Message from the Director
Welcome to the UNT Center for Sport Psychology and Performance Excellence website. I appreciate you taking this opportunity to learn more about our Center and the work we do at the university and in the community. The Center for Sport Psychology is a national leader in (a) providing services to athletes, coaches and teams, (b) educating future sport psychologists as well as current coaches and sport administrators, (c) conducting research with exercisers and sport participants, and (d) working with the community, such as youth sport programs, to make sport a more enjoyable and meaningful...
Center News
CENTER FACULTY AND STAFF PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS AT ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Drs. Trent Petrie, Scott Martin, Craig Neumann, and Cary Anderson along with doctoral students Troy Moles, Joey Ramaeker, and Jay Deiters presented their findings from three separate studies at the annual conference of the Association for Applied... (read more)
CENTER FACULTY AND STAFF PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS AT AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Drs. Trent A. Petrie, Scott Martin, and Christy Greenleaf along with doctoral students Troy Moles, Joey Ramaeker, Nick Beck, and Justine Chatterton presented their findings from four separate studies at the annual conference of the American... (read more)
CENTER FACULTY'S RESEARCH CITED IN SCIENCE DAILY
Research by Drs. Trent A. Petrie, Scott Martin, and Christy Greenleaf was cited Science Daily (... (read more)
CENER STAFF MEMBER RECEIVES DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP
Harlan Austin, M.A., Center for Sport Psychology Staff member, has received a predoctoral internship placement with the Jefferson Center for Mental Health for the 2012-2013 year... (read more)
CENTER STAFF PROVIDE MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING TO ATHLETES AT MICHAEL JOHNSON PERFORMANCE CENTER
The Center’s staff is working with MJP to provide mental skills training to the athletes who are preparing for the 2012 NFL combine that will take place in Indianapolis, at Lucas Oil Stadium, February 22-28. Combine training is an extensive... (read more)
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Graduate Education in Sport Psychology at UNT
At UNT, there are two educational options for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in sport psychology. First, within the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, students can pursue a master’s degree in Kinesiology that emphasizes the psychosocial aspects of sport. To learn more about this degree option, click here.
Second, students can pursue a doctorate within the Psychology Department’s APA-accredited counseling psychology program and then select sport psychology as their specialization. Students who graduate from the doctoral program will be eligible for licensure as a psychologist and certification as a sport consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. To learn more about this degree option, click here.