2023 Northwest Student Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (NWSSEPS)
An Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) PNW Regional Conference
April 21-22, 2023
Register by April 13, 2023 to have meals included!
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About the Conference
The Department of Health and Human Development at Western Washington University is pleased to host the Annual Northwest Student Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium.
The symposium will be held from 4:30-7:00pm on Friday, April 21 and during the day on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 8:45-3:00pm on the campus of Western Washington University. The symposium will be held in the late afternoon to early evening on Friday, April 21 (start time tbd) and during the day on Saturday, April 22, 2023 (end time tbd) on the campus of Western Washington University. This year’s symposium will feature addresses by dynamic and accomplished professionals, as well as various graduate and undergraduate student presentations. Please see the registration page for dates and deadlines for early bird registration.
Our goal is to make the 2023 NWSSEPS an enjoyable and educational experience for students of sport and exercise psychology in the Pacific Northwest.
Mission
The mission of the 2023 Northwest Student Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, in the tradition of other regional student conferences held throughout the United States, is to foster personalized learning and interaction between students and prominent professionals in the field of sport and exercise psychology.
The symposium will provide a forum for students to present completed and proposed research, to introduce unique intervention techniques or programs, to discuss current issues in the field, and to meet professionals in both formal and informal settings.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Professionals
We have been approved by AASP to offer 6 hours of CEUs (5 hours of general CEUs, 1 hour of Diversity CEU) that can be applied toward CMPC recertification requirements. You must attend both days to earn all six hours of CEUs.
2023 Keynote Speakers
Dr. Eric Martin, CMPC
“Building Resilience through Creating Facilitative Environments”
Dr. Eric Martin is the Director of the Center for Physical Activity and Sport (CPAS) and an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at Boise State University. His research focuses on youth sports, specifically motivation, burnout and positive youth development, athlete activism, and building resilience in both sporting and non-sporting college students. Additionally, he is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) and consults in sport and other performance contexts with individuals and teams at the middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional levels including several teams at Boise State University.
Dr. Alex Czopp
“Racial Stereotypes and Perceptions of Black Student Athletes”
Dr. Czopp is a Professor of social psychology at Western Washington University. His experimental research attempts to examine the ways in which people can reduce the experiences and expressions of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination within themselves and others. In effort to address such outcomes, he and his research teams examine the subtle ways in which these category-based processes may contribute to the perpetuation of intergroup anxiety and hostility (e.g., through “positive” stereotypes) and the not-so-subtle ways that people can actively induce changes in their social environments (e.g., through interpersonal confrontation).
2023 Invited Speakers
Dr. Jennifer Gildner
“Q&A on Best Practices in Collegiate Athlete Mental Health “
Dr. Jennifer Gildner, CMPCDr. Jennifer Gildner (she/her) is a Washington and California Licensed Sport and Counseling Psychologist and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Houston where she also began her career in Sport Psychology with a practicum in the University of Houston Athletic Department. She completed her Doctoral Internship at the Grand Valley State University Counseling Center where she created a specialty in Sport Psychology. The GVSU and UH positions provided enough experience to land the first ever University of Southern California (Los Angeles) Sport Psychology Post Doctoral Residency within USC Athletics. Following her Post Doctoral Residency, Dr. Gildner was hired as the Coordinator of Sport Psychology Services at the University of California, Davis, which was a shared position between the Athletic Department and Student Health and Counseling Services. During that time, she was also hired as the NBA Sacramento Kings first Sport Psychologist. In that position, she consulted individually with team members on mental health and performance issues, provided team presentations, consulted with coaches and administrators, and assisted with the draft process. Dr. Gildner moved to Bellingham to be near elderly family members and was happy to accept a temporary position as Coordinator of Training in what was then the WWU Counseling Center (now Counseling and Wellness Center) and liaison to Athletics before moving to WWU Athletics as the Embedded Sport Psychologist. She also has a very small private practice in Washington, Empower Performance, LLC. Dr. Gildner specializes in issues associated with identifying as an elite performer, a member of the LGBTQIA community, and/or former foster youth populations.
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