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Student Representatives’ Report

Dolores Christensen, MS, Springield College

Stacy Gnacinski, MS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Greetings AASP student members! It was wonderful to see such a strong student presence at the

conference in Indianapolis. We hope you all were able to leave the conference with newly acquired

knowledge and professional connections. In the sections below, we provide an update regarding notable

initiative progress made by the Student Delegates this past year and highlight select initiatives that will

receive attention in the coming year.

Dolores
Progress Made:

1. Student membership increased from 305 members in 2014 to 363 members in 2015 (+19%).
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2. First AASP Twitter team launched at the 2015 annual conference.

3. First AASP-APA Div. 47 co-sponsored student webinar “From Preparation to Competition: Exploring

Student-Athlete Mental Health,” delivered online by Dr. Jessica Mohler on November 18, 2015.

4. Masters’ Student Distinguished Practice Award approved by the Executive Board to be awarded for

the irst time in 2016.

5. Notable Student Delegate-Led Initiative Outcomes:

a. Performance Excellence Movement (PEM) newsletter was completed and distributed to all student

conference attendees. Electronic copies available at http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/site/assets/

iles/1141/inal_pem_-_2015.pdf.

i. Key features: “Opinions from the Field” Interviews with Dr. Bob Weinberg from Miami University

(Ohio, US) and Dr. Camilla Knight (Swansea University, UK).

b. Mentorship Match Program (MMP) saw an increase of student-to-student matches from 11 in 2013

to 17 in 2014.
Stacy

c. Best Practices in Research (BPR) developed a Research Ethics document and IRB PowerPoint

presentation for students, now available on the AASP website http://www.appliedsportpsych.org/ GNACINSKI

students-center/initiatives/best-practices-in-research-bpr/.

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