Meredith Wekesser

Clinical Assistant Professor

Kinesiology and Nutrition

Pronouns: She/Her

Contact

Building & Room:

344 PEB

Address:

901 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Office Phone:

312.413.5633

Email:

wekesser@uic.edu

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About

Meredith Wekesser, PhD, CMPC joined UIC in 2023 and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Performance, Exercise, and Sport Psychology master’s concentration. She completed her PhD in Kinesiology from Michigan State University. Meredith’s teaching interests include sport and performance psychology, health and wellness psychology, and research methods in kinesiology. Meredith is committed to creating innovative learning environments, and she has been awarded an Excellence in Teaching Citation. Meredith is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® and has provided sport and performance psychology consultations with a variety of populations including Division I collegiate athletes, youth athletes, and musicians. Her research focuses on positive youth development through sport, with an emphasis on the coach’s role in fostering environments conducive to holistic athlete development. In addition to youth sport and coaching, Meredith’s research interests include adapted sport and measurement in sport psychology. Meredith currently serves as the Sport Administrator for the UIC Flames Spirit Squad. In her spare time, Meredith loves to travel, train for triathlons, and spend quality time with her partner, Chris, and her dog, Georgia.

Selected Publications

Initial validity evidence for the Youth Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire in Sport (Y-IBQ)

“It shaped my future in ways I wasn’t prepared for – in the best way possible”: Alumni volunteers’ experiences in an adapted sports and recreation program

Coaches’ impact on youth athletes’ intentions to continue sport participation: The mediational influence of the coach-athlete relationship

Patient percpetions of psychological and rehabilitation experiences after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A qualitative study

Publication Aggregators

ResearchGate

Professional Leadership

Hospitality Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology

Web Presence Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology

Notable Honors

2024, Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Association for Applied Sport Psychology

2023, Excellence in Teaching Citation, Michigan State University

2023, Outstanding Student Paper Award (Sport & Exercise Psychology), North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

Education

PhD, Kinesiology, Michigan State University, 2023
MS, Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, 2019
BS, Psychology, Truman State University, 2017