Dr. Jean Côté is Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University where he served as the Director of the School from 2006-2019. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) and the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP).
Dr. Côté’s research interests include the examination of (a) the interaction between youth, their social dynamics (coaches, parents, peers), and the environment for the development of personal assets and excellence in sport, and b) the factors that affect personal development, participation, and performance in sport. Since 1999, he has received as a Principal Investigator seven consecutive grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to fund his research work. His most recent Insight Grants involve the examination of parents as “consumers” in the youth sport system and the use of observation techniques to examine the influence of Transformational Coaching on athletes’ development. He had the opportunity to work with and mentored 9 Post-Doctoral Fellows, 14 Doctoral students and 31 Master students who have pursued careers as academics and other service-related professions. In 2012, Dr. Côté received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision for the Social Sciences and Humanities at Queen’s University.
The event will be taking place at the Chan Gunn Pavilion in Room 200.
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