Speaker Biographies
Speaker Biographies Faten Ali Veronica Allan Currently, Veronica is in her second year of a Master’s degree in the sport psychology program at Queen’s University under the supervision of Dr. Jean Côté. Pending a successful thesis defense this summer, she will be continuing on with doctorate studies at Queen’s in the fall of 2014. Through her personal experiences as an athlete, in addition to working as a youth sport coach and program coordinator, her primary research interests lie in understanding the interpersonal relationships that exist in the youth sport environment, and how these relationships contribute to healthy physical and psychosocial development for young athletes. Megan Babkes-Stellino Megan Babkes-Stellino, Ph.D., is a Professor in Social Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in the School of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Northern Colorado. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Washington, an M.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Oregon, an Ed.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at UCLA in Social Psychology with the International Center for Talent Development before returning to Colorado. Dr. Stellino specializes in the area of social psychology of sport and physical activity. She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses on the psychology of sport/exercise, sociology of sport/exercise, developmental kinesiology, research methods, applications of sport psychology, theories of motivation, and motor behavior (motor control, motor learning and motor development). She also teaches courses on technology for sports coaching, psychology of sports coaching and international perspectives for sports coaching for the M.A.
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