Vista Beasley joined SUNY Brockport in 2020. Her scholarly work is focused on the psychological antecedents of pain endurance behaviors and overuse injuries in physical activity contexts to include mental toughness, social identity, and self-presentation.
Beasley was the managerial editor of the first Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology and edited a textbook about military field leadership. She has completed 450+ hours towards certification with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) working directly with athletes and teams to improve performance. She has served as reviewer for nine peer-reviewed research journals and the national AASP conference and is on the editorial board of one journal. Her sport participation and coaching include track, cross country, and triathlon. She also enjoys long-distance backpacking, ultimate frisbee, and orienteering. Previously, she served as an officer in the United States military as well as federal and state law enforcement.
Education
PhD, University of Stirling (Scotland)
MS, Florida State University
BA, Emory University
Areas of Specialty
Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Research Interests
Mental toughness
Pain endurance behaviors
Overuse injury
Social identity
Self-presentation
Beasley, V. L., & Martin, J. A. (2023). Athletes with physical and sensory disabilities. In D. Tod, K. Hodge, & V. Krane (Eds.), Handbook of applied sport psychology (pp. 486-494). Routledge.
Snarr, R. L., & Beasley, V. L. (2022). Personal, work-, and client-related burnout within strength and conditioning coaches and personal trainers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(2), e31-e40. https://doi//10.1519/JSC.0000000000003956.
Beasley, V. L., Arthur, R., Eklund, R. C., Coffee, P., & Arthur, C. (2021). A thematic analysis of social identity and injury in CrossFit®. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10(2), 327-343. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000220
Martin, J. A., Guerrero, M., & Beasley, V. L. (2019). Sport psychology research: Proper standards and limitations. In M. Anshel (Ed.), APA Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology (Volume 1).
Roethlisberger, K., Beasley, V. L., Martin, J. J., Byrd, B., Munroe-Chandler, K., & Muir, I. (2019). Young female ice hockey players’ enjoyment and commitment to sport. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal. 1-29. doi: 10.1123/wspaj.2018-0024
Beasley, V. L., Thompson, B. H., Young, P. R., & Basevitch, I. (2016). What you know makes a difference: Physical activity maintenance and adherence of collegiate students. Journal of Counseling and Psychology, 1(2).
