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Welcome 
Class of 2007


Penny McCullagh

PROFESSOR PENNY MCCULLAGH 

Sport Psychology

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emailpenny.mc@csueastbay.edu

Courses
  • KPE 44410 Sport Psychology
  • KPE 4090 Computer Applications On Line
  • KPE 6410 Seminar Sport Psychology
  • KPE 6700 Seminar Special Topics

2006-2007
Associate Dean, College of Education and Allied Studies
CSU Hayward 

1999-2005
Professor/Chair, Dept. of Kinesiology & PE
CSU Hayward 

1985-99
Assistant/Associate Professor - Department of Kinesiology
University of Colorado, Boulder  

1997-98
Visiting Lecturer/Research Associate
Dept. of Kinesiology - San Francisco State University  

1981-85
Lecturer - University of Colorado, Boulder  

1977-79
Lecturer -Department of Physical Education, CSU, Sacramento  

1976-81
Faculty Appointment/Research Associate Department of Physical
Education, University of California, Davis  


Education
1973-76 Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison

1972-73
M.S. University of Washington, Seattle

1970-72
B.S. State University of New York - College at Brockport

1969-70
Teaching Certificate - St. Catherine's Teachers' College

1967-69
Diploma in Recreation - Centennial College, Scarborough, Ont.

Editorial Positions
Dr. McCullagh has held a number of editorial positions including Assistant Editor of Quest, Psychology Section Editor, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology and the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
 

Positions in National Societies
Dr. McCullagh has served on the Executive Boards of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport, the Research Consortium and served as President of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology and most recently the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. She belongs to numerous professional organizations and has been awarded Fellow status in the Research Consortium, the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology and Division 47 of the American Psychological Association. In 2002 she was elected as a Fellow to the Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
 

Teaching (Previously taught)
Research Methods (Graduate)
Psycho-Social Aspects of Physical Activity (Undergraduate)
Sport Sociology (Undergraduate)
Social Psychology of Motor Performance (Graduate & Undergraduate)
Sport Psychology (Graduate & Undergraduate)
Experimental Problems in Social Psychology of Physical Activity (Graduate)
Motor Learning (Graduate & Undergraduate)
Psychological Basis of Human Performance (Graduate)
Children in Sport: Psychological Considerations (Undergraduate)
Critical Thinking in Motor Behavior (Undergraduate)
Peak Performance (Undergraduate)
The Sport Experience (Undergraduate)
Principles and Practices of Fitness (Undergraduate)
Psychological Kinesiology
Aquatic and Swimming Courses - Beginning level through Lifesaving Swim for Fitness

Computer Applications in Kinesiology and Physical Education. In addition to these courses, Dr. McCullagh has mentored over 30 masters students in research projects.

Some Recent Research Publications
McCullagh, P.  (1995). Sport psychology: A historical perspective. The Sport Psychologist, 9, 363-365.
McCullagh P.   , & Noble, J.M. (1996) Education and training in sport and exercise psychology. In J.L. Van Raalte, & B.W. Brewer (Eds.). Exploring sport and exercise psychology. (pp. 377-394). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.  

McCullagh, P.   , & Meyer, K.M. (1997). Learning versus correct models: Influence of model type on the learning of a free-weight squat lift. Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 68, 56-61.

McCullagh, P.,   & Noble, J.M. (1998). Measurement issues in exercise motivation: Personal Incentive for Exercise. In J. Duda (Ed.). Measurement issues in sport and exercise psychology. Fitness Information Technology.(pp. 316-369)

McCullagh, P.   1998). What is the applied in applied sport psychology?
The role of integration. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 10, S1-10.

Weiss, M.R., McCullagh, P., Smith, A. L.,   & Berlant, A.T. (1998). Observational learning and the fearful child: Influence of peer models on swim skill performance and psychological responses. Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 69, 380-394.

Starek, J., & McCullagh, P.   (1999). The effect of self-modeling on the performance of beginning swimmers. The Sport Psychologist, 13, 269-287.

McCullagh, P.,   Weiss, M.R. (2001). Modeling: Considerations for motor skill performance and psychological responses. In R. N. Singer, H.A. Hausenblaus, & C.M. Janelle (Eds.). Handbook of Sport Psychology,(2nd Ed.), pp. 205-238. New York: Wiley.

McCullagh, P.,   & Noble, J.M. (2002). Education for becoming a sport psychologist. In J.L. Van Raalte, & B.W. Brewer (Eds.). Exploring sport and exercise psychology (2nd ed)., pp. 439-458. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

McCullagh, P  ., & Weiss, M.R. (2002). Observational learning: The forgotten psychological method in sport psychology. In J.L. Van Raalte, & B.W. Brewer (Eds.). Exploring sport and exercise psychology (2nd ed.), pp 131-150. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Ram. N., & McCullagh, P.  (2003). Self-modeling: Does watching yourself performance influence physical and psychological performance? The Sport Psychologist, 17, 220-232.

SooHoo, S., Takemoto, K.Y. McCullagh, P  (in press) A comparison of modeling and imagery on the performance of a motor skill. Journal of Sport Behavior.

Yan, J.H., & McCullagh, P   . (in press). Motivation youth physical activity: Cultural influences. Journal of Sport Behavior.

Clarke, S.E., Ste-Marie, D.M., Cumming, J., Hall, C., & McCullagh, P. (in press). Development of the functions of observational learning questionnaire (FOLQ): A confirmatory factor analysis.

Research

Primary
Observational learning - particular interests focus on learning, developmental and psychological considerations. Recent research projects are examining coping model video interventions as a means of reducing anxiety and enhancing self- efficacy in injury rehabilitation and exercise stress testing settings. 

Secondary
:Mental imagery; psychological factors related to exercise, stress and injuries exercise motivation; participation motives in youth sport and adult exercisers. 

Research Awards & Honors
McCullagh, P., Stiehl, J. & Weiss, W.R. (1990). "Developmental modeling effects on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of motor performance."
For each annual volume, the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport chooses a paper that is an "outstanding contribution to scholarship and likely to effect theory and/or practice." The 1990 Research Consortium Research Award was awarded to the following article.
McCullagh, P. Selected as Scholar for the Annual Gerald P. D'Agostino Memorial Lecture (Distinguished Alumni Award). State University of New York at Brockport. March, 1996.
McCullagh, P. Received President's Award, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. June 1998. For outstanding contributions to the society.
 

North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity
American Psychological Association
Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology


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