Dr. John Gotwals

Associate Professor

Kinesiology

jgotwals@lakeheadu.ca

+1 807-343-8010ext. 7952

SB 1003

By appointment

Research Areas:

Academic Qualifications:

PhD (Kine), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (2006)
MA (Psych), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA (1999)
BS (Psych), Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA (1996)

Previous Teaching/Work:

KINE-2059
Psychology of Physical Activity I
KINE-4059
Psychology of Physical Activity II
KINE-4230
Team Research Project
KINE-4710
Principles of Communication and Leadership

Research Interests:

Perfectionism is one of the most encouraged and endorsed characteristics in sport, exercise, and the performance arts. It is associated with enhanced performance as well as psychopathology, distress, and dysfunction. My primary research stream examines this paradox. What is perfectionism, how can it be measured, what are the mechanisms that connect it to desirable and undesirable outcomes, and what can be done to change those relationships?
Secondary lines of research include green exercise and the psychology of sport injury.