AASP Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Purpose
- Stimulate scholarly and professional growth
- Increase interest in a focused topic
- Develop "content" - educational resources for either sport psychology professionals and/or the general public
(i.e., social media posts, blog entries, YouTube videos, newsletter articles, journal articles, conference presentations)
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 website 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
(download form here; submit to info@appliedsportpsych.org)
SIG & Coordinator Responsibilities
- Coordinators will complete and submit two report annually of SIG activities and membership to the Membership Services Division Head
- SIGs will undergo a review once every two years; inactive SIGs will be discontinued
Active AASP SIGs
| SIG | Coordinator(s) |
| Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity | Kristin Mauldin |
| Anger & Violence in Sport | Mitch Abrams + Michelle Bartlett |
| Athlete Retirement | Iman Hassan + Melinda Harrison |
| Business Ownership | Carla Carter |
| Clean Sport | Sicily Stephens and Vaughn Ross |
| Coaching Science | Megan Buning, Lindsay Ross-Stewart, Jody Langdon |
| Death and Trauma Informed Grief | Emilio Parga |
| Jenny H. Conviser, Mitchell DeSimone, Cindy Miller Aron, Hayley Perelman, Caitlyn Hauff | |
| Esports | Jackson Jin |
| Exercise Psychology & Wellness | Selen Razon, Jerry Holt, Michael Sachs |
| High Risk & Extreme Sports | Alec Herbert |
| Fencing | John Heil |
| International Olympic Sport Psychology | Peter Haberl |
| Media in Sport |
Michele Kerulis |
| Men and Masculinities | Ryan Sappington, Emily Tyler, Elmer Guardado, and London Hill |
| Mental Health | Hillary Cauthen |
| Mindfulness | Michael Gerson |
| MMA & Combat Sports | Eduardo Arambula, Craig Cypher, Tyler Murray, Erin Herle, and Jonathan Packman |
| Performance Consulting in Collegiate Sport | LaKeitha Poole |
| Performance Psychophysiology & Biofeedback | Megan Fox, Phoebe Manalang, Seth Rose, Billy Bean |
| Performing Arts | Mitchell DeSimone |
| Positive Youth Development Through Physical Activity | John McCarthy |
| Pride (LGBTQ+) | Sophia Pellegrom + Nick Lee + Charlotte Mohn |
| Psychology of Sport Injury | Tim White |
| Race & Ethnicity in Sport | Zellesia Ejalanibu |
| Self-Compassion in Sport and Performance | Ashley Kuchar, Danae Frentz, + Alan Chu |
| Soccer | Jude Niba |
| Study & Practice of Supervision | Michelle McAlarnen |
| Tactical Populations | Matt Hood + Alyse Munoz |
| Teaching Sport & Exercise Psychology | Chelsea Pierotti + Amber Shipherd |
| Women in Sport | Kirbi Kidd |
| Youth Sport | Kathy Feinstein |
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 Membership Services Head, Amanda Perkins-Ball.
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend any of the SIG meetings held at the AASP Annual Conference.
