March 28–29, 2025
California Baptist University

 

This will be an in-person conference.
Presenters will not need to pre-record their presentation if selected.

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Friday, March 28  
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Breakfast: Meet and Greet / Check In

9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Launch Pad Panel
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Shiller, J.
Organization: University of Western States/The Other 23 Hours Coaching
Presentation: Championing Athletes in Women’s Sports: A Holistic Approach to Athlete Development

10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: McArdle, L. & Steed, A.
Organization: Organization: Persistence Psych, University of Western States
Presentation:

Behind The Curtain: The Invisible Psychological Demands of Artistic Athletes

11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Round Table

11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch/Poster Sessions
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Croft, C., Ede, A., Walters, K. & Fogaça, J
Organization: Long Beach State University
Presentation: Look good, feel good, play good: Reasons behindchanging a female athlete’s appearance

1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Bryant, Z & Pradhan, S.
Organization: Menlo College
Presentation: Cohesion and Emotional Synchrony in Collegiate Athletics

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.  Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nadav Goldschmied
Saturday, March 29  
8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Breakfast: Meet and Greet / Check In
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Ostroff, J.
Organization: Commonwealth University-Lock Haven
Presentation: Integrated Psychological Skills Training and Intervention with Collegiate Baseball Players

9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Bonta Sumii, L.
Organization: Oakland Roots SC/Ath Mindset
Presentation: “This is a Man’s World” Really?: Lessons Learned as a Female Mental Performance Coach for the Men’s Pro Soccer Team-The Oakland Roots SC

10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Monteleone, D.
Organization: California Lutheran University
Presentation: NCAA Division III Athletic Team Culture & Structure’s Impact On Student-Athletes Perceived Psychosocial Development

10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Sydney Lee
Organization: Teachers College, Columbia University
Presentation: The Art of REBT: Harnessing Its Spiritual Foundations for Performing Artists

11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Nash, T. & Conn, B.
Organization: Gonzaga University/ The Artest Foundation
Presentation: Increasing Athletic Performance and Recovery: Neuropsychology Evaluations for High-Performance Athletics

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Oral Presentation

Presenters: Lowey, J. & Von Stietz, J.
Organization: Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Sport Psychology SpecialInterest Group
Presentation: How to Build a Thriving Special Interest Group

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Skip Flanagan
Nadav Goldschmied

Nadav Goldschmied, PhD

Nadav Goldschmied, PhD, teaches a variety of courses that revolve around social psychology, such as introduction to Social Psychology, Social Psychology Research Methods Lab, the Psychology of Sports, and Psychology of the Law at the University of San Diego. He has an active research program, working with students on various research projects exploring how inequality and disadvantage shape social perceptions of competitors and groups in contention, as well as projects relating to sport psychology. He is also the faculty advisor for the Psychology Department’s Club.  Goldschmied has broad interests in the psychology of inequality, disadvantage, and competitive asymmetries. Within this broad field of exploration, he focuses on zero-sum situations in the realm of the politics, sports and business. In addition, as a former and long-time mediocre basketball player, cantankerous coach, and an always behind-the-deadline sports journalist, Goldschmied concentrates on the intersection of psychology and sport in exploring diverse cognitive and social phenomena such as correlates of superior performance, aggression and fan behavior.  He has published research articles in the Journal of Sports Medicine, The Sport Psychologist, and Basic and Applied Social Psychology and presented his research, together with his undergraduate students, at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) and American Psychological Association (APA) conferences. His work was featured in the New York Times, Slate magazine, and NPR.

Skip Flanagan

Skip Flanagan

Skip Flanagan is a dedicated mental performance coach and educator with a robust background in both athletics and academia. Currently serving as the NTID Athlete Development Program Coordinator at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), he also holds adjunct positions in the LEAD Program, Department of Liberal Studies, and RIT 365’s Year One program. Skip's professional history includes playing professional baseball for the Old Orchard Beach Surge and serving as an NTID Student-Athlete Liaison and Ambassador.

As an academic, Skip has published research on the lived sport experiences of Deaf or Hard of Hearing collegiate athletes. Skip is in the process of creating a research institute within RIT's College of Health Sciences and Technology, specializing in researching deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes locally and nationwide. His educational background includes a Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from RIT. In addition to his academic and athletic achievements, Skip is the owner of Flanagan Performance, a private practice focused on mental performance coaching, and co-founder of the National Deaf Athlete Center and Adaptive Mental Performance Consulting. His service to RIT and NTID spans various roles, including advisor positions, committee memberships, and contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Skip is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and the American Psychological Association, where he engages in multiple special interest groups. He is also a former certified coaching practitioner with the United States Powerlifting Association and has presented at various conferences, sharing his expertise in athlete development through a blended set of professions.

Entrances are available on Magnolia Ave. and Adams St. 

Should you choose Adams St., guests should park on the 4th and 5th floor of the parking structure. If entering off Magnolia Ave., there is guest parking to the right when you enter. Review the campus map to view the exact location of the conference (Innovator's Auditorium). 

As an added help, when arriving on campus, you may tell the attendants at the front that you are there for the Sport & Performance Psychology Conference, and the guards should guide you regardless of what entrance entered.

 

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