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leave you with two questions to ponder as
2014 Election Results
you take some time this summer to relax,
relect, and rejuvenate. First, I borrow from a
question posed by Charles Kuralt, relecting
on his and my alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill, Thanks to the 277 current AASP members (15% of the membership)
“What is it that binds us to this place as to no who cast ballots in the recent election.
other?” Secondly, I ask you to consider the
value-added to you professionally from folks Brent Walker, Ph.D., Associate Athletics
with different professional perspectives. Director for Championship Performance at
In essence, “what do you appreciate about Columbia University will be AASP’s President for
______?” You can be ill with a number the 2015-2016 year. He will serve as President-
of labels such as “exercise psychology”,
Elect in 2014-2015, working with president Robert
“scholars”, “academics”, “consultants”,
Schinke (Laurentian University) and the rest of
“licensed psychologists”, “mental skills
trainers”, “graduate students”, “Fellows”, the Executive Board to lead the association.
and others who are representative groups in
our evidence-based profession. Each of us Mark Aoyagi, Ph.D., is Director of Sport &
provides value. We simply need to do a better
Performance Psychology at the University of
job of understanding our value in relation
Denver. He was tapped to serve as AASP’s
to our colleagues and within the context of
some core purpose – a core that binds us to Research & Practice Divison Head, replacing
Cindra Kamphoff as chair. Mark will serve a
AASP as to no other.
three-year term on the AASP Executive Board.
AASP’s new Student Representatives will be
Dolores Christensen, MA, from Springield
College and Eric Martin, MS, from Michigan
State University, replacing Leigh Bryant (West
Virginia University) and Brendan Carr (The
University of Georgia).
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