Meredith Wekesser
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kinesiology and Nutrition
Pronouns: She/Her
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344 PEB
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901 W. Roosevelt Rd.
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About
Meredith Wekesser, PhD, CMPC joined UIC in 2023 and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Performance, Sport, and Exercise Psychology master’s concentration. She is the Youth Program Coordinator for sport psychology services. In this role, she develops partnerships with local schools and youth sports organizations to deliver age-appropriate sport psychology programs for developing athletes' life skills and enhancing socio-emotional learning. 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 the UIC Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence and 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 has served 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
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Professional Leadership
Hospitality Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Web Presence Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Notable Honors
2025, Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences
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