2024
Dr. Matthieu Boisvert
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Dissertation: Athlete Leadership in Sport: Meta-Analysis, Psychometric Evaluation, and Development of a Brief Questionnaire
Dr. Katie Hirsch
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Dissertation: The Development and Testing of a Psychometrically Sound Inventory to Measure Athlete Leader Fairness
Current/Past Position: Assistant Professor, New Mexico State
Aidan Kovacs
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Thesis: The Impact of an Online Psychological Skills Training Program on the Mental Health of Varsity Athletes
Nathan Clark
Current/Past Position: Masters Student, University of Windsor, Master of Sport Management and Leadership
2023
Myles Doan
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Thesis: A Season-Long Team-Building Intervention with a Collegiate Men's Hockey Team
Current/Past Position: Head Coach, BioSteel Sports Academy
Dr. Frank Ely
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Dissertation: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Description, Implementation, and Evaluation of Online Psychological Skills Training for Para-Athletes
Current/Past Position: Assistant Professor, Ithica College
Rebecca Misiasz
Title: The Impact of Teammate Interactions on Team Cohesion in Collegiate Athletics
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current/Past Position: Masters Student, Nipissing University
2022
Dr. Irene Muir
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Dissertation: Exploring Dance Imagery Through Knowledge Synthesis and Questionnaire Development
Current/Past Position: Assistant Professor, Penn State Altoona
2021
Erkin-Gadzhi Zuluev
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler and Dr. Todd Loughead
Thesis: Using a team-based approach to psychological skills training with an esports team
2020
Kyle Bezaire
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Thesis: Authentic leadership associations with team cohesion and athlete satisfaction: Examining the relative effects of coach and athlete leadership (Supervisor: Todd)
Current Position: Teachers College, University of Windsor
Mitch McCaughan
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Thesis: Comparing athletes’ perceptions of leadership behaviour frequency and effectiveness in relation to cohesion and athlete satisfaction
Current Position: Hockey scout
Matt Varga
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Thesis: Examination of the TOPS-2 questionnaire in able-bodied athletes and athletes with a disability
2019
Dr. Ashley Duguay
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Dissertation: Athlete leadership: New directions for research and practice
Current Position: Owner of Team First Consulting
Kieran Hawksley
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Thesis: Investigating the effectiveness of a six-week exercise program for mental health outcomes among university students
Current Position: Master of Occupational Therapy Student-Dalhousie University
2018
Dr. Michelle Guerrero
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Dissertation: Examining Correlates, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Children’s Imagery Use in Physical Activity Contexts
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO) Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Dr. Matt Hoffmann
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Dissertation: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Peer Athlete Mentoring in Sport: A Comprehensive Investigation
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa and Cape Breton University
Piotr Piasecki
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Thesis: The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation Training on Perceptions of Team Cohesion, Mindfulness, and Emotional Competence
Current Position: Graduate student, Adler University
Shawn Filion
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Thesis: Psychological Skills Used by Sport Psychology Consultants to Improve Their Consulting
Current Position: Graduate student, Ottawa University
2017
Marie Desrosiers
Thesis: Assessing the group dynamic variables of athlete leadership, cohesion, and trust utilizing a social network approach
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current Position: Sport psychology consultant
Jesse Martin
Thesis: Relationships between children's use of imagery and domains of physical competence
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current Position: Faculty of Education student, University of Windsor
Matt Miller
Thesis: A retrospective analysis: Injured youth athletes' imagery use during rehabilitation
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current Position: Occupational Therapy student, Dalhousie
2016
Tyler Geikie
Thesis: The relationship between young athletes' imagery use and mental toughness
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Ottawa
2015
Emily Guerin
Thesis: The influence of imagery use in older adults on activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Programs Coordinator at St. Andrew's Residence
Jennifer Tomayer
Thesis: Validating the Children's Active Play Imagery Questionnaire
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
2014
Kim Curtin
Thesis: The influence of culture on perceptions of the female exerciser stereotype
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Ph.D. Candidate at University of Alberta
Geoffrey Hackett
Thesis: Examining the relationships between trust in athlete leadership and cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: PacificSport Vancouver Island
2013
Brittany Cooper
Thesis: Training terminology on perceptions of women who engage in muscle strengthening activities
Advisor: Dr. krista Chandler
Current position: Instructor at Fanshawe College
Michelle Peters
Thesis: The relationship between self-rated athlete leadership characteristics, self-construal, and team cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Research Assistant at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
2012
Justin Bacchus
Thesis: The influence of Facebook on perceptions of team cohesion: A team-building perspective
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Registered Nurse at Windsor Regional Hospital
Alison Divine
Thesis: Examining the relationship between team cohesion and self-presentation
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Obtained PhD from Western University
Celina Shirazipour
Thesis: Exerciser stereotypes of female weight trainers
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Ph.D. Candidate at Queen's University
Anthony Vander Laan
Thesis: The relationship between the congruency in perceptions of coach leadership behaviours and perceptions of cohesion and performance
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Pastor
2011
Alyson Crozier
Thesis: Investigating the moderating role of athlete leadership on
leadership behaviours and perceptions of cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Faculty member at the University of South Australia
Shannon Gesualdo
Thesis: Investigating the role of gender on athlete leadership and coaching behaviours
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current Position: Acting Communications Coordinator with North Bay/Parry Sound District Health Unit
Eric Nadalin
Thesis: Children's use of active play imagery
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current Position: Manager, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Windsor Essex-County Health Unit
Lindsay Walsh
Thesis: An examination of psychological strategies used by basketball officials
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current Position: Director, Basketball Development with the Ontario Basketball Association
2010
Amanda Bakker
Thesis: Investigating cohesion as a mediator in the athlete leadership
behaviour and collective efficacy relationship in ice hockey
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Teacher
Lisa Cooke
Thesis: The effect of exercise experience on imagery use, efficacy beliefs, and body image among females
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Obtained Ph.D. from Western University
Karen Maini
Thesis: The influence of self-presentational efficacy on men's social anxiety in the weight room
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Master of Physical Therapy at Western University
Kyle Paradis
Thesis: Investigating the mediating role of cohesion in the relationship between athlete leadership and athlete satisfaction in youth sport.
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Post-doctoral fellow at University of Windsor, Department of Kinesiology, SPPARC Lab
Sonya Spalding
Thesis: Exploring the effect of athlete leadership on the cohesion-performance relationship
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Registered Kinesiologist at Bayshore HealthCare
2009
Paige Mattie
Thesis: Examining the relationship between imagery use and mental toughness
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Research Assistant, with the Directorate of Fitness, National Defense
2008
Ashleigh Baker
Thesis: The influence of coaching efficacy on team cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Employed by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit as a Health Promotion Specialist
Andrée Castonguay
Thesis: The influence of group goal type on cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Post-Doctoral fellow at Concordia University
Trista Hallman
Thesis: An examination of ice hockey players' imagery use and perspective
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Faculty member at the University Partnership Centre at Georgian College
Amy Kossert
Thesis: The nature and valence of appearance-related exercise imagery
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Ph.D. candidate at the University of Western Ontario
Diana Vincer
Thesis: The influence of athlete leadership behaviors on team cohesion
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Acquisitions Editor at Human Kinetics Publishers
2007
Natalia Bessette
Thesis: The influence of norms for aggression and cohesion on perceived belonging in youth hockey
Advisor: Dr. Todd Loughead
Current position: Research Administrator at McGill University and Entrepeneur
Courtney Robert
Thesis: Examining the Dysfunctional Body Change Behaviors Model in male and female weight lifters
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Obtained Ph.D. from Virginia Tech University
Wade Wilson
Thesis: Frequency of imagery use in sport in male youth hockey players
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Ph.D. candidate at University of Waterloo
2006
Nikki Laing
Thesis: The influence of self-presentational efficacy on social anxiety in a male weight lifting context
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Employee in the Customer Relations Department for Home Warranty for Pulte Homes, in Pheonix, Arizona, and instructs fitness classes
Lisa (Murphy) Martin
Thesis: Examining the effects of an imagery intervention on the soccer skill performance of young athletes aged 11-12 and 13-14
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: College and Employment Prep Instructor at St. Clair College
2005
Nathan Hall
Thesis: Coaches' encouragement of imagery use by athletes
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: University of Winnipeg, cross appointment between Education and Kinesiology
Jenny O
Thesis: Effects of image speed on the acquisition and performance of a soccer skill
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Lecturer at the College of Education and Allied Studies, California State University
2004
Leisha Strachan
Thesis: Using imagery to control anxiety in young elite athletes
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Faculty member at the University of Manitoba
2003
Arvin Kim
Thesis: Imagery use in dependent and non-dependent male weight lifters
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
2002
Mark Bruner
Thesis: An investigation of the effects of fast tracking on minor hockey-aged athletes in junior hockey
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Faculty member at Nipissing University
2001
Catherine Sabiston
Thesis: The effects of sport advertising on females' body images
Advisor: Dr. Krista Chandler
Current position: Faculty member at the University of Toronto