Dr. John P. Sullivan

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Clinical Sport Psychologist at University of Rhode Island
Active Member - Sports Medicine Advisory Committee at Rhode Island Interscholastic League
Clinical Sport Psychologist/Performance Psychologist at www.performancedocs.com

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Education

University of Hartford
Springfield College
Niagara University

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

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Dr. John P. Sullivan’s Summary

Dr. Sullivan is a Clinical Sport/Performance Psychologist who specializes in helping people achieve excellence in high stress environments. He is the Coordinator of Sport Psychology services for the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Sullivan has worked with an assortment of sports nationally and internationally as well as with occupational athletes in the fields of medicine, business, higher education, and the arts. Dr. Sullivan has authored multiple publications on various sport and performance psychology topics. He is a frequent presenter and is often invited to deliver professional development workshops and keynote addresses to organizations and varied professionals. He has provided services in the areas of sport and other venues since 1993.

Dr. John P. Sullivan’s Specialties:

Human Performance Technology
Performance Enhancement [Sport, Executive, Medicine, Academics, etc.]
•Core Skills Work [Resiliency,Recovery,Efficiency,Confidence,Composure/Mood and Performance,Consistency]
Leadership Development
Team Development [Sport & All Performance Environments]
•Improving Team Dynamics and Relationships
•Reducing Burnout and Underperformance
•Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
•Increased Engagement in Sport/Workplace
•Mental Health Concerns

Dr. John P. Sullivan’s Experience

Clinical Sport Psychologist

University of Rhode Island

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2001 — Present (8 years)

• Coordinate outreach services for student-athletes at an NCAA Division I University.
• Direct the day-to-day operations relating to coordination of services, supervision, marketing, networking, and policy.
• Develop outreach services and programming for student-athletes, coaches, and university-wide support personnel.
• Facilitate individual, group, and team performance enhancement seminars for athletes, coaches, and administrators.
• Provide consultation services and in-service trainings to university-wide staff, advisors, coaches, and sports medicine personnel.
• Assist university-wide administrators with policies related to student-athletes on substance abuse, eating disorders, research proposals, grievance issues, codes of conduct (students & coaches), injured athlete protocols, and student-athlete orientation.
Active Member - Sports Medicine Advisory Committee

Rhode Island Interscholastic League

(Sports industry)

May 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)

•Act as a part of a multi-disciplinary advisory group providing professional oversight with regards to student-athlete welfare.
•Provide expert oversight on mental-health and performance enhancement issues concerning student-athletes.
•Involved in policy development and guidelines for the governing board of the RIIL which impact Rhode Island interscholastic athletics.
Clinical Sport Psychologist/Performance Psychologist

www.performancedocs.com

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

May 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)

Unofficially the firm began in 2001 as an initiative of the University of Rhode Island to provide tailored sport psychology/performance psychology services for their student-athletes. Within the first year of existence at URI its founding members received an inquiry for services from beyond the University and landed its first contract with a major professional sports organization. From that time they have been active providing services to youth, high school, collegiate, recreational, Olympic, and professional athletes from a variety of sports. In addition to working with individual athletes they are also well equipped to work with teams and systems needing team building, performance enhancement, and consultation (e.g. questions from coaches about practice structure, school policy, team rules, etc.). Clinical & Sports Consulting Services has also worked with performers from a myriad of occupations, recognizing that performers are not limited to athletics.

Dr. John P. Sullivan’s Education

University of Hartford

Psy.D. , Clinical Psychology , 1997 — 2001
Springfield College

M.S. , Athletic Counseling/Sport Psychology , 1993 — 1995
Niagara University

B.A. , Psychology/Mass Communications , 1989 — 1993

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Dr. John P. Sullivan’s Interests:

Human Performance Technology, Performance Enhancement [Sport, Executive, Medicine, Academics, etc.], Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Team Development, and Mental Health Concerns