Dr. Brian Foster

Professional Publications

Foster, B. J. (2017). The contributions of psychological skills and mindfulness to NCAA student-athlete                    well-being (doctoral dissertation). Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.

Foster, B. J., & Chow, G. M. (2016). Development of the Sport Mental Health Continuum – Short Form                       (Sport MHC-SF). Manuscript in preparation.

Razon, S., Lebeau, J. C., Basevitch, I., Foster, B., Akpan, A., Mason, J., Boiangin, N., & Tenenbaum, G. (2017). Effects of acute exercise on executive functioning: Testing the moderators. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, doi: 10.1080.1612197X.2017.1349821.

Akpan, A., Blom, L. C., Lape, J., Foster, B., & Ballesteros, J. (2015). Building bridges between youth                            sport parents and coaches: A focus-group study. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Professional Presentations

Foster, B., Chow, G. M. (June, 2017). Development of the Sport Mental Health Continuum – Short Form. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity annual conference, San Diego, CA.

Foster, B., Razon, S., Blom, L. C., & Bolin, J. (October, 2015). Optimism and female volleyball players’ perceptions of psychological momentum. Association of Applied Sport Psychology annual conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Razon, S., Lebeau, J. C., Foster, B., Mason, J., Boiangin, N., & Tenenbaum, G. (July, 2015). Acute exercise-cognition relationship: Testing the moderators. European Congress of Sport Psychology annual conference, Bern, Switzerland.

Razon, S., Lebeau, J. C., Akpan, A., Foster, B., & Mason, J. (October, 2014). Exercise improves cognition; How to get the best out of it? Association of Applied Sport Psychology annual conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Lebeau, J. C., Razon, S., Akpan, A., Foster, B., & Tenenbaum, G. (June, 2014). Acute effects of a physical activity bout on cognitive function in adults. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity annual conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Soule, R., & Foster, B. (April 2014). Liking, tweeting, and advising: “And that’s all we’ve got to say about that”. National Academic Advising Association Region 4 annual conference, Savannah, GA.

Foster, B., Cooper, J., & Blom, L. C. (October 2013). Lessons Learned from Mental Skills Consulting with Powerchair Soccer Athletes. Association of Applied Sport Psychology annual conference, New Orleans, LA.

Blom, L. C., Foster, B., Pasquini, E., Bastin, C., Whitmore, A., & Gerstein, L. H. (October, 2012). Sport for development and peace: Lessons learned from conducting local and international programs. Association of Applied Sport Psychology annual conference, Atlanta, GA.

Areas of Expertise

• College student-athlete psychological well-being
• Applied sport psychology