Diversity & Cultural Competence

The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) actively promotes the respect for and the value of human diversity within members and through professional actions. 

AASP's Position Statement on Human Diversity

The Diversity Committee's charge is to ensure that AASP honors its commitment to diversity. We define diversity broadly and include (but are not limited to) race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, nationality, physical capacities, and sexual orientation. Our Committee makes recommendations to AASP's Executive Board of strategies and directives that will create an inclusive community for all our members. The objectives of the Diversity Committee are continually modified as AASP grows in its responsiveness to diversity.

AASP Statement on Recent Racialized Events – June 1, 2020

Diversity Committee

• Amanda Perkins-Ball (Chair)

Diversity & Inclusion Council

• Leeja Carter (Chair)
• Full Roster

Diversity-Based Special Interest Groups

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex 
• Race & Ethnicity in Sport
• Women in Sport
• Men and Masculinities

Past Diversity Lectures

Diversity References & Resources

• Diversity Resource List
• If It Were Easy
• Work More Effectively With Clients by Being Aware of Microaggressions
• Becoming an Agent of Change to Combat Institutional and Cultural Racism
• Sport, Race and Social Justice: Honoring Black Athlete-Activism

Student Diversity Award

The Student Diversity Award recognizes and honors the achievements of students involved in research, service or applied experiences that focus on issues of diversity (i.e., race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, social class, disability) that impact sport, exercise and health. The recipient receives a check for $500 and free AASP conference registration as well as a plaque presented at the conference.

Oglesby-Snyder Grant for Equity and Cultural Diversity

The Oglesby-Snyder Grant for Equity and Cultural Diversity is intended to stimulate and enhance efforts to apply sport psychology research to both advance a richer knowledge base and articulate a strong rationale for advocacy assuring that the values and benefits of sport are available to all on an equitable basis.

Student Diversity Travel Grant

The Student Diversity Travel Grant is to provide racially and ethnically diverse students with a developing interest in sport and exercise psychology (SEP), who have not previously attended an annual AASP conference, the opportunity to:

1. Attend the annual conference,
2. Learn more about the field of SEP, and
3. Develop professional connections within AASP as well as the field of SEP.