presentations

Whalen, S. J., Post, P. G., & Gonzalez, S. P. (2008, February). Welcome to Hollywood: Utilizing popular media to teach sport psychology concepts. Presentation delivered at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Southeast Regional Student Sport Psychology Conference. Statesboro, GA.

Whalen, S. J., Czech, D. R., & Metzler, J. N. (2007, October). Do these shorts make me look fat or is it my half empty water bottle? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY.

Whalen, S. J. (2007, February). Video game interventions: Utilizing video games to help sport. Presentation delivered at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Southeast Regional Student Sport Psychology Conference. Greensboro, NC.

Invited Presentations

Whalen, S. J., Rapp, C. M., & Yancey, A. K. (2007, April). Mental conditioning 101. Presentation delivered at Georgia High School Association Leadership Conference. Macon, GA.

Rapp, C. M., Whalen, S. J., & Yancey, A. K. (2007, April). Get your mind right! Presentation delivered at Georgia High School Association Leadership Conference. Macon, GA.

Professional Specializations & Interests

Optimism in sport
Performance enhancement
Implementing technology into sport psychology
Healthy lifestyle activation

Other Interests

Baseball, golf, racquetball, volleyball, being outside, hiking, and learning new sports.

AASP Student Initiatives

Website Redesign Committee (2006-present)