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Dr. Kim Cusimano
Dr. Cusimano
Dr. Cusimano is dedicated to the psychology of performance, health and well-being. For the past nine years, she has consulted with individuals and teams at the collegiate, national and professional levels, assisting athletes in successfully integrating a mind-body philosophy for optimized performance potential. She has consulted with the Saturn organization and the U.S. Army on stress management and health.
Using the constructs of sport psychology, she determines how mental factors influence and are influenced by sports, exercise and physical activity. Sport psychology professionals study how sports participation and physical exercise enhances development and well-being throughout a person's lifespan. Dr. Cusimano focuses on psychology as an integral part of any multidisciplinary approach to performance.
Dr. Cusimano stresses the role that psychological factors play in sports performance as well as exercise initiation, injury healing, disease development and remediation, and health promotion. She observes how the mind interprets life and how it affects an individual's chosen coping mechanism(s). Some choices enhance the growth process, while others hinder it. As a result, Dr. Cusimano works to advance personal awareness, coping, and growth through the developing therapeutic relationship.
Dr. Cusimano is a sub-three hour marathon runner and an accomplished triathlete.
Education and Professional Details
EDUCATION
- B.A., Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine, CA
- M.S., Counseling Pyschology/Sports Psychology Springfield College, Springfield, MA
- Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
- Post-Doctorate, New York University Medical Center, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Psychological Association
- Association for the Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology
Professional Experience
CURRENT
- Psychologist, Private Practice, Sacramento, CA
- Sports Psychologist, UC Davis Sports Medicine Center, Davis, CA
PAST
- Peak Performance Expert, Athleticamps, Rocklin, CA
- Professor, Manhattan College, Manhattan, NY
- Professor, Sierra College, Sacramento, CA
ACTIVITIES
- 2004 UC Davis Sports Performance speaker series, "The Psychology of Running"
- Competitive triathlete, sub-three hour marathon runner
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