Dr. Lauren S. Tashman, CMPC
My Background
I started riding horses competitively when I was 8 years old. I was fortunate to get coached by a Grand Prix level rider right from the start immediately setting me on a path towards becoming a professional rider with the ultimate goal of eventually competing in the Olympics. For 13 years, I traveled all over the country competing in elite national competitions. It was both a great and challenging way to grow up! The summer before my freshman year of college, I had been doing well and was starting to compete at a higher level on a horse that would go through the jump for me if he couldn't go over it. My coach at that time said it was time to get a horse I could "win on". For the next few months, on that new horse, I didn't make it around a single course of jumps. My confidence and motivation deteriorated each time I landed on the ground. Finally, at the last horse show of the summer, I was thrown face first into a jump. After that, I took a break from riding to recover and figure out if I wanted to continue pursuing my life's dream. At this point, my family had our own farm and we had several horses, so it was a big decision to consider. I decided to keep riding, got a new horse and a new coach, and rode for 3 more years. But I was never the same fearless rider I had always been so I decided to finally leave that life and identity behind. During college I became fascinated by human psychology and behavior. My first interests were the psychology of marketing, social psychology, and forensic psychology. But, when I heard about the field of sport psychology, it felt like everything clicked into place and a new dream was born.
What Do I Bring To The Table?
I have spent years studying high performance, mindset, leadership, and team culture from multiple angles and fields as well as working with many diverse clients and contexts. I have been working with individuals and teams/organizations in sport, exercise, and other performance domains and settings for over 15 years. And I have been extremely fortunate throughout my career to have a multi-faceted background and understanding of the psychology of performance that I combine with my experiences working in high performance sport and studying expert performance and teams in order to help clients more consistently align performance with goals, values, and potential.
Credentials:
Certified Mental Performance Consultant© (CMPC) administered by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
2010 PhD in Educational Psychology, Major Sport Psychology, Florida State University (FSU)
2006 Certificate in Program Evaluation, FSU
2006 Certificate in Measurement & Statistics, FSU
2005 MS in Educational Psychology, Major Sport Psychology, FSU
2002 BA Psychology, The College of New Jersey
Thesis: The effects of perfectionism and perceived stress on burnout in coaches
Dissertation: Be a performance enhancement consultant: Enhancing the training of student sport psychology consultants using expert models
Graduate Research Assistant: Researched expert performance in SWAT police officers and critical care nurses under the direction of world renowned cognitive psychologist Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, Dr. Paul Ward, and Dr. David Eccles
Mental Performance Coaching and Related Experience:
♦ Master Coach Valor Performance (2019-present)
♦ Mental Performance Coach Golf & Body NYC (2018-2020)
♦Director of Mental Performance G2 Academy (2019-2020)
♦ Mental Performance Coach Softball Canada Senior Women's National Team (2014 - 2020)
♦ Coordinator of Sport Psychology Services - Barry University (2013 - 2017)
Other Experience:
♦ Adjunct Professor, Applied Sport and Performance Psychology - Holy Names University (2020-present)
♦ Adjunct Professor, Sport Psychology - John F. Kennedy University (2018-present)
♦ Associate Professor in MS Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology (MS SEPP) and BS Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (BS SEPP) - Barry University (2011-2017)
♦ Coordinator of the MS in Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology (2016-2017)
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Wakefield, J., & Tashman, L. S. (2020). Creating powerful classroom experiences on a low budget. In A. Shipherd & J. E. Coumbe-Lilley (Eds.), High impact teaching for sport and exercise psychology educators. NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2020). Culture eats teambuilding for breakfast. In M. L. Sachs, L. S. Tashman, & S. Razon (Eds.), Performance excellence: Stories of success from the real world of sport and and exercise psychology (pp. 17-21). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Tashman, L. S. (2020). Teeing up for success by exploring and shifting mindset. In M. L. Sachs, L. S. Tashman, & S. Razon (Eds.), Performance excellence: Stories of success from the real world of sport and and exercise psychology (pp. 177-180). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Foster, J., & Tashman, L. S. (2019). Team culture. In J. Taylor (Ed.), Comprehensive applied sport psychology (pp. 317-326). New York: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2019). The evolution of a career: navigating through and adapting to transitions in sport, exercise, and performance. In A. Mugford & J. G. Cremades (Eds.), Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: Theories and Applications (pp. 175-203). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
Tashman, L. S., Simpson, D., & Cremades, J. G. (2017). Psychological skills training for adopting and adhering to exercise. In S. Razon & M. Sachs (Eds.), Applied Exercise Psychology: The Challenging Journey from Motivation to Adherence (pp. 82-98). New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Cremades, J.G., & Tashman, L.S. (2016). Incorporating case analysis into practice and training in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 363-369). New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tashman, L.S., & Cremades, J.G. (2016). Incorporating technology in supervision: Using interpersonal process recall to enhance reflective practice. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 343-351). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tashman, L.S., & Cremades, J.G. (2016). The need for case analysis and reflection in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 3-10). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Simpson, D., Post, P. G., & Tashman, L. S. (2014). Adventure racing: the experience of participants in the Everglades Challenge. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 54(1), 113-128.
Cremades, J. G., Tashman, L. S., & Quartiroli, A. (2014). Initial considerations: developing the pathway to become a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 3-11). New York, NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S., & Cremades, J. G. (2014). The wave of the future: integrating technology into service delivery training. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 347-353). New York, NY: Routledge.
Quartiroli, A., Cremades, J. G., & Tashman, L. S. (2014). Where do we go from here. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 357-365). New York, NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2013). The development of expertise in performance: the role of memory, knowledge, learning, and practice. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(3), 33-48.
Tashman, L. S., & Tenenbaum, G. (2013). Sport psychology service delivery training: the value of an interactive, case-based approach to practitioner development. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 4(2), 71-85.
Tashman, L. S., Tenenbaum, G., & Eklund, R. (2010). The effect of perceived stress on the relationship between perfectionism and burnout in coaches. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 23(2), 195-212.
Ward, P., Harris, K. R., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Tashman, L., & Lang, L. (2007). Cognitive basis for expert and superior performance in law enforcement [Abstract]. In D. S. McNamara & J. G. Trafton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1884). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Harris, K. R., Tashman, L., Ward, P., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Williams, A. M., Ramrattan, J., & Lang, L. H. (2006). Planning, evaluation, and cognition: Exploring the structure and mechanisms of expert performance in a representative dynamic task. Proceedings from the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 328-332). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Tashman, L. S., Harris, K. R., Ramrattan, J., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., Williams, A. M., Rodrick, D., & Lang, L. H. (2006). Expert performance in law enforcement: Are skilled performers more effectively constraining the situation to resolve representative dynamic tasks than novices?. Proceedings from the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 1213-1217). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Books:
Credentials:
Certified Mental Performance Consultant© (CMPC) administered by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
2010 PhD in Educational Psychology, Major Sport Psychology, Florida State University (FSU)
2006 Certificate in Program Evaluation, FSU
2006 Certificate in Measurement & Statistics, FSU
2005 MS in Educational Psychology, Major Sport Psychology, FSU
2002 BA Psychology, The College of New Jersey
Thesis: The effects of perfectionism and perceived stress on burnout in coaches
Dissertation: Be a performance enhancement consultant: Enhancing the training of student sport psychology consultants using expert models
Graduate Research Assistant: Researched expert performance in SWAT police officers and critical care nurses under the direction of world renowned cognitive psychologist Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, Dr. Paul Ward, and Dr. David Eccles
Mental Performance Coaching and Related Experience:
♦ Master Coach Valor Performance (2019-present)
♦ Mental Performance Coach Golf & Body NYC (2018-2020)
♦Director of Mental Performance G2 Academy (2019-2020)
♦ Mental Performance Coach Softball Canada Senior Women's National Team (2014 - 2020)
♦ Coordinator of Sport Psychology Services - Barry University (2013 - 2017)
Other Experience:
♦ Adjunct Professor, Applied Sport and Performance Psychology - Holy Names University (2020-present)
♦ Adjunct Professor, Sport Psychology - John F. Kennedy University (2018-present)
♦ Associate Professor in MS Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology (MS SEPP) and BS Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (BS SEPP) - Barry University (2011-2017)
♦ Coordinator of the MS in Sport, Exercise, & Performance Psychology (2016-2017)
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Wakefield, J., & Tashman, L. S. (2020). Creating powerful classroom experiences on a low budget. In A. Shipherd & J. E. Coumbe-Lilley (Eds.), High impact teaching for sport and exercise psychology educators. NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2020). Culture eats teambuilding for breakfast. In M. L. Sachs, L. S. Tashman, & S. Razon (Eds.), Performance excellence: Stories of success from the real world of sport and and exercise psychology (pp. 17-21). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Tashman, L. S. (2020). Teeing up for success by exploring and shifting mindset. In M. L. Sachs, L. S. Tashman, & S. Razon (Eds.), Performance excellence: Stories of success from the real world of sport and and exercise psychology (pp. 177-180). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Foster, J., & Tashman, L. S. (2019). Team culture. In J. Taylor (Ed.), Comprehensive applied sport psychology (pp. 317-326). New York: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2019). The evolution of a career: navigating through and adapting to transitions in sport, exercise, and performance. In A. Mugford & J. G. Cremades (Eds.), Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: Theories and Applications (pp. 175-203). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
Tashman, L. S., Simpson, D., & Cremades, J. G. (2017). Psychological skills training for adopting and adhering to exercise. In S. Razon & M. Sachs (Eds.), Applied Exercise Psychology: The Challenging Journey from Motivation to Adherence (pp. 82-98). New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Cremades, J.G., & Tashman, L.S. (2016). Incorporating case analysis into practice and training in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 363-369). New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tashman, L.S., & Cremades, J.G. (2016). Incorporating technology in supervision: Using interpersonal process recall to enhance reflective practice. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 343-351). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Tashman, L.S., & Cremades, J.G. (2016). The need for case analysis and reflection in sport, exercise, and performance psychology. In J.G. Cremades & L. Tashman (Eds.). Global practices and training in applied sport, exercise, and performance psychology: A case study approach (pp. 3-10). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Simpson, D., Post, P. G., & Tashman, L. S. (2014). Adventure racing: the experience of participants in the Everglades Challenge. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 54(1), 113-128.
Cremades, J. G., Tashman, L. S., & Quartiroli, A. (2014). Initial considerations: developing the pathway to become a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 3-11). New York, NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S., & Cremades, J. G. (2014). The wave of the future: integrating technology into service delivery training. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 347-353). New York, NY: Routledge.
Quartiroli, A., Cremades, J. G., & Tashman, L. S. (2014). Where do we go from here. In J. G. Cremades & L. S. Tashman (Eds.), Becoming a sport, exercise, and performance psychology professional: A global perspective (pp. 357-365). New York, NY: Routledge.
Tashman, L. S. (2013). The development of expertise in performance: the role of memory, knowledge, learning, and practice. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 5(3), 33-48.
Tashman, L. S., & Tenenbaum, G. (2013). Sport psychology service delivery training: the value of an interactive, case-based approach to practitioner development. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 4(2), 71-85.
Tashman, L. S., Tenenbaum, G., & Eklund, R. (2010). The effect of perceived stress on the relationship between perfectionism and burnout in coaches. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 23(2), 195-212.
Ward, P., Harris, K. R., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Tashman, L., & Lang, L. (2007). Cognitive basis for expert and superior performance in law enforcement [Abstract]. In D. S. McNamara & J. G. Trafton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 1884). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Harris, K. R., Tashman, L., Ward, P., Ericsson, K. A., Eccles, D. W., Williams, A. M., Ramrattan, J., & Lang, L. H. (2006). Planning, evaluation, and cognition: Exploring the structure and mechanisms of expert performance in a representative dynamic task. Proceedings from the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 328-332). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Tashman, L. S., Harris, K. R., Ramrattan, J., Ward, P., Eccles, D. W., Ericsson, K. A., Williams, A. M., Rodrick, D., & Lang, L. H. (2006). Expert performance in law enforcement: Are skilled performers more effectively constraining the situation to resolve representative dynamic tasks than novices?. Proceedings from the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 1213-1217). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Books:
