Research Interests:
1. Developmental Sport Psychology: Interrelationships among human factors reflecting biological growth and maturation, physical self-perceptions and their role in talent identification, motor development and physical activity with an emphasis on adolescent females.
2. Imagery: The efficacy of imagery among injured and competitive athletes, developing imagery abilities, the effects of imagery in physical activity contexts, imagery measurement and its conceptual extensions.
Book Contributions:
8. Monsma, E.V . (2008). Psychological interventions for managing injury response and rehabilitation. In. J. Mensch & G. Miller (Eds.). The Athletic trainer's guide to psychological intervention and referral . Thorofare , NJ : Slack Incorporated.
7. Williams, H. & Monsma, E.V . (2006). Assessment of gross motor development. In B.A. Bracken & R.J. Nagle (Eds). Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children, Fourth Edition, (pp. 397-433) . Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Hillsdale , NJ.
6. Monsma, E.V. & Feltz, D.L. (2006). A mental preparation guide for figure skaters: A developmental approach. In J. Dosil (Ed). Sport Psychology: Improving Performance in Different Sports (pp. 427-454) . Hoboken NJ : John Wiley and Sons.
5. Monsma, E.V. (2005). Coping in sport. In R. Bartlett, C. Gratton & C. Rolf (Eds.). Encyclopedia of International Sport Studies (pp. 316-317). London : Taylor and Francis.
4. Monsma, E.V. (2005). Coping models in sport. In R. Bartlett, C. Gratton & C. Rolf (Eds.). Encyclopedia of International Sport Studies (pp. 317-318). London : Taylor and Francis.
3. Monsma, E.V. (2005). Coping theory. In R. Bartlett, C. Gratton & C. Rolf (Eds.). Encyclopedia of International Sport Studies, (pp. 318-319) . London : Taylor and Francis.
2. Monsma, E.V . (2005). Coping with adversity. In R. Bartlett, C. Gratton & C. Rolf (Eds.). Encyclopedia of International Sport Studies, (pp.319-320). London : Taylor and Francis.
1. Monsma, E.V . (2005). Strategies for coping with adversity. In R. Bartlett, C. Gratton & C. Rolf (Eds.). Encyclopedia of International Sport Studies, (p. 320). London : Taylor and Francis.
Journal Contributions:
17. Gay, J., Monsma, E.V. & Torres-McGehee, T. (In press). Give or take a few pounds: Illustrating the effects of using actual versus self-reported physical variables when controlling for size. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
16. Monsma, E.V . (In press). Puberty and physical self-perceptions of competitive female figure skaters II: Maturational timing, skating context and ability. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
15. Monsma, E.V., Pfeiffer, K.A. & Malina, R.M. (In press). Relationship of social physique anxiety (SPA) to indicators of physique. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
14. Short, S.E., Monsma, E.V . & Short, M.W. (2007). Athletes' perceptions of imagery direction on the Sport Imagery Questionnaire. Journal of Mental Imagery.
13. Short, S.E., Lindsay Ross-Stewart, L. & Monsma, E.V. (2006). Onwards with the evolution of imagery research in sport psychology (Invited paper). Athletic Insight, Special Edition
12. Monsma, E.V ., Malina, R.M. & Feltz, D.L. (2006). Pubertal status and physical self-perceptions of competitive female figure skaters: An interdisciplinary approach. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77 , 158-166.
11. Monsma , E.V. & Malina, R.M. (2005). Anthropometric characteristics and somatotype in competitive female figure skaters: Variation across competitive level and skating discipline. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 45, 355-361.
10. Monsma, E.V. & Malina, R.M. (2004). Correlates of eating disorder risk among competitive female figure skaters. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5, 447-460 .
9. Monsma, E.V. & Overby, L.Y. (2004). Competitive anxiety and imagery in ballet dance auditions. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science , 8 , 156-165.
8. Short, S.E., Monsma, E.V. , Short, M.W. & Harris, A.C. (2004). Is what you see really what you get? Concordance among imagery content and function. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 341-349.
7. Monsma, E.V. (2003). Using handheld technology for observational assessment in elementary physical education . Journal of Teaching Elementary Physical Education , 18 , 35-37.
6. Monsma, E.V. Peters, D. & Smith, R. (2003). The art and science of teaching imagery: Applications for soccer. Journal of Teaching Elementary Physical Education. 18, 10 5-109.
5. Short, S.E. & Vadocz, E.A. (2002). Testing the modifiability of the State Sport Confidence Inventory. Perceptual Motor Skills, 91, 23-27.
4. Vadocz, E.A ., Siegel, S.R. & Malina, R.M. (2002). Age at menarche in competitive figure skaters: Variation by competency and discipline. Journal of Sport Sciences, 20, 93-100.
3. Afremow, J., Overby, L.Y. & Vadocz E.A (1997). Using mental imagery to enhance the sport, and dance skills of children. Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 33, 45-48.
2. Vadocz, E.A ., Hall, C.R., & Moritz, S.E. (1997). The relationship between competitive anxiety and imagery use. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 9, 241-254.
1. Moritz, S.E., Hall, C.R., Martin, K. & Vadocz, E.A . (1996). What are confident athletes imaging? An examination of image content. The Sport Psychologist 10, 161-166.
Un-refereed Publications:
8. Monsma, E.V. (2008). Concentration: Preventing downward spirals and maintaining the mental edge throughout your competitive season. Synchronized Skating Magazine, March.
7. Monsma, E.V. (2008) . Making the butterflies fly in formation: Being proactive about anxiety. Synchronized Skating Magazine, January ,
6. Monsma, E.V. (2007). Principles of effective goal setting. Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Resource Center for Athletes, http://www.aaasponline.org/Resource-Center/Athletes/Articles/goalsetting .
5. Monsma, E.V. (2007). Disordered eating and the controlling aspects of sport. Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Resource Center for Coaches, http://aasp.orca-cms.com/Resource-Center/Coaches/Articles/disordered-eating .
4. Monsma, E.V. (2007). Goal setting for synchronized skaters and coaches: Self-determining what you can achieve. Synchronized Skating Magazine, June , 10-13.
3. Monsma, E.V. (2007). Using imagery in synchronized skating: Gaining and maintaining the mental edge. Synchronized Skating Magazine, January, 11-14.
2. Monsma, E.V. (2006). Imagery in Sport, invited book review, The Sport Psychologist, 20 , 95-97.
1. Monsma, E.V. (2006). Disordered eating and the controlling aspect of synchronized skating. Synchronized Skating Magazine, April, 10-13.
Courses Taught:
PEDU 545: Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
PEDU 570: Child/Adolescent Growth and Development
PEDU 650: American Coaching Education Program
PEDU 710: Measurement, Evaluation and Research in Physical
Education
PEDU 731: Mechanisms of Motor Performance
PEDU 730: Educational Psychology for Physical Education |
