Assistant Professor
HPER 346
865-974-8848
jed@utk.edu
Director, PASS Research Team in the Applied Sport Psychology Lab
Blanton CV
Letter of Recommendation Request
COURSES TAUGHT
| KNS 231 | Introduction to Sport Psychology |
| KNS 331 | Exercise Psychology |
| KNS 431 | Psychosocial Aspects of Youth Sport |
| KNS 631 | College Teaching in Kinesiology and Sport Studies |
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I believe in adopting a unifying philosophy of kinesiology and thus instruct students as young kinesiologists and developing scholars. In this vein, though my interests and expertise lie in the psychosocial aspects of sport and physical activity, I attempt to balance the perspective that to truly nurture and develop athletes and exercisers, we should value all aspects of the discipline. I direct students to problems and work with them to identify practical solutions based on empirical and theoretical evidence. I rely on a teaching framework based in self-determination theory to encourage a personal and intrinsic desire to examine the course as a means to influence their future professions.
RECOGNITION
2024 | Faculty Innovators Award, Teaching & Learning Innovation
2022 | Exceptional Faculty Service Award, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
2019 | Graduate Professor of the Year, Graduate Student Senate, University of Tennessee
2018 | George F. Brady Teaching Award, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee
EDUCATION
| PhD | Michigan State University | Kinesiology (Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Physical Activity) |
| MS | Georgia Southern University | Kinesiology (Sport Psychology) |
| BA | Fort Lewis College | Sports Administration |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research agenda is focused on education-based high school sport. I’m curious about the structure and purpose of interscholastic sport, and how to develop leadership and life skills through athletics. I particularly value the potential of research to inform curriculum, programming and outreach efforts. I have also explored the scholarship of teaching and learning through an examination of course design tactics and pedagogical approaches to enhance college student learning.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
(Jedediah E. Blanton Google Scholar Profile)
Blanton, J., & Williams, R.* (2024). Teaching and practicing goal setting in a course onboarding module. Educational Practices in Kinesiology, 4(2).1-11
Ault, K.*, Blanton, J., & Pierce, S. (2024) Student-athletes’ perceptions of relationship quality and life skills development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 36(1), 139-160
Blanton, J., Pierce, S. & Ault, K.* (2024) Administrators’ perceptions of the meaning and challenges of “education-based” high school sport. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education. 18(2), 133-157
Williams. R.*, Blanton, J., Kilgore, C., & Jones, M. (2023) Exploring college student experiences in a kinesiology course using a gamified grading system. Educational Practices in Kinesiology, 3(1), 44-62
Williams. R.*, & Blanton, J. (2023) Lessons from skill acquisition to guide student-athletes’ leadership development. Strategies, 36(6), 3-8
Jones, M.*, Blanton, J., & Williams. R.* (2023) Science to practice: Does gamification enhance intrinsic motivation? Active Learning in Higher Education, 24(3), 273-289
Imholte, P.*, Blanton, J., & McAlarnen, M. (2019). Fun, failure, and fulfillment: A case study approach to informal athlete leadership in minor league baseball. The Sport Psychologist 33(3), 177-188
Blanton, J., Linhart, C.*, & Ault, K.* (2019) Flipping the script: Using an online captain’s course to leverage leadership development training with club soccer athletes. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 10(3), 151-159
Voelker, D., Martin, E., Blanton, J., & Gould, D. (2019). Views and practices of high school coaches on the use, challenges, and training of team captains in leadership. Journal of Leadership Education, 18(2), 18-29
Pierce, S., Blanton, J., & Gould, D. (2018). An Online program for high school student-athlete leadership development: Community-engagement, collaboration, and course creation. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2(1), 23-29.
Blanton, J., Sturges, A.J., & Gould, D. (2014). Lessons learned from a leadership development club for high school athletes. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. 5(1), 1-13.
*denotes the author was a graduate student under the advisement of Dr. Blanton during the project