DUC, Sport & Performance Psychology

🌟 Upcoming Performance Masterclass with Dr. Jesse Michel, CMPC🌟 The field is evolving, are you? Explore how performance psychology applies across sport, business & the military. 🗓️ May 2 ⏱️ 10–12 PM PT 💻 Zoom ✅ 2 CEUs pending 📌 Register here - eventbrite.com/e/198695001999…

🌟 Supervisor Training: Managing Ruptures, Resistance & Defensiveness in Supervision 📅 March 26 🕓 4–5:15 PM PT 💻 Zoom | $30 | 1 AASP CEU Join the Dominican University of California ASPP program for a live training with Kai Laird, MA, CMPC, LPC. eventbrite.com/e/198223954684…

ASPP Asst. Director Dan Ourian, CMPC led a Mental Performance Workshop for Girls’ & Boys’ Soccer, covering confidence, controlling the controllables, present focus & productive body language. Great opportunity for our ASPP students to shadow CMPCs in action! #MentalPerformance

❄️🏅 The Olympic stage demands more than physical preparation, it requires mental mastery. In moments including performances from athletes like Ilia Malinin, competitors aren’t just executing skills. They’re managing pressure, expectations, and global scrutiny. #CMPC

🧠🎉 ASPP Trivia Night! ASPP students please join SASPPA for a fun, free trivia night, friendly competition, prizes, and good vibes! 📅 Feb 11 | ⏰ 6–7 PM PT | 📍 Zoom (link via email) #SASPPA #ASPP #SportPsych #PerformancePsych #TriviaNight #GradStudentLife

This Black History Month, we celebrate the resilience, excellence, and impact of Black leaders and performers in sport and performance psychology. Performance is shaped by culture, identity, and lived experience, today and every day. 🖤 #BlackHistoryMonth #DUCASPP

❄️🏅 The 2026 Winter Olympics are here! From Milano–Cortina, the world’s best athletes showcase pressure management, focus, confidence, and resilience on the biggest stage. A real-time classroom for performance psychology. ❄️🧠 #WinterOlympics2026 #SportPsychology #ASPP

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here! 🏈 From strategy on the field to artistry in the halftime show, performance is powered by preparation, teamwork, and passion. We’re celebrating all forms of performance that bring people together. 💪🎶 #ASPP #Performance #SuperBowlSunday

✨ Placement Spotlight ✨ Frankie Clarke, a 2nd-year Applied Sport & Performance Psychology master’s student at Dominican University of California, has begun her final placement with the Golden State Storm, a professional women’s full tackle football team in the WNFC. 🏈💪

Welcome back to our ASPP students for Spring 2026 at Dominican University of California! 🐧 Whether online or on campus, our ASPP Penguins are gearing up for a semester of growth, connection, SASPA events, supervised CMPC placements, and spring celebrations. 🧠✨

🌟 FREE Online Info Session 🌟 DUC Applied Sport & Performance Psychology programs (MA + NEW Coaching Track, SPP Certificate, SPP+) 🗓 Feb 10, 2026 ⏰ 4:00–5:15 PM PST 💻 Zoom | Link in bio or here: eventbrite.com/e/198027513122… Recording available if you can’t attend live!

“What are you doing for others?” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Honoring Dr. King’s legacy of service, justice, and leadership. In Applied Sport & Performance Psychology, we commit to fostering inclusive, ethical, and empowering performance spaces. #MLKDay #EquityInSport #CMPC

Happy Holidays from the Applied Sport and Performance Psychology program at Dominican University of California! #HappyHolidays #DUC #AppliedSportPsychology #CommunityCare #WellBeing #EndOfYearReflections #CMPC #DUCASPP

Waddle, breathe, repeat! 🐧 As we hit the final stretch, remember...finishing strong isn’t just pushing harder, it’s pausing, grounding, and staying present. You’ve put in the work! Finish mindfully, Penguins! 💛🐧 #ASPP #Mindfulness

Podcast Spotlight! Our Assistant Director, Dan Ourian, M.A., CMPC, was featured on the Give N’ Grow Podcast with host Ben Cecchini! We’re proud to see Dan representing DUC ASPP and bringing valuable tools to the sport community!

Our fundraiser is here to support the growth and impact of our Applied Sport & Performance Psychology program! Your donation helps fund student training, mental performance services, community outreach, and the development of future CMPCs Donate via the link in our bio. #CMPC

This Thanksgiving, the ASPP community is leaning into one of the most powerful tools in sport and performance, gratitude! Thank you for being part of the ASPP family. Wishing everyone a warm, restorative, and gratitude-filled Thanksgiving. 🧡 #DUCASPP #CMPC

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Alex D. Cushing to the Dominican ASPP Advisory Board! 🧠✨ Dr. Cushing is a licensed psychologist, CMPC, and USOPC psychological services provider. We’re thrilled to have him on board! 💙🤝 #ASPP #SportsPsychology #PerformancePsychology

Upcoming Performance Masterclass with George Mumford! 🧠✨ Dec 6, 2025 | 10 AM–12 PM PST Zoom + recording for all registrants Registration link in bio! George Mumford has worked with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Olympians, execs & more. Register today!

🎓 NEW Speaking Event! Dr. Alison Pope-Rhodius has been invited to speak to the Northwestern University Counseling Program, hosted by Dr. Kerulis. 🗓️ Mon, Nov 17 ⏰ 11:00 AM CDT 💻 Virtual 💰 FREE #PerformancePsychology #CMPC #CounselorTraining #CareerDevelopment