Springfield College Professor Assists with Athlete Mental Health Media Requests
Springfield College Assistant Professor of Sport Psychology Kathleen Mellano recently assisted with a pair of media requests focused on athlete mental health, specifically pertaining to the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Springfield College Assistant Professor of Sport Psychology Kathleen Mellano recently assisted with a pair of media requests focused on athlete mental health, specifically pertaining to the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Mellano joined And Another Thing produced by New England Public Media. The show examines important issues of the day from a western New England perspective.
Dara Kennedy and Maya Shwayder guide real conversations with local experts and people throughout the region - bringing insight, uncovered angles and passionate voices to your evening routine. Kennedy and Shwayder took a deep dive into how athletes prepare mentally, the connection between training and vaccination and how one New England state is preparing for the return of their olympians.
Mellano has extensive expertise in sport psychology and has served as a consultant to collegiate teams, competitive youth athletes, and coaches in the community. Her research interests cohere around interpersonal relationships and achievement motivation with a particular interest in the role of teammates. Recent work has focused on how peers may foster or undermine sport-related motivation and well-being.
