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Matthew S. Johnson
Assistant Professor
Texas Christian University
TCU Box 297730
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Office Phone: (817) 257-6866
Fax: (817) 257-7702
E-Mail: m.johnson@tcu.edu

Educational Background
Ph.D. University of Tennessee-Knoxville - 1998 Sport Psychology (within Cultural Studies)
M.A. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - 1996 Sport Psychology
B.A. University of Notre Dame - 1993 Psychology

Course Responsibilities
Undergraduate: Psychology of Sport, Exercise Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology, Individual and Dual Sports
Graduate: Psychosocial Aspects of Sport, Psychology of Youth Sport, Applied Sport Psychology

Research Interests
Quality of Life for Athletes and Coaches, Coach-Athlete Relationship, Spirituality and Sport, Psychosocial Factors Impacting Sport and Life Performance, Youth Sports

Publications
Johnson, M.S. (2001). Seeing the coach through the athlete's eyes: The phenomenological experience of being coached. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Wrisberg, C.A., Johnson, M.S., and Brooks, G.D. (in press). Quality of life. In M. Kellmann (Ed.), Optimal recovery: Preventing underperformance in athletes. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Kellmann, M., Johnson, M.S., & Wrisberg, C.A. (1998). Auswirkungen der Erholungs-Beanspruchungs-Bilanz auf die Wettkampfleistung von Amerikanischen Schwimmer-innen [Effects of the Recovery-Stress State on Performance of American Female Swimmers]. In D. Teipel, R. Kemper, & D. Heinemann (Eds.), Sportpsychologie Diagnostik, Prognostik, und Intervention (pp. 123-126). Koln: bps.

Page, S. and Johnson, M. (1996). Achievement motivation in physical education and sport contexts. Tennessee Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 34(2), 30-34.

Presentations
Seeing the Coach Through the Athlete's Eyes: The Athlete's Experience of Being Coached. Paper presented at AAASP conference, Banff, Canada, September 24, 1999

The Life Experience of Collegiate Athletes: A Phenomenological Investigation. Paper presented at AAASP conference, San Diego, CA, September 26, 1997 (co-authors, Craig Wrisberg and Gina Brooks)

Assessing Stress and Recovery in Collegiate Athletes. Paper presented at AAASP conference, San Diego, CA, September 25, 1997 (co-authors, Craig Wrisberg, Michael Kellman, and Wolfgang Kallus)

Children and adolescent moral reasoning in sports and society: Symposium on "An Evaluation of the Role of Socialization in the Legitimization of Aggressive Sport Behavior," annual AAASP conference, Lake Tahoe, NV, October 6, 1994 (co-presented with David Conroy, Renee Newcomer, and Brent Walker)

Professional Membership
Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP)

Awards
Excellence in Teaching Physical Education Activities, 1994 & 1995

Personal Information
Birth: September 16, 1970; Kokomo, Indiana

Hobbies: Travel (Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji); Basketball, Team Handball, Golf, Tennis, Wakeboarding, Snowboarding

In a Past Lifetime: University of Notre Dame Quarterback (1989-93); U.S. Division II National Championship MVP-Team Handball (2001)

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