William V. Massey, Ph.D.

William V. Massey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
william.massey@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-3226

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Biography

PhD, Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MS, Psychosocial Kinesiology, Southern Illinois University
BA, Sport Studies, Central Michigan University

Spotlight

Spotlight

Notes From the Backpack: A PTA Podcast

Episode 104 | Recess: Is it Just for Play?

New book: Sport in Under-resourced, Underdeveloped, and Conflict Regions

Over the past two decades, scholars and practitioners have taken a keen interest in the field of Sport for Development and Peace (SDP). These efforts have largely focused on and debated the merits of sport as a tool for development, diplomacy, and peace building in under-resourced, underdeveloped, and conflict regions. Making sense of the positive contributions that sport can offer to such complex and multi-faceted issues requires understanding the various connections and meanings that individuals and communities ascribe to their sporting experiences. This book offers a unique outlet for research that engages with, rather than makes claims about, individuals and communities around the world. Diverse, contemporary, and thought-provoking examples of qualitative methods in the study of SDP are detailed, along with rich, meaningful, and provocative insights from these studies.

Publications

2016

Journal Article

M. A. Whitley, Massey, W. V., and Leonetti, N. M., “‘Greatness (un)channelled’: the role of sport in the life of an elite athlete who overcame multiple developmental risk factors”, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 194 - 212, 2016.

2015

Journal Article

W. V. Massey, Meyer, B. B., and Naylor, II, A., “Self-Regulation Strategies in Mixed Martial Arts.”, Journal of Sport Behavior, vol. 38, 2015.
W. V. Massey, Meyer, B. B., and Mullen, S. P., “Initial development and validity evidence for the processes of change in Psychological Skills Training Questionnaire”, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, vol. 16, pp. 79 - 87, 2015.
W. V. Massey, Gnacinski, S. L., and Meyer, B. B., “Psychological Skills Training in NCAA Division I Athletics: Are Athletes Ready for Change?”, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 317 - 334, 2015.
W. V. Massey, Whitley, M. A., Blom, L., and Gerstein, L. H., “Sport for development and peace: a systems theory perspective on promoting sustainable change”, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, vol. 16, no. 1/2, p. 18, 2015.

2014

Journal Article

M. Arvinen-Barrow, Massey, W. V., and Hemmings, B., “Role of sport medicine professionals in addressing psychosocial aspects of sport-injury rehabilitation: professional athletes' views.”, J Athl Train, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 764-72, 2014.

2013

Journal Article

W. V. Massey, Meyer, B. B., and Naylor, A. H., “Toward a grounded theory of self-regulation in mixed martial arts”, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 12 - 20, 2013.

2012

Journal Article

K. G. Keenan and Massey, W. V., “Control of fingertip forces in young and older adults pressing against fixed low- and high-friction surfaces.”, PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 10, 2012.
K. G. Keenan, Massey, W. V., Walters, T. J., and Collins, J. D., “Sensitivity of EMG-EMG coherence to detect the common oscillatory drive to hand muscles in young and older adults”, Journal of neurophysiology, vol. 107, pp. 2866–2875, 2012.

2011

Journal Article

K. G. Keenan, Collins, J. D., Massey, W. V., Walters, T. J., and Gruszka, H. D., “Coherence between surface electromyograms is influenced by electrode placement in hand muscles.”, J Neurosci Methods, vol. 195, no. 1, pp. 10-4, 2011.

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