My interest in sport and exercise psychology stems from my past experiences playing and coaching a variety of sports, including ice hockey, volleyball, baseball and squash. These experiences motivated me to pursue an undergraduate degree in Human Kinetics. After taking Dr. Chandler and Dr. Loughead’s undergrad classes, I completed my MHK in the SPPARC lab. I wanted to continue my Ph.D in the SPPARC lab in order to work with varsity teams and continue researching athlete leadership, leadership development and group dynamics principles.