Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS)

The AASP Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS) is a student-led and student-focused conference for those interested in, or actively pursuing, a career in sport, exercise, and/or performance psychology (SEPP). Beginning in 1991, MSEPS has provided a unique experience based around programming tailored to the educational and professional development needs of undergraduate and graduate students. Specific benefits for conference attendees include opportunities for students to network, receive mentorship, engage in enriching discussion, and receive feedback on on-going research. The Midwest region encompasses dozens of institutions across 11 states, each committed to the above mission. We hope to see you in Lexington this March!

Dates: March 13th – March 15th, 2025

Location: University of Kentucky Main Campus, Lexington KY

Agenda: TBA

Cost of Registration:

• Student Registration (until March 3rd, 2025) - $50
• Faculty/Professional Registration (until March 3rd, 2025) - $60
• Student Registration (March 4th, 2025 – March 15th, 2025 including on-site) - $60
• Faculty/Professional Registration (March 4th, 2025 – March 15th, 2025 including on-site) - $70

Opening Keynote (Thursday, March 13th – Longship Club at Kroger Field)

Thursday, March 13^th – Longship Club at Kroger Field

Title: Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don't Manage You

Bio: Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed about his work on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New England Journal of Medicine and Science.

Title: Building Championship Culture: An Ongoing Journey

Bio: Since being tabbed Kentucky’s head coach in December 2004, Craig Skinner has rejuvenated the Kentucky volleyball program into national prominence and is the program’s all-time winningest head coach. He will enter his 20^th season in 2024 with an all-time record of 444-147. He reached the pinnacle of the sport in April of 2021, winning the 2020 NCAA National Championship at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. In doing so, he became the head coach of the first volleyball team in Southeastern Conference history to win a national championship. He was named the AVCA’s National Coach of the Year in 2020-21.

Register for the conference here.

We have reserved two blocks of rooms for MSEPS participants.

1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Lexington -Downtown/University. 1000 Export Street, Lexington, KY, 40504. Book online.
2. Springhill Suites, 863 South Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40504. Book online.

Thursday, March 13th

Longship Club at Kroger Field (1540 University Dr. Lexington, KY, 40506)

• Parking will be available in the Blue Lot (south side of Kroger Field)

Friday, March 14th & Saturday, March 15th 

Gatton Student Center (160 Ave of Champions, Lexington, KY, 40508)

Submission formats are defined below.

• Poster: Participants will display their posters and then be available during the poster viewing session for conference attendees to browse and ask questions.
• Workshop: 60-minute session focused on teaching/sharing skills or best practices with the audience on a chosen sport or exercise psychology topic. Sessions are meant to be hands-on and interactive, and handouts or activities are encouraged.
• Case Study Discussion: 30-minute session focusing on an in-depth discussion of a chosen case. Audience members will have the opportunity to discuss the case within small groups with guiding questions followed by a larger discussion with the whole group.
• Lecture Presentation: Traditional “mini lecture” presentation that will last approximately 12 minutes, followed by 2-3 minutes for audience questions. Lecture presentations will be grouped by themes and there will be 4 lectures per 1-hour block.
• 5-in-5 Presentation: Brief presentation focused on sharing a skill or resource related to a sport or exercise psychology topic. Presentations are to be 5 slides long and will be presented in a 5-minute timeframe. 5-in5’s will be grouped together by topic and presented in blocks.

The abstract deadline has passed, and we look forward to seeing you in March!