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\"\"Doctoral Student
\njballa26@vols.utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Faculty Advisor<\/strong>
\nKevin Becker<\/a>, Ph.D.
<\/p>\n

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Courses Taught
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
KNS 231<\/td>\nSport Psychology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 414<\/td>\nExercise Testing and Prescription Labs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 252<\/td>\nWeightlifting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Research<\/h4>\n

My research area is surrounding the impacts of psychological\u00a0pressure on execution of motor skills. In this domain I am interested in how individual\u00a0pressures impact their ability and how practitioners can best train their performers to execute under pressure in their performances.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
BS<\/td>\nLouisiana State University<\/span><\/td>\nKinesiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS<\/td>\nUniversity of Tennessee<\/td>\nKinesiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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