Jill Tracey

My research program is focussed on the psychology of injury and psychological recovery from injury. I am interested in studying the many psychosocial issues involved in injury and rehabilitation; in particular, the emotional recovery from injury and the role of health professionals in the rehabilitation of injured people.

I have several projects focusing on the experiences of individuals recovering from moderate to severe injuries, also including spinal cord injuries. I also work in the area of enhancing health and physical activity behaviours of people across their lifespan along with retirement and transition from competitive sport.

In addition, I am a performance enhancement consultant and work with individual athletes as well as teams in many areas of mental skills training and performance enhancement. My teaching areas include sport psychology, particularly applied sport and exercise psychology, psychology of injury and rehabilitation, as well as other areas within the socio-cultural area of sport.

• Earle Shelley Unsung Hero Award (2011-2012), awarded by the Laurier Department of Athletics and Recreational Services.

I am willing to supervise graduate students in the area of applied sport psychology and injury rehabilitation. 

• Tracey, J. & Elcombe, T. (2015). "Expert coaches' perceptions of athlete performance optimization." International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 10(6), 1001-1013. 
• Crawford, J., Gayman, A., Tracey, J. (2014). "An examination of post-traumatic growth in Canadian and American ParaSport athletes with acquired spinal cord injury." Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 15(4), 399-406.
• Russell, H., & Tracey, J. (2011). "What do injured athletes want from their health care professionals?" International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 16(5), 18-21
• Tracey, J. (2011). "Self-cultivation and meaning through the experience of injury rehabilitation." Journal of Excellence, 14.
• Tracey, J. (2011). "Benefits and usefulness of a personal motivation video: A case study of a professional mountain bike racer." Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 20(3), 1-18.

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Co-investigator)
• Research Program in Applied Sport Sciences - Ministry of Health Promotion (Co-investigator)