M.S. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sport Psychology
B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Kinesiology
Recent Publications
Jacobs, J.M., Bennett, G., and Wahl-Alexander, Z. (in press). Counter Stories on the Meaning of Sport in the Lives of Black Youth who are Incarcerated. The Sociology of Sport:Special Issue on A Critical Examination of Race and Antiracism in the Sport for Development Field: Reimagining and Recreating Spaces for True Racial Inclusion and Equity.
Wahl-Alexander., Z., and Jacobs, J.M. (in press). Physical Activity and Social Behaviors of Incarcerated Youth Participating in a Sports-Leadership Program. Journal of Correctional Health Care.
LeCrom, C., Jacobs, J.M. and Kuipers, K. (2022). Transformative learning abroad: The impacts of an international sport-focused trip on American girls. The Journal of Sport for Development, 10(2).
ENVEST Tanzania: A boxing and football international exchange project in Tanzania (2022). U.S. Department of State Sports United Grant.
Project FLEX (Fitness Leadership EXperience): a comprehensive evaluation of a sport education program for incarcerated youth (2020, 2021, 2022). Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
She Believes in Belize: The First National Women's Sports Summit. Citizen Action Diplomacy Fund. (2019). U.S. Department of State
Fighting for Better Body Image: A Boxing Body Empowerment Club for Middle School Girls. (2018). DeKalb Township Committee on Youth
Alternative Spring BAE: Belizean Academic Experience for sport sciences students (2018). NIU College of Education Instructional Innovation Grant
Courses Taught
KNPE 310 - Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise
KNPE 582 - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
KNPE 583 - Psychology of Coaching
KNPE 586 - Sport: Culture and Society
KNPE 587 - Professional Preparation in Sport and Exercise Psychology Professions