Positive Psychology in the NCAA: Amplifying the Power and Uplifting the Voices of Student Athletes In Multiple Mental Health Studies
type: CreativeWork
description: Mental health resources and programming in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) continues to expand in research and implementation in collegiate athletic departments of all institutions. This study sought to respond to and expand on dissertation research conducted by Dr. Heather Ryan (2021), an administrator in the athletic department at Duke University, and Dr. Chelsi Day (2011) previously the sport psychologist from Ohio State University athletics, and currently for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Both are identified as experts regarding student-athlete research regarding mental health needs and accessibility within the NCAA. Topics of research evaluated for student athletes include utilization of mental health resources, student-athlete trends, mental health program development and staffing, levels of stigma and climate, and more.
abstract: Mental health resources and programming in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) continues to expand in research and implementation in collegiate athletic departments of all institutions. This study sought to respond to and expand on dissertation research conducted by Dr. Heather Ryan (2021), an administrator in the athletic department at Duke University, and Dr. Chelsi Day (2011) previously the sport psychologist from Ohio State University athletics, and currently for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Both are identified as experts regarding student-athlete research regarding mental health needs and accessibility within the NCAA. Topics of research evaluated for student athletes include utilization of mental health resources, student-athlete trends, mental health program development and staffing, levels of stigma and climate, and more.
author: Green, Ashley C.
keywords: Student Athletes, Positive Psychology, PERMA, Community Psychology, Mental Health Programs, NCAA Athletic Departments, Stigma, Accessibility, Mental Health Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership Studies, Other Psychology, Sports Studies, Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Theory and Philosophy
date published: 2024-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:21:46Z
provider: National-Louis University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: National-Louis University