Anna Bottino
Anna Bottino
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., 2025
- Master of Science in Exercise Science with a Concentration in Sport Psychology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., 2021
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with Minors in Sociology and English, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, N.Y., 2018
Anna Bottino is an assistant professor of Research and Exercise Science at Springfield College. The focus of Bottino’s research is on LGBTQ+ young people’s experiences in sport and physical activity, as well as advancing critical quantitative and qualitative research practices. At Springfield College, Bottino teaches graduate courses in research, sport and exercise psychology, and exercise science. They are a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and an active member of several sport psychology, sociology, physical education, and health organizations. In addition to their academic work, Bottino has extensive experience coaching, consulting, and competing in elite sport contexts. Across these roles, they bring a justice-driven, interdisciplinary perspective to both scholarship and practice.
- LGBTQIA+ experiences of sport and physical activity and advancing critical quantitative and qualitative research practices.
- RSCH 610: Foundations and Methods of Research (GR, in person)
- RSCH 620: Educational and Psychological Statistics I (GR, in person)
- RSCH 720: Educational and Psychological Statistics II (PhD, in person)
- RSCH 712: Dissertation Proposal Design (PhD, in person)
- PHED 681: Inclusive and Critical Approaches to Sport (GR, in person & online)
- AEXS 691: Professional Ethics and Standards (GR, online)
Certifications
- Certified Mental Performance Consultant® through The Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Memberships
- Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Association for Applied Sport Psychology
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Society of Health and Physical Educators
- Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Selected Works
Presentations
- Adler, S. J., Bottino, A., McGuire, J. K., & Kaja, S. M. (2025, March). Participating in sport as a gender diverse adolescent: A collective case study. [Paper presentation]. Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology symposium, Bowling Green, OH, United States.
- Cloud, K., & Bottino, A. (2024, October). (En)gendering trauma informed sport. [Paper presentation]. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
- Kaja, S. M., Adler, S. J., Miller, K. K., & Bottino, A. (2024, October). Community program strategies for supporting gender diverse youth: 10 takeaways for physical activity interventionists. [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
- Baeth, A., Mullin E. M., & Bottino, A. (2024, March). Gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation identities of NCAA athletes in 2023. [Paper presentation]. Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology symposium, Virtual.
- O’Connell, C., Bottino, A. (2023, March). Promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion in health and education classrooms. [Educational session]. Society of Health and Physical Educators America National convention and expo, Seattle, WA, United States.
Publications
- De Lucia, B., Hutchinson, J. C., & Bottino, A. (2025). Navigating the maze of deception in endurance sports: A systematic review. Perceptual and Motor Skills. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125251344402
- O’Connell, C. S., & Bottino, A. (2024). Sport leader and LGBTQ+ topics: A systematic review. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1414404
- Mullin, E. M., Halbrook, M. K., Socolow, R. & Bottino, A. (2024). Cohesion and heterosexist attitudes in men’s collegiate athletics. The Sport Psychologist, 38(3), 174—182. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2023-0107
- Mullin, E. M., Bottino, A., Wadsworth, D. D., Petruzzello, S. J., & Vargas, T. M. (2022). Mental health and perceived stress in kinesiology graduate students. Kinesiology Review, 11(4), 337—342. https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2022-0020
