Lindsey Blom
Sr Assoc Athletic Director for Championship Performance, Sr Kinesiology Advisor to Dean, Prof of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Lindsey Blom is a Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Championship Performance, and Senior Kinesiology Advisor to the Dean at Ball State University. She recently also served as the Chairperson for the School of Kinesiology. As a Senior Associate AD, she oversees sports medicine, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and mental wellness, along with providing sport supervision. As a faculty member, she investigates positive youth development through sport, sport for peace, and coaching education. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Blom has co-authored over 70 journal articles, book chapters, and a book, Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Soccer, and received over a million dollars in externally funded grants as the principal investigator or Co-PI. Her recent projects include exploring the peace indicators and development of purpose in Liberian youth involved in a sport for development program, conducting sport for social change programs in India, Jordan and Tajikistan, developing a values-based curriculum that can infused into recreational sport leagues, chairing the NASPE task force for the position statement on Maximizing the Benefits of Youth Sport, and running local after-school sport for peace and leadership programs with elementary school children.,
She is also a Fellow of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and recently served as the President of the organization. To accompany her educational training and research experience, Lindsey has almost 20 years of consulting experience as a certified mental performance consultant (CMPC), working with administrators, coaches, and athletes from the youth to the elite level. Furthermore, she has led numerous team-building workshops and presented at coaching conferences, using her education, and experiences as a soccer coach and semi-professional and Hall of Fame DI soccer player.