Our colleague Dr. Erin Reifsteck was interviewed by The Atlantic for the article “What It’s Like to Retire in Your Early 20s“ on the challenges athletes face when their competitive careers come to an end. Dr. Reifsteck’s research led her to develop Moving On! Developed by former-student athletes and researchers at UNC Greensboro, MovingO

UNCG News highlighted the research being done by the Center for Athlete Well-being  and Prevention Strategies on esport athletes' well-being. The article discusses TEAMS (The Esport Athlete Mental well-being Study) the largest academic study to date about esports athletes’ perceptions and experiences; including academic experiences, relationship

Drs. Larry Scheier and Bill Hansen, Senior Research Scientists from our partner organization Prevention Strategies,  co-authored a chapter in the Handbook of Research on Gamification Dynamics and User Experience Design. Titled "Gamified Digital Apps and Their Utilization to Improve Health Behaviors in the 21st Century: Gamified Digital Health Beha

Emily R. Beamon, MA, MPH, PhD recently completed her dissertation: "The Role of Mental Health Symptoms & Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Collegiate Student Athletes" at UNC Greensboro. Collegiate student-athletes experience a number of unique stressors that put them at risk for developing mental illness. The p

The Institute’s Founding Director, Dr. David Wyrick, and Managing Director, Dr. Jeff Milroy, were interviewed for a documentary series for ABC News’ FiveThirtyEight about Olympians' mental health battles and recovery! In 2018, Maame Biney became the first Black woman ever to qualify for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team. But she almost did