Leilani Madrigal

Leilani Madrigal, Ph.D., AASP-CC, is a research scientist at Nebraska Athletics Performance Lab and a certified sport psychology consultant. Dr. Madrigal earned her Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, concentrating in Sport Psychology and earning a doctoral minor in Educational Research Methodology. Dr. Madrigal’s research focuses on the mental components associated with sport performance and injury recovery. Specifically, her research aims to further understand the role of mental toughness in sport and how it can be developed and maintained in athletes across setting such as academics, athletics, rehabilitation, and life beyond college.

Education

• Ph.D. Kinesiology (2014). University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
• M.A. General Psychology (2010). California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA
• B.A. Psychology (2008). California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA

Selected Articles / Book Chapters

• Madrigal L, Robbins J, Gill DL, Wust K. A pilot study investigating the reasons for playing through pain and injury: Emerging themes in men’s and women’s collegiate rugby. Accepted, The Sport Psychologist.
• Madrigal L, Gill, DL. Examining the reliability, factor structure and gender equivalence of the DRS-15 in college athletes. Accepted, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
• Robbins J, Madrigal L, Stanley C. Retrospective remorse: College athletes’ reported regrets from a single season. Accepted, Journal of Sport Behavior.
• Madrigal L, Gill DL (2014). Psychological Responses of Division I athletes throughout injury recovery: A Case Study Approach. Accepted, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 8: 276-298.
• Madrigal L, Hamill S, Gill DL (2013). Mind over matter, the development of a new mental toughness scale: The Mental Toughness Scale (MTS). The Sport Psychologist, 27: 62-77.

 Selected Abstracts

• Madrigal L, (2014). Female Flat-Track Roller Derby and Rugby: Examining relationships positive psychological characteristics and playing through injury. Accepted, Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), October 15-18, 2014, Las Vegas, NV
• Madrigal L (2014). Mental toughness and sport injury in women’s flat track roller derby. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), June 12-14, 2014, Minneapolis, MN
• Robbins J, Madrigal L(2014). Looking back I regret: College athletes’ reported regrets from a single season. Northeast Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference (NASP), March 28-29, 2014, Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Workshops and Invited Professional Presentations

• Madrigal L, Fasczewski K. Promoting physical activity to diverse populations. Presentation to Health Education Educators at the Honeywell Health Resource. Presented February 21, 2014.
• Madrigal L, Psychological skills for injury prevention and recovery. Symposium presentation at Female Athletes and Injury: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Conference, Oct 24-25, 2013, Greensboro, North Carolina. Presented October 24, 2013.
• Stanley C, Robbins J, Williams L, Owens R, Madrigal L, Hass M, Fasczewski K, Bennett M (2013). Concurrent Consideration of Identity and Cohesion in Sport Contexts. Workshop presentation at Association of Applied Sport Psychology, October 2-5, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana. Presented October 5, 2013.