Lena E. Torgerson, M.A.

Lena is a Sport Psychology Consultant and a Mental Skills Coach with Academic and Athletic. Lena received her education at San Francisco State University (SFSU) – B.A. in Psychology, and John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) – M.A. in Sport Psychology.  While attending JFKU, Lena completed two masters’ level certificates in Exercise and Sport Performance and Sport Management.

Lena wrote a thesis entitled: Aggression in "in-house" vs. pro-hockey: A quantitative and qualitative analysis. 

Lena has worked with youth teaching Life Skills and with individuals/teams on their mental game.

Lena is a member of the American Psychological Association – Division 47 (APA – Div.47) and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).  Lena is also a Certified Consultant with AASP (provisionally).

Lena has attended the annual conference held by AASP in Vancouver, Canada, 2005.  At this conference, a study was presented which Lena helped prepare: Stress, Is It Really Stressful?: Predictions of Children’s Appraisal of Stress from Self-Determination Theory and Achievement Goal Theory.  (Kim, M.S., Destani, F., Gershteyn, L., Buckle, M., & Supnet, B., 2005). In addition, Lena has attended the conference in Louisville, Kentucky, 2007, Boston 2010and other seminars and classes to stay current on industry wide information, technology and techniques.

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