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I received my PhD in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa in 2024 and my MSc in Kinesiology from York University in 2018. Prior to joining Laurier, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University. My academic interests are grounded in my experience as a coach at community, competitive, and high-performance contexts.
My research examines the psychology of athlete development, and specifically how to make athletes' sport experiences more positive, effective, and sustainable. I focus on three interrelated areas: (1) how athletes engage and learn in practice, through processes of interest development and self-regulated learning; (2) how learning and development are supported through enhanced rest, recovery, and wellbeing; and (3) how these processes are shaped by social and developmental contexts such as coaching, team dynamics, and youth sport environments. With a focus on intensive longitudinal methods, my work aims to inform coaching practice, coach education, and the design of developmentally appropriate sport systems.
- *Profeit, M., *Wilson, S. G., McGuire, C. S., Murata, A., Herbison, J. D., Côté, J., & Martin, L. J. (2026). The relative influence of coaches’ technical and interpersonal behaviours on perceptions of cohesion and performance in university sport teams. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 86, 103170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103170. *co-first authors
- Majer, M.L.L., Profeit, M.C., Martin, L.J., Côté, J., Spendlove, A., & Wilson, S.G. (2026). Examining the use of experience sampling methods in sport psychology research: A scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 17, 1860704. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1860704
- Wilson, S. G., Hoar, S., & Young, B. W. (2025). How do elite endurance athletes self-regulate their recovery around hard training? An experience sampling study. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 14(3), 398-416. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/spy0000377
- Wilson, S. G., Martin, L. J., & Benson, A. J. (2025). The dynamic nature of daily affect and its relation to role perceptions in youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 80(102911). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102911
- Wilson, S. G., KurtzFavero, M., Smith, H. H., Bergeron, M. F., & Côté, J. (2024). They are still children: A scoping review of conditions for positive engagement in elite youth sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58, 1021-1028. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108200
- Wilson, S. G., & Young, B. W. (2024). Self-regulating recovery: Athlete perspectives on implementing recovery from elite endurance training. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 36(5), 740-764. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2024.2311400
- Wilson, S. G., & Young, B. W. (2023). Revisiting recovery: Athlete-centered perspectives on the meanings of recovery from elite endurance training. Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology, 12(2), 123–140. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000318
- Young, B. W., Wilson, S. G., Hoar, S., Bain, L., Siekańska, M., & Baker, J. (2023). On the self-regulation of sport practice: Moving the narrative from theory and assessment toward practice. Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1089110). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1089110
- KP181 Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- KP200 Applied Movements Skills and Development
- KP300 Teaching and Coaching Physical Activity and Sport
- KP622 Research Design in Kinesiology