Camille Cassidy Rex1
CURRICULUM VITAE
Camille Cassidy Rex
AddressUMHB Box 8010Work: (254) 295-5570
900 College StreetEmail:
Belton, TX 76513
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (May 2006)
Field of Study: Exercise, Sport & Leisure Studies
Area of Specialization: Sport Psychology
Area of Concentration: Counselor Education
Cognate Area: Psychology
Dissertation Title: “Development of a measure to assess sport injury anxiety: The Sport Injury Appraisal Scale”
Advisor: Dr. Craig A. Wrisberg
Master of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (August 2003)
Field of Study: Kinesiology
Area of Specialization: Sport Psychology
Thesis Title: “Influences on children’s self-esteem: The role of children’s perceived competence, maternal involvement, and autonomy support”
Advisor: Dr. David E. Conroy
Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (May 2001)
First Major: Exercise Sport Science
Second Major: Psychology
Professional Positions HeldFall 2015 – currentAssociate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science; University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Fall 2011 – Summer 2014Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science; University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Summer 2010, 2011Interim Department Chair, UTPB Dept. of Kinesiology
Summer 2006 – Summer 2011Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Texas of the
PermianBasin
Spring 2006Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee
Fall 2004 – Fall 2005Graduate Assistant, University of Tennessee MBA Program
Fall 2003 – Summer 2004Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee
Physical Education and Activity Program
Fall 2002 – Spring 2003Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State
University, Department of Kinesiology
Summer 2002Graduate Research Assistant, The Pennsylvania State
University Sport Psychology Laboratory
Teaching Effort from Date of AppointmentCourses Taught at UMHB
EXSS 2133Weight Training
EXSS 3379Psychology of Sport and Exercise
EXSS 4392Tests and Measurement
EXSS 4395Motor Development
EXSS 6352Research Methods in Sport Administration (Online)
EXSS 6353Research Methods in Exercise Physiology
Courses Taught at UTPB
KINE 1129Bowling
KINE 1159Weight Training
KINE/CHLD 3310Motor Development
KINE 4300Measurement of Performance in Sport and Exercise Sciences
KINE/PSYC 4320Psychology of Sport
KINE 4330Motor Learning and Control
KINE/PSYC 4350Psychology of Exercise
KINE/PSYC 4355Counseling in Athletic Training/Psychology of Injury
KINE/KINO 6320Advanced Sport Psychology
KINE/KINO 6322Applied Sport Psychology
Evidence of Advising Activity
Master’s Thesis/Project Committee Advisor
- Travis Levie (graduated May 2008)
Thesis Title: Psychological Factors Related to Performance in Collegiate Basketball Players
- Chad Smith (graduated May 2008)
Thesis Title: The Effects of Preshot Routine Training on Free Throw Performance
- Jeremy Walker (graduated August 2008)
Project Title: The Effects of a Season-Long Relaxation Program on Anxiety and Performance in Female High School Track & Field Throwers
- Diane Konarik (graduated December 2008)
Thesis Title: Mental Skills Usage Among Previously Injured and Never-Injured High School Female Athletes
- Linda Ross (graduated December 2008)
Thesis Title: Performance Enhancement: A Psychological Skills Training Program for Competitive Figure Skaters
- Chad Perry (graduated May 2009)
Thesis Title: Mental Skills Usage among Collegiate Track & Field Throwers
- Amber Zant (graduated August 2009)
Thesis Title: The Relationship between Scholarship Status and Amount and Type of Motivation in Collegiate Athletes
- Keith Romer (graduated December 2009)
Thesis Title:The Relationship between Coach Training and the Motivational Climate Produced by Youth Football Coaches
- Cody Peterson (graduated May 2010)
Thesis Title: The Relationship between Perceived Coaching Behaviors and Athlete Motivation
- Kenny Kitsingh (graduatedMay 2011)
Thesis Title: Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Academic Achievement
- John Avritt (graduated August 2011)
Thesis Title:Coaching Versus Family: The Consequences of the Work-Family Conflict among Male Collegiate Head Coaches
- Jonathan Adams (graduated August 2011)
Thesis Title:Sport Commitment in Adolescent Youth Soccer Players
Research & ScholarshipRefereed Journal Papers
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
Rex, C. C., & Metzler, J. N. (2016). Development and validation of the Sport Injury Anxiety Scale.Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 20, 146-158. doi: 10.1080/1091367X.2016.1188818
Renshaw, D., Bice, M., Cassidy, C., Eldridge, J., & Powell, D. (2010). A comparison of three methods used to determine EMG signal amplitude. International Journal of Exercise Science, 3(1), 43-48.
Conroy, D. E., Cassidy, C. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2008). Relations between 2x2 achievement goals and the quality of sport training. International Review of Social Psychology, 21, 109-134.
Wrisberg, C. A., Cassidy, C. M., Morgan, T. K., & Cherry, H. L. (2008). Naturalistic inquiry in sport and physical activity settings. Journal of Behavior Analysis in Health, Sport, Fitness, & Medicine, 1, 117-129.
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2006). Children’s self-esteem related to school- and sport-specific perceptions of self and others. Journal of Sport Behavior, 29, 3-26.
Papers Published in Non-Refereed Journals
Cassidy, C. M. (2006). Understanding sport-injury anxiety. Athletic Therapy Today, 11 (4), 57-58.
Papers Submitted and Under Review
Abstracts Published in Refereed Journals
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2003, June). The price of competence: Predicting risk for burnout with achievement goals. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 25, S37.
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2002, June). State-specific introject in motor performances predicts general psychological adjustment. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 24, S41.
Grant Involvement
Intramural Funding
The Effects of Mental Toughness and Dietary Intervention on Hormonal Responses and Muscular Performance to an Overreaching Model in Males, UMHB Graduate Research Grant, 2014, $10,000 (Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, Colin Wilborn [Graduate Dean, UMHB]). Funded.
Conference Proceedings
Oral Presentations
Gentner, N., Grindstaff, J., Patel, A., Houston, M., Shannon, V., Rex, C.,Morgan, T. (October, 2013). Pedagogical practices across the sport psychology curriculum: Using multimedia, research, and service learning to promote lifelong health and wellness in the classroom and beyond. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Gentner, N., Grindstaff, J., Houston, M., Morgan, T., Patel, A., Rex, C., Shannon, V., & Czech, D. (October, 2012). Navigating academic & career transitions as a young sport psychology professional. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Rex, C. C. (2011, September). Further development of the Sport Injury Anxiety Scale: Establishing external validity. Paper presentedat the annual meetingof the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Honolulu, HI.
Cassidy, C. M. (2008, September). Demographic differences in sport injury anxiety. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, St. Louis, MO.
Cassidy, C. M. (2007, October). Further development of the sport injury appraisal scale. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY.
Patel, A. J., Cassidy, C. M., Frey, M., Gentner, N. B., Bell, R., Morgan, T. K., & Shannon, V. R. (2007, October). Strengthening bonds: fostering team cohesion through team building strategies and activities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY.
Cassidy, C. M. (2006, September). Developing a measure of sport injury anxiety: The Sport Injury Appraisal Scale. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement for Applied Sport Psychology, Miami, FL.
Morgan, T. K., Cassidy, C. M., & Cherry, H. L. (2004, October). The influence of pre-putt routine duration and putt difficulty on performance outcome. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.
Cassidy, C. M., Conroy, D. E., & Sperling, R. A. (2003, October). Prospective motivational prediction of performance-enhancing and performance-impairing behaviors in college athletes over a two-week period. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Fifer, A. M., Zang, M., Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2003, August). Comparison of CBAS and SASB methods for coding coach behaviors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Conroy, D. E., Coatsworth, J. D., Cassidy, C. M., & Metzler, J. M. (2003, August). Evaluating coach training effects on coach behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Poster Presentations
Zant-Bice, A., & Rex, C. C. (October, 2015). Motivation among collegiate athletes based on scholarship status and gender. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Indianapolis, IN.
Bell, R., Cox, K., Finch, W., & Cassidy, C. (2009, September). Pre-putt routines and putting outcomes of collegiate golfers.Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Association for the Advancement for Applied Sport Psychology, Salt Lake City, UT.
Cassidy, C. M., & Morgan, T. K. (2005, October). Identifying the perceived consequences of injury: A qualitative investigation. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Association for the Advancement for Applied Sport Psychology, Vancouver, BC.
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2004, October). Maternal involvement and autonomy support: Relationships with children’s domain-specific perceived competence and self-esteem. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Minneapolis, MN.
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2003, June). The price of competence: Predicting risk for burnout with achievement goals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Savannah, GA
Gates, S. C., Conroy, D. E.,Cassidy, C. M., Metzler, J. N., & Elliot, A. J. (2002, October). Fear of failure and achievement goal orientations: Which is the chicken and which is the egg? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Tucson, AZ.
Cassidy, C. M., & Conroy, D. E. (2002, June). State-specific introject predicts general psychological adjustment in a motor performance setting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Hunt Valley, MD.
Unpublished Presentations
Presentations given at the TASCO State Meeting, San Antonio, TX (2011, November)
Communication exercises for team building
Motivating your athletes to want to do better
Presentations given at the TASCO State Meeting, San Antonio, TX (2010, November)
Activities for group cohesion
Coaching today’s athlete
Presentations given at the TASCO State Meeting, San Antonio, TX (2009, November)
Team dynamics
Mental and life skills for youth soccer players
Presentation given to coaches at the TASCO Regional Meeting, Midland, TX (2009, April)
Team dynamics workshop
Presentations given to coaches at the NFL Coaching Academy Seminar, Knoxville, TN (2005, July)
Life skills for youth coaches and athletes: Giving feedback
Player life skills development: Goal-setting
Professional ServiceUniversity, College or School, and Departmental Committees
2016-currentMember, Professional Affairs Committee, UMHB
2015-currentMember, IRB Committee, UMHB
2015-2016Unit Representative for College of Education, Faculty Council, UMHB
2014-2016Chair, Professional Growth and Recognition Committee, UMHB
2013-2014Member, Professional Growth and Recognition Committee, UMHB
2013-2014Member, ad hoc committee to assess faculty governance, UMHB
2013Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Exercise and Sport
Science, UMHB
2012-2015Member, Scholars Day Planning Committee
2012Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Exercise and Sport
Science, UMHB
2011Interim Department Chair (May 2011 – July 15, 2011)
2011Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Kinesiology, UTPB
2010Faculty Advisor – UTPB Dirty Birds (UTPB Longboarding club)
2010Faculty Advisor – Christians United for Israel at UTPB (CUFI-UTPB)
2010Interim Department Chair (May 2010 – July 15, 2010)
2010Member, Search Committeefor Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
2009-currentGraduate Council Representative for Kinesiology
2009Member, Search Committee for Instructor in Kinesiology/Cross-Country Coach
2008-2009Member, L.R.C. Committee
2008-2009Member, Parking and Traffic Committee
2007-2008Faculty Advisor, Kinesiology Club
2007-2008Member, Working Committee on Campus Activities
2006Member, Search Committee for Athletic Trainer
2006Member, Academic Affairs Committee
2006Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
2005-2006Member, Dean of Libraries’ Student Advisory Committee, University of
Tennessee
2005-2006Co-chair, Dean’s Student Advisory Board, University of Tennessee College of
Education, Health, and Human Sciences
2004-2005Founding Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Board, University of Tennessee
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
2002-2003Founding Member, Graduate Student Orientation Committee of the PennState
Kinesiology Graduate Student Club
Service to Professional Organizations
2012-currentMember, Student Practice Award Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
2009Textbook Reviewer, The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice
(Lox, Martin-Ginis, & Petruzzello)
2006Member, Accreditation Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Consulting and Other Off-Campus Service
2015•Volunteer, Free Cakes for Kids - Killeen
•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, competitive weight lifter
2014•Volunteer, Free Cakes for Kids - Killeen
•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, UMHB softball player
2013•Volunteer, Free Cakes for Kids - Killeen
2012•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, UMHB football player
•Volunteer, Free Cakes for Kids - Killeen
2011•Volunteer Shot Clock Operator, UTPB men’s and women’s home basketball games
2010•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, UTPB student/Masters level swimmer
•Volunteer Shot Clock Operator, UTPB men’s and women’s home basketball games
•Volunteer Judge, Annual Permian Basin Science Fair
2009•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, UTPB Women’s Softball team
•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, various UTPB student-athletes
•Volunteer Shot Clock Operator, UTPB men’s and women’s home basketball games
•Volunteer Judge, Annual Permian Basin Science Fair
•Invited speaker, Assertiveness training for UTPB female athletic teams
2008•Participant, 2008 MDA Odessa Lock-up
•Volunteer Judge, Annual Permian Basin Science Fair
•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, various UTPB student-athletes
2007•Participant, 2007 MDA Odessa Lock-up
•Volunteer Judge, Annual Permian Basin Science Fair
•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, UTPB student golfer
2006•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, Knoxville Impact soccer team
2005•Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant, West High School girls’ soccer team,
Knoxville, TN
2004•Volunteer, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity