Problematizing the ‘control the controllable’ narrative: How elite athletes are differently situated to thrive in the face of stressful events throughout their athletic careers
In this seminar, Dr. Erica Bennett will discuss her research attending to elite athletes’ experiences of privilege and marginalization in shaping how they cope with and adapt to stressful events throughout their athletic careers.
Erica completed her BA in Psychology and MA and PhD in Sport and Exercise Psychology at The University of British Columbia (UBC). She then went on to complete Postdoctoral Fellowships at UBC in the School of Kinesiology and Faculty of Medicine, and for a year was an Instructor at Douglas College in Sport Science. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Health, Culture, and Inclusion in the School of Kinesiology at UBC. Her program of research attends to the psychological, behavioural, and sociocultural factors shaping sport, exercise, and health-related adaptational processes across the life course. This includes research with elite athletes, older adults, and people with chronic conditions and disabilities.
UBC Vancouver’s School of Kinesiology, UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences hosts a monthly UBC Exercise, Kinesiology, and Health Seminar Program. The seminar program is a forum for critical academic discussion between students and faculty members from all disciplines.
The seminars are designed to expand knowledge about topics from the broad field of kinesiology and health studies for graduate students and faculty members.
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