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Student Delegate Spotlight
may further facilitate the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation,

while ultimately improving outcomes and quality of life for the child,

and his/her entire support system.

Courtney W. Hess, BS, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
What do you most enjoy about being on the Student Initiative(s)

Courtney W. Hess
you’re currently on? What are you working on/have you worked on

in the past year?
What are your research or applied

interests?
What I have enjoyed most about being a student delegate is the

opportunity to serve the AASP organization as an active, rather than
My research interests can be broadly
passive, member. I have learned a great deal about the Organization
described as understanding how to use
from so many members, which has given me a much greater
theories of sport psychology to improve the

appreciation for “behind the scenes” volunteer work. Through my
health and well-being of adolescents and
work with the Performance Enhancement Magazine (PEM), I was
youth diagnosed with chronic disease and
able to promote student writing within the organization. Additionally,
disability. One of the primary goals I intend Courtney W.
working on the student-volunteers initiative provided an excellent
to pursue throughout my professional career
opportunity to meet a number of students who desired to serve the
HESS is to conduct empirical research, which can
Organization. Both of those experiences have strengthened and

then be used to improve the experiences and
conirmed my personal beliefs regarding the importance of giving
outcomes for adolescents and their families as they navigate through
back to the organizations I belong to, resulting in a deep appreciation
rehabilitation as a result of a diagnosed disease or disability. Within my
for the opportunity to give back in a tangible way to AASP.
applied work, I hope to consult with both adolescents and their families

in a rehabilitation setting. I plan to develop a unique set of skills, which

Important AASP Dates & Deadlines

Certified Consultant Recertification Deadlines: February 1, 2016 (late applications) & December 1, 2016

Certified Consultant Application Deadlines: February 1, June 1, & September 1, 2016

Award Application Deadline: March 1, 2016

Dot Harris, Professional Practice, Student Practice, Dissertation, Student Diversity, Thesis, & International Scholar

Grant Application Deadline: April 1, 2016

Research, Community Outreach, & Oglesby-Snyder Grant for Equity and Cultural Diversity Grants

If you have any questions regarding these deadlines, please contact AASP at info@appliedsportpsych.org.

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