{"id":131,"date":"2016-08-10T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T18:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:33:32","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bethany Morrison, PhD, MS, LAT, ATC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Research Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Wisconsin Rapids, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Health Behavior & Health Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Degrees<\/strong>: B.S. in Athletic Training, University of Wisconsin \u2013 Stevens Point; M.S. in Post-Professional Athletic Training, Texas State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Studying stress and coping in athletic trainers, specifically perceptions around using self-compassion to cope with stress and burnout in athletic trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career goals<\/strong>: To teach in an athletic training education program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Pickleball, going to coffee shops, reading, and spending time with my husband and two dogs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mikaela Roper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Graduate Student, Teaching Assistant <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Garland, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Health Behavior & Health Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Degrees<\/strong>: B.S. in Health Behavior and Fitness with a minor in Recreation Event and Sport Management, University of North Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Studying corporate health interventions, the effects of physical activity on mental health, the influence of physical activity on arthritis, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career goals<\/strong>: I would like to establish a wellness retreat that elevates one\u2019s health progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: I enjoy weightlifting, playing pickleball, drawing, watching movies, and spending time with loved ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sherron Howard, M.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Doctoral student, Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Health Behavior & Health Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Degree<\/strong>: B.S. Biology, The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania; M.S. Biomechanics and Movement Science, The University of Delaware<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Sustainable physical activity interventions, school-based and built environment physical activity programs, high-intensity interval training, and social, psychological, and behavioral factors that influence physical activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: To pursue a career in health and human services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Golf, trying new restaurants, walking Ladybird Lake, fitness<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jolaine Tran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Beaumont, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Exercise Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Preventive medicine and health in underserved communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: To become a physician assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Traveling, trying new foods, reading, playing tennis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brianna Pellerin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Spring, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Exercise Science, Pre-Med<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Enhance injury prevention and rehabilitation in athletes, including nutrition, mental health, and strength\/conditioning modalities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: To be a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, specializing in athlete care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Watching football or other professional sports, bouldering, thrifting, going on walks, trying new recipes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arden Schweninger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: San Antonio, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Applied Movement Science with a Health Fitness Instructor specialization and Sports Media minor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Anything relating to exercise or health promotion and behavior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: To work in exercise and health promotion by creating opportunities that make physical activity more accessible and encouraging individuals to integrate it into their daily lives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Triathlons, running clubs, endurance sports, yoga, going to coffee shops, and photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caitlin Beaty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Aledo, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Psychology with a minor in Kinesiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Coaching style impact on athletes\u2019 mental health and performance abilities and the relationship between post-injury athletes and performance abilities (specifically within mental performance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: To own a clinical and performance-based sports psychology clinic or work within collegiate athletics as a lead sports psychologist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Spending time with close friends and family, watching Texas Longhorn football and NFL, working out (specifically HOTWORX), and cooking<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marcus Estrada Factor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title<\/strong>: Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hometown<\/strong>: San Antonio, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Degree Program<\/strong>: Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Degree<\/strong>: Associate degree, San Antonio College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/strong>: Studying how mental health affects athletic performance and finding what tools can be used in order to sharpen athletes for peak performance both mentally and physically<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Goals<\/strong>: Use talk therapy to help athletes in either a college or professional setting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Interests<\/strong>: Basketball, Football, Music, Going out with friends, and relaxing watching shows with my cat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bethany Morrison, PhD, MS, LAT, ATC Title: Research Associate Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, WI Degree Program: Health Behavior & Health Education Previous Degrees: B.S. in Athletic Training, University of Wisconsin \u2013 Stevens Point; M.S. in Post-Professional Athletic Training, Texas State University Research Interests: Studying stress and coping in athletic trainers, specifically perceptions around using self-compassion to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/espl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}