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Editor’s Note

Tanya R. Prewitt-White, Ph.D., CC-AASP, Adler School of Professional Psychology

This past spring, I was deeply to nominate practitioners who you admire, respect, and know are

saddened by the passing of deserving of this prestigious award. Colleagues have contributed

author and philanthropist, anarticleonmicroaggressionsencouragingallofustoengagein

Maya Angelou. I admire her dificult conversations while also correcting any wrongs we may

wisdom, her work, as well have caused by our personal prejudices to those around us. For

as her inspiring quotes. The those members interested in developing an undergraduate Sport

following Angelou quote Psychology Degree Program, an article provides background and

resounds with me, “I’ve adviceonhowBarryUniversitydevelopeditsprogramthatis

learned that you shouldn’t go scheduled to begin this fall. Practitioners and athletes may ind an

Tanya PREWITT-WHITE
through life with a catcher’s interview with Sochi gold medalist, Maddie Bowman, intriguing as

mitt on both hands; you need
Bowman discusses post-Olympic blues and trying to “stay happy”

during her time in Sochi.
to be able to throw something back.” We cannot be reactionary

and expect progress. Engaging in honest conversations,

advocating for our expertise, beliefs, and values as well as being
An anger in sport article reminds readers that anger is a normal

response and provides tools for helping athletes’ regulate their responsive to others’ needs requires us to be able to both “catch”

and “throw.”
anger levels in athletics. Social media is prevalent in our society

today and many of us may ind ourselves using Twitter for

professional and personal reasons. Our Ethics Committee has The present newsletter provides several examples of our members

provided an informational article on the ethical considerations “throwing something back.” You will ind information from our

we should follow when using social media. As in all newsletters, President, Jon Metzler, regarding the work he and other members

AASP’s Financial Report is provided and reveals that we remain
of AASP have been doing to express the value of our credentials

a inancially strong organization. Last, but not least, our Student to our consumers. You will also ind a call for nominations for the

Representatives share their student report as well as highlight 2015 Distinguished Professional Practice Award asking members

two student delegates with promise in the ield.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

The Newsletter Committee hopes you enjoy reading the publication.
Jamie Shapiro, University of Denver
The work that our colleagues are doing to “throw back” is evident

Adam O’Neil, Sports Concussion Institute
in this Summer Newsletter. We hope, in some way, it inspires you

to “throw back” too. If you have any feedback regarding this or — Los Angeles, CA

future newsletters, please do not hesitate to contact me, Tanya
Sam Forlenza, Michigan State University
Prewitt-White at tprewitt@adler.edu.

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