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A big fist bump to USU CEHS USU Human Development and Family Studies and Families in Sport alum Dr. Keith Osai for earning promotion and tenure at Weber State University! Keith’s research and teaching focus on human development within the family context, in particular the power of sibling relationships on social learning

Zach Edey says he has the 3-ball in his game right now already and he's looking forward to showing that. Doesn't look like a stretch here at the NBA draft combine.

Pro athletes can multisport? Who knew…

Our guy, Daniel J. M. Fleming!

Hey NASPSPA Students! Don't forget so sign up for this year's student faculty chats with leaders in MLC, SEP, and MD! You can find the sign-up across from Rhythms II! This is such a great networking oppurtunity! Check out the faculty volunteering their time:

Alan L. Smith, Dean of USU CEHS, delivering the Sport and Exercise Psychology Senior Lecturer at NASPSPA in New Orleans!

Daxon Toone, an undergraduate Research Assistant in the Families in Sport lab, presenting his poster on youth sport in the Intermountain west at NASPSPA in New Orleans! #WildWildWest

Dr. Travis Dorsch (Travis Dorsch), Kat Adams (Kat V Adams), and Katie Alexander (Katie Alexander) have been awarded funding to examine Lasso Safe’s proprietary sport wellness platform. Exciting work ahead! lassosafe.com/lasso-safe-new…

12-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in Physical Activity & Mental Health This is an Extension position that focuses on applied research and outreach education across the state. More information here: careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8272/job Come work with us ⬇️

Another one off the press with Dr. Valeria Eckardt! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

3 Minute Thesis presentations today in Developmental Sport Psychology Seminar. Well done, students! And thanks to Shannon Pynn for organizing!

New pub: “There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes ⛳️ Happy to have some of my Ph.D. work with Travis Dorsch published and open access! Link Below 🔗 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

‼️ NEW PUB ALERT ‼️ Congrats to Kat V Adams, Katie Alexander, and Travis Dorsch for their new pub “You're made to feel like you're the crazy one”: An interpretive description of former college student-athletes’ views of emotional abuse! Free access here: frontiersin.org/journals/sport…

Awesome night celebrating the end of the fall term with our extended lab family. Many thanks to all the students for their hard work this semester and our mentors Travis Dorsch, Alan L. Smith, and Shannon Pynn. And finally, a big shout-out to bree and Travis Dorsch for hosting!

The average U.S. sports family spent $1,016 on their child’s primary sport in 2024, up 46% since 2019, according to the The Aspen Institute's parent survey with Families in Sport and Louisiana Tech University. That’s twice the rate of price inflations in the U.S. economy. projectplay.org/news/2025/2/24…

Important work being done by Travis Dorsch and Jordan Blazo, supported by Aspen Institute Sports & Society. Excited to learn more about the results from Colorado!

Congrats to our newest graduate, Dr. Kat Adams (⁦Kat V Adams⁩). Big things coming from this one…

Dreaming big is not the problem. But when dreams turn into pressure and expectations, it’s time to take a step back and remember why we put our kids in sports in the first place…

Always awesome when one of our alums⁩ drops in to say hello (from all the way across the pond)! ⁦Daniel J. M. Fleming⁩ ⁦USU Human Development and Family Studies⁩