Jack is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Jack received his BSc in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, his MA in Health and Physical Education from Brock University, and his PhD in Kinesiology from New Mexico State University.
Ph.D. in Kinesiology, New Mexico State University, 2023
M.A. in Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 2019
B.S. in Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 2015
Jacks area of research interest is in Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, specifically exploring the function of self-talk protocols during exercise and sport performance and how to manipulate self-talk and attentional focus to be advantageous for athletes. Jack has applied sport psychology experience as a mental skills consultant with various sports, including volleyball, basketball, hockey, fencing, rugby, soccer, cross-country, track and field, curling, CrossFit, and Olympic Weightlifting.
Member, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)(2019 - Present)
Member, Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)(2019 - Present)
Aiken, C., Post, P., Munger, C., Sampson, J., Cochran, S. & Zhuravleva, T. (2024). The effects of PETTLEP imagery and action observation on strength performance of a leg extension and flexion task. Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity, 19(1). doi:10.1515/jirspa-2023-0030.
Jensen, P., Smith, M. & Sampson, J. (2024). 'Second place in this kind of fight is a body bag': Autobiographical accounts of the demands and emotions of military hand-to-hand combat. Martial Arts Studies, 15, 61–71. doi:DOI: 10.18573/mas.194.
Zhuravleva, T., Aiken, C., Becker, K., Lin, P-C. & Sampson, J. (2023). The use of a holistic of attention to improve standing long jump performance among NCAA track and field athletes. International Journal of Sport Sciences, 1–8. doi:10.1177/17479541231178981.
Sampson, J., Post, P. & Aiken, C. (2022). The effects of strategic self-talk on concurrent training exercise performance. Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research, 2(1), 19–29. doi:10.55743/000011.
Courses by year and semester| Year | Semester | Course |
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| 2024 | Summer | KIN f321: Theory Of Human Performance-Wb |
| 2024 | Spring | KIN 312: 3-Fundamentals Of Coaching |
| 2024 | Spring | KIN 321: Theory Of Human Performance |
| 2024 | Spring | KIN 348: Psych Aspects Of Exercise |
| 2023 | Fall | KIN 321: Theory Of Human Performance |
| 2023 | Fall | KIN 348: Psych Aspects Of Exercise |
