News

New Publication
Dec 17, 2025
Our study (led by Dr. Katie Crawford) evaluating a season-long teamwork training in sport intervention has been published. See here if interested.


Congrats, Kieran!
Dec 01, 2025
Mega congrats to Kieran for successfully defending his MA thesis! Kieran’s study focused on stress and coping among sport psychology practitioners. Stay tuned for the eventual paper about his work. Well done, Master McBride!


Congrats, Kyra!
Jul 14, 2025
Congratulations to Kyra McKinnon for receiving third place for her poster presentation at UBC’s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference! Kyra completed an independent research project on teamwork, social identity, and thriving during the third year of her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology as part of the SAPP lab.


Stef featured in G+PS article
Jan 10, 2025
Interview with Stef on the Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies website about grad school at UBC: Meet our students: Stef Atkinson


Congrats to Katie Crawford for passing her PhD defense! Well done, DOCTOR Crawford!
Dec 18, 2024


CFLPA Report Cards released

Desi contributed to the analysis of the Canadian Football League’s Players’ Association first annual report regarding players’ perceptions of the overall working conditions for their team. This report is publicly available on the CFLPA website and summarized by various media outlets (e.g., Global News, TSN, Sports Illustrated, CTV).


MA and PhD applications due January 10
Nov 07, 2024
If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree within our lab, please visit the School of Kinesiology’s website for more details about the application process. You can also check out some examples of the research areas we are particularly keen to pursue in the Opportunities section of our website.


New paper in the International Review of Sport Exercise Psychology: A narrative review of performance support team effectiveness
Oct 22, 2024


New paper published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology on how sport coaches can foster teamwork in their teams
Sep 18, 2024


New paper in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology on sport psychology consultants’ use of goal setting with their clients