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Sports Psychology

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Sport Psychology focuses on not only the mental health of athletes and performers but also the mental strategy that athletes use in order to perform at an optimal level in their chosen realm. With the “mental game” being such a large part of sport and performance, there has been a recent push to make sport psychology a more widespread facet of the game as well as a surge in teams that have equipped themselves with experts who can work with their athletes and performers. Research in this area is very widespread and includes substance abuse in athlete populations, different mental health issues in athlete populations, methods for improving performance, and team dynamics.

Lead Researcher

Brad Donohue, Ph.D.
bradley.donohue@unlv.edu
https://www.unlv.edu/people/bradley-donohue

Researchers

Last NameFirst NameTitleDepartmentSchool/CollegeGoogle ScholarUNLV PageEmail
BarberAnnabelFull ProfessorSurgeryKirk Kerkorian School of MedicineBio
BarnesGlennAssistant ProfessorFamily and Community MedicineKirk Kerkorian School of MedicineBio
BenningStephenAssociate ProfessorPsychologyCollege of Liberal ArtsProfileBioEmail
DonohueBradFull ProfessorPsychologyCollege of Liberal ArtsProfileBioEmail
EddyBrandonAssistant ProfessorCouple & Family TherapyKirk Kerkorian School of MedicineBioEmail
GrayPeterAdjunct ProfessorAnthropologyCollege of Liberal ArtsProfileBioEmail
HaugenChristianLecturerKinesiology and Nutrition SciencesSchool of Integrated Health SciencesBioEmail
JonesToddProfessorPhilosophyCollege of Liberal ArtsProfileBioEmail
KillianJackieAssociate ProfessorNursingSchool of NursingBioEmail
KopecDakAssociate ProfessorArchitectureCollege of Fine ArtsProfileBioEmail
LeeHyunhwaAssistant ProfessorNursingSchool of NursingProfileBioEmail
LeeJunghoonLecturerResorts, Gaming, & Golf ManagementWilliam F. Harrah College of HospitalityBioEmail
LeeMinkyoAssistant ProfessorEducational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher EducationCollege of EducationProfileBioEmail
LozanoLeoLecturerKinesiology and Nutrition SciencesSchool of Integrated Health SciencesBioEmail
O’TooleBrendanAssociate ProfessorMechanical EngineeringHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringProfileBioEmail
PomirleanuNadiaFull ProfessorMarketing and International BusinessLee Business SchoolProfileBioEmail
SchollmeierPaulFull ProfessorPhilosophyCollege of Liberal ArtsBioEmail
ZhaiShengjieAssistant ProfessorElectrical and Computer EngineeringHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringProfileBioEmail