Deborah Feltz, professor and chairperson, co-authored, The strength of coaching efficacy between certified and noncertified Singapore coaches. International Journal of Applied Sport Science. (Lee, K. S., Malete, L., & Feltz, D. L.).  She also co-authored, Sources of collective and individual efficacy of collegiate athletes. International Journal of Sport Psychology (Chase, M. A., Feltz, D. L., & Lirgg, C. D.).

Jim Pivarnik, professor, co-authored, Effect of pregnancy on heart rate/oxygen consumption calibration curves.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.  He also co-authored, Promoting healthy weight in Michigan through physical activity and nutrition.

Kavin Tsang, ATC faculty, received the doctoral oral presentation award from the National Trainers’ Association, Research, and Education Foundation in June 2002.

Chris Womack, professor, was the recipient of one of four grant-writing awards at the November 2002 MAES OVPRGS Grant Writing workshop.

Lynnette Craft, (Ph.D. , ‘02), accepted a post- doctoral position at Boston University.

Lori Gano-Overway, (Ph.D. , ‘01), accepted a position of Instructor in the Department of Psychology at Bates College.

Michelle Magyar, (Ph.D., ‘02), accepted a post- doctoral position at UCLA.

Earl Watson, (B.S.,  ‘41),  Emeritus faculty, was the recipient of a Distinguished Lectureship Award from Troy State University.

Lynette Craft (Fall, 2002). Exercise and Clinical Depression: Exploring Psychological  Mechanisms. Director: Deborah Feltz

Sean Cumming (Spring, 2002). A bio-psychosocial investigation of participation motivation in recreational and travel youth soccer programs.  Director:  Martha Ewing

Michelle Magyar (Fall, 2002). A Social Cognitive Perspective of Motivational and Self-Regulatory Mechanisms of Leadership in Female Collegiate Rowers.  Director: Deborah Feltz

Swee Tan (Fall, 2002).  Anthropometry, Physique, and Physical Fitness of 6 to 11 Year Old Children from a Rural and an Urban Community in Oaxaca, Southern Mexico.  Director: Robert Malina

Adam Coughlin (Fall, 2002). The Influence of Tissue Plasminogen Activator I/D Polymorphisms on the tPA Response to Exercise.  Director: Chris Womack     

Maureen Walczyk (Spring, 2002).  The Influence of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program on the Performance of Chronic Pain Patients on the Somatization and Global Severity Index Scales of the Symptom Checklist 90-R.  Director: John Haubenstricker

Beilock, S.L., Carr, T.H., MacMahon, C., & Starkes, J.L.  (2002). When paying attention becomes counter-productive: Impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.

Moffett, A. (2002). Coaching communication with deaf athletes. National Center on Physical Activity and Disability web site, http://www.ncpad.org/, retrieved on June 15, 2002.

Gould, D., Dieffenbach, K. & Moffett, A. (2002). Psychological characteristics of U.S. Olympic champions. Olympic Coach.

Gould, D., Dieffenbach, K. & Moffett, A. (2002). The psychology of Olympic excellence and its development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.          

Sian Beilock, Ph.D. student, presented (June, 2002)  “When haste doesn’t make waste: Expertise, an exception to the speed-accuracy trade-off” at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in Baltimore, Maryland; (May, 2002) “Choking under pressure in mathematical problem solving” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, Illinois.

Dawn P. Coe, Ph.D. student, is the  recipient of the Student Award Program Grant for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.  Dawn is also a recipient of the Research Enhancement Award from the Graduate School.

Dawn K. Lewis, Ph.D. student, presented (October, 2002) “Evolution of the Injury Support Group” at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology conference in Tucson, Arizona.

Thomas P. Dompier, Ph.D. student, presented (June, 2002) “Current Concepts in Flexibility” at the National Athletic Trainers’ convention in Dallas, Texas.

Rudy Hughes, Ph.D. student presented October, 2002) “Proposition 48: History, Reasons and Impact on Male College Athletes” at the Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Peggy McCann, Ph.D. student, is the recipient of the William Wohlgamuth Memorial Fellowship for the 2002-2003 academic year.           

Aaron Moffett, Ph.D. student, Ryan Hedstrom, Ph.D. student, & Tiffanye Tonsing, Ph.D student, co-presented (October, 2002) “Lessons learned: Theory and practice in the first year of consultation” at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Conference in Tucson, Arizona.

Nicholas Myers, Ph.D. student, Tiffanye Tonsing, Ph.D. student, and Dana Munk, Ph.D. student, co-presented (June, 2002) “ The Relation-ship Between Coaching Efficacy and Team Variables for Male and Female Collegiate Teams” at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in Baltimore, Maryland; (August, 2002) “Predictors of Coaching Efficacy in Division III Collegiate Coaches” at the American Psychological Association convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Jamie Robbins, Ph.D. student, presented (October, 2002) “How much do you really want to play? Coaches’ perceptions of injured athletes” at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Tuscon, AZ.

Aaron Scheidies, junior, competed in the 2002 International Triathlon Union World Championships and received a first place finish in the visually impaired division and a second overall finish in the athletes with disabilities category.

Jennifer Sturm, Ph.D. student, is the recipient of the 2002 Herb Eisele Award from John Carroll University. Tiffanye Tonsing, Ph.D. student, Nicholas Myers, Ph.D. student, & Dana Munk, Ph.D. student, co-presented “Coaches’ and Athletes’ Perceptions of Efficacy Enhancing Techniques” at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in Baltimore, Maryland; (October, 2002) “Athletes’ Perceptions of Coaches’ Efficacy Enhancing Techniques” at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology conference in Tucson, Arizona.  Tiffanye was also the recipient of the Michigan State Summer Acceleration Fellowship for the summer of 2002.