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Dr. Otten and Pitzer College student-athlete Marissa Markey present a poster at the 2023 Western Association for Sport Psychology and Physical Activity conference at Cal Poly Pomona! 🎾
Dr. Otten and graduate student Melanie Machorro present a poster at the 2023 International Positive Psychology Association World Congress in Vancouver, BC, Canada!
The poster:
Positive Psychology for COVID Induced, and Other, Interruptions: Wisdom From High-Level Athletes –> DOWNLOAD
Graduate student Jessie Lewis presents her thesis as a poster at the 2023 European College of Sport Science conference in Paris, France!
The poster:
The Association Between Sports Self-Image and Sports Performance in Collegiate Athletes –> DOWNLOAD
Dr. Otten’s been quoted in the USA Today! It’s an article about the clutch play of Jimmy Butler in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. We will forgive the author for calling us “University of California at Northridge”. 😆😆 Read more here -> LINK
Graduate student Jessie Lewis has appeared on an episode of the CSUN YouTube show On Point! The episode was focused on athlete mental health, and also featured a segment with former NBA player Matt Barnes. Check it out here -> LINK
With help from Dr. Otten (volunteer assistant coach) and graduate student Jessie Lewis, the CSUN Women’s Tennis Team advanced the Big West Conference semifinals for the first time since 2016! They also earned a postseason bid to the women’s tennis NIT tournament. Hear from Head Coach Gary Victor and read more here -> LINK
Sport Psych Lab grad students, Fall ‘22! From left, Melanie Machorro, Shruti Khanal, Kim Hollingdale, Bruno Gamboa, Jessie Lewis, Mica Enriquez, Axel Franco, Dr. Mark P. Otten.
After a hiatus from in-person conferences due to the pandemic, the lab was back in action at the NASPSPA conference at Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii! From left, Mica Enriquez, Bruno Gamboa, Jessie Lewis, Danita Hohl, Axel Franco, Christian Garcia, Dr. Mark P. Otten.
Our posters:
- Motivational Differences Between Male and Female Triathletes –> DOWNLOAD
- That Was Clutch! Clutch Performance in eSports & Competitive Video Games –> DOWNLOAD
- Triathletes’ Retrospective Accounts of Past Clutch Performances: A Mixed-Methods Study –> DOWNLOAD
- Psychosocial Predictors of One’s Support or Condemnation of Colin Kaepernick –> DOWNLOAD
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