MS in Kinesiology

Our Clinical Exercise Physiology concentration prepares you to become an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist

High School Sport Psychology Consulting

Helping high school athletes and coaches reach their performance potential

Our UIC Master of Science in Kinesiology Performance, Sport, and Exercise Psychology concentration offers sport psychology skills programs and workshops to high school student-athletes in the Chicago area at no charge.

Our faculty and graduate students are Certified Mental Performance Consultants or CMPCs-in-training through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

Our services Heading link

Sport psychology skills workshops for teams
Our graduate student consultants teach a wide range of team-based skills, including:

  • leadership
  • vision
  • focus
  • confidence
  • cohesion

Sport psychology skills coaching for individuals
Our graduate student consultants teach a wide range of sport psychology skills. If you are interested in other topics, let us know!

  • confidence
  • concentration
  • composure
  • managing performance anxiety

Coach education and development workshops
Our faculty and graduate student consultants help coaches:

  • enhance athlete confidence
  • build athlete commitment and motivation
  • avoid burnout from coaching

Sport captain education and development workshops
Our graduate student consultants teach a wide range of captain skills, including:

  • leadership
  • communication
  • teammateship
  • coping with stress

School-wide sport psychology support
Our graduate students, working under UIC faculty supervision, can provide preseason and year-round sport psychology support for your school’s sports teams. We require six hours of contact time per week with your sport program.

Resilient Athlete Program Heading link

This program provides in-person or virtual one-on-one sport psychology consultations to improve athlete outcomes and well-being throughout athletic injury and return to sport. Services include specialized injury education, support and sport psychology skills, and rehabilitation plans.

Find out more

Our Team Heading link

Meredith Wekesser headshot

We’re Here to Help

Have Questions?

Contact Meredith at:
Email wekesser@uic.edu
Phone 312.413.5633
Address 901 W. Roosevelt Rd.
343 PEB
Chicago, IL 60608

Apply now
Contact us