2025 Virtual Content

Below are the sessions that will be recorded at the 2025 Annual Conference. Session recordings will be available in mid-November, and can be purchased through January 15, 2026. All in-person and virtual registrants will have access to the recordings through April 30, 2026. Poster PDFs will also be available to virtual registrants.

Those who choose the virtual option are eligible for 12 AASP CE credits. APA credit is not available to virtual registrants.

The following sessions are available to those who register for the virtual option:

Keynote Sessions

The Truth About Trash Talk: How to Find Signal Through the Noise
Rafi Kohan, Author, Trash Talk and The Arena
Interview with Marie-Philip Poulin, Performance Excellence Award Winner
Marie-Philip Pouilin, Captain of the Canadian National Women's Ice Hockey Team
Managing the Self, the Whistle, and the Game: Mental Performance in Sport Officiating
Rosendo Mendoza, Major League Soccer Referee; Maggie Giddens, International Hockey Federation Umpire; Aimee Barrett-Theron, Professional Rugby Referee
Keynote Presentation
Kensa Gunter, Director, NBA/WNBA Mind Health
Coleman Griffith Lecture
Natalie Durand-Bush, University of Ottawa
Presidential Address
Hillary Cauthen, Texas Optimal Performance & Psychological Services

Featured Sessions

Five Slides in Five Minutes - Working in Adaptive Sport (presented by the Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity SIG)
Michael J. Mignano, University of Michigan - School of Kinesiology; Skip Flanagan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Lacey J. Henderson, Portland Timbers; Amanda Karas, Elevate Maintain Evolve; Kristin Mauldin, California Baptist University; Caitlyn Wilson, California Baptist University
Burt Giges Session: Motivational Interviewing
Erika Van Dyke, Springfield College (session organizer); Sam Zizzi, West Virginia University; additional speakers TBD

Panel: Professional Development, Supervision, and Mentoring; Collegiate Sport
Behind the Title: How West Point's Performance Psych's Earned Their Current Roles
Mitch D. DeSimone, United States Military Academy West Point; Kathryn Longshore, United States Military Academy West Point; Matthew Gonzalez, United States Military Academy West Point; Lezshell Pauling, United States Military Academy at West Point

Panel: Consulting & Interventions, Collegiate Sport
Is the Tide Beginning to Turn?: Integrated Mental Performance Units Embedded Within Intercollegiate Athletics Departments
Graig Chow, Cal Athletics; Katie Nichols, Louisville Athletics; Lenny Wiersma, Cal Athletics; Lindsey Gastinger, Louisville Athletics

Panel: Consulting & Interventions, Elite/Pro Athletes
Nuthin' But A G Thang: Consulting with the NBA G League
Seth Swary, Henry Ford Health; Dayna Charbonneau, Toronto Raptors; Marius Johnson, Memphis Hustle; Rachel Webb, Charlotte Hornets

Panel: Professional Development, Supervision, and Mentoring; Sport Psych Professionals
Navigating the Structural Barriers to Employment in Mental Performance Consulting: A Critical Examination of Market Realities and Strategic Adaptations
John Coumbe-Lilley, University of Illinois Chicago; Eden Bosner, University of Illinois Chicago; Adam Nudelman, University of Illinois Chicago; Austin Carlson, University of Illinois Chicago

Panel: Mental Health, Elite/Pro Sport
Conceptualization and Implementation of a Culture of Excellence: Integrating Research into Practice
Lara Pomerleau-Fontaine, Université de Sherbrooke; Véronique Boudreault, Université de Sherbrooke; Derek Covington, Athlétisme Québec; Basile Salomon, Ski de fond Québec

Panel: Private Practice, Sport Psych Professionals
A Snowball's Chance in Health (Systems): Highlighting Opportunities for Sport Psych Practitioners
Seth Swary, Henry Ford Health; Emily Minaker, Legacy Health; Kevin Lou, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD)

Panel: Mental Health, Elite/Pro Sport
Quarterbacking the Mental Health of Professional Football Players: Examining the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Mental Health Initiative
Zarina Giannone, Vancouver Psychology Centre; University of British Columbia; BC Lions; Martin Mrazik, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta; Edmonton Elks; Carla Edwards, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University; Hamilton Tiger Cats

Symposium: Mental Health, Collegiate Sport
A Comprehensive Service Approach to Clinical Sport Psychology Work at an NCAA DI Athletic Department
Piotr Piasecki, Boston University/Providence College; Chris Bilder,Providence College; Bryce Scottron, Providence College; Rachel Schinnick, UMass Boston/Providence College; John Rock, Providence College

Symposium: Teaching, Non-Sport Performance Applications
Curricula and Teaching Considerations Across Different Performance Domains
Frances Dallas, Bering Global Solutions; Matthew Hood, Bering Global Solutions; Aman Hussain, The University of Winnipeg; Chelsea Pierotti, University of Colorado; Andrew Friesen, The Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Lecture Session: Technology

Artificial Intelligence in Sport Psychology: Applications, Evidence, and Future Directions
Ann McConnon, Uniformed Services University
Assessing the Feasibility of the Virtual Reality Training Protocol for Sport
Jarad Lewellen, West Virginia University
Innovate to Elevate: Integrating Technology for Greater Access, Engagement, and Impact
Stephany C. Coakley, Temple University/Maximum Mental Training Associates (MMTA) LLC
Mitigating Head Impact Consequences and Enhancing Performance in Sports and Military: A Breakthrough in Brain Stimulation
Lew Lim, Vielight Inc

Lecture Session: Sleep & Recovery

Sleep like a Champion: The Athlete’s Guide to Optimized Sleep
Kaelene Curry, Mile High Performance Consulting
Don’t Sleep on Getting Sleep: Examining the Association between Objective Sleep Outcomes and Mental Health Symptoms after ACL Reconstruction
Caitlin Brinkman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Developing Firefighter Recovery Profiles: Exploring Recovery Perception and the Use of Recovery Activities Within the Fire Service
Nathan T. Ebersole, Georgia Southern University
Do mental health and sleep matter for athletic performance and wellbeing? Exploring perspectives of Australian athletes, coaches, and support staff
Harley de Vos, The University of Sydney | ACT Academy of Sport