Bio

Tiffanye M. Vargas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A native Texan, she received her B.A. in Plan II and Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin before earning her M.A. in Counseling and Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from Michigan State University. She is an AASP Certified Consultant and is listed on the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry. At UTSA, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in sport psychology. She has served as the Chair of the UTSA College of Education and Human Development Chair College Council, on the NCAA Athletics Recertification Committee and consults with UTSA and local athletes. Dr. Vargas currently serves as the Chair of the AASP Continuing Education Committee. She also serves on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching and was recently selected to serve on NASPE’s Professional Preparation and Research Steering Committee.

Research

Dr. Vargas' research interests include coaching and athlete efficacy. Specifically, she is committed to improving efficacy beliefs for coaches and athletes through improved coaching education. To date, Dr. Vargas has worked to establish foundations for two main research lines. The first investigates coaches’ usage of the pre-game speech and resultant efficacy implications for athletes. The second focuses on coaches’ efficacy and ability to coach athletes with hidden disabilities. Both of these lines seek to bridge the gap between research and practice and will be used to establish coaching education curriculum and resources.

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