Dr. Doug Hankes to lead Auburn Athletics Therapy and Sport Psychology team

AUBURN, Ala.-- Dr. Doug Hankes, a licensed psycho therapist with 25 years of national management in sporting activity and also exercise psychology, will certainly act as Auburn Athletics' Exec Director of Therapy as well as Sporting Activity Psychology.

Consisting Of Hankes and Dr. Joanna Foss, Auburn's Therapy and Sport Psychology team will consist of three completely certified personnel while likewise utilizing College and community resources and proficiency, providing Auburn among the most detailed assistance services in intercollegiate athletics for student-athlete mental health and wellness.

" Taking on the leadership of Auburn Sports' Therapy and Sport Psychology team is an opportunity that is both exciting as well as humbling," Hankes stated. "My and my group's goal is to put student-athlete mental health at the forefront of their Auburn experience. Student-athletes experience remarkable levels of stress and anxiety that can influence their psychological wellness and also their sporting activity efficiency. Our multi-disciplinary team will certainly work with all facets of Auburn student-athletes' lives to provide the most effective possibility to succeed in life as well as their sport. This is one more instance of exactly how the Auburn Family looks after each other."

" Put simply, Dr. Hankes' credentials are exceptional," Supervisor of Sports Allen Greene claimed. "In his quarter-century as a psychologist, he has actually earned a credibility that positions him amongst the most effective in the country. To claim that we're delighted to have him lead our therapy and also sports psychology group is a substantial understatement. From my vantage point, our team just struck a five-run home run. Auburn is dedicated to giving high-level take care of student-athletes' mental health and wellness along with elite training with sporting activity psychology. Dr. Hankes will be an outstanding resource and also a vital part of the student-athlete experience."

Hankes will certainly team up with the Principal Medical Officer for Athletics along with various other student-athlete support services to provide the highest level of mental health care and also sport performance assistance.

" Dr. Hankes is globally identified," Auburn Athletics Principal Medical Officer Dr. Michael Goodlett stated. "As a specialist in both sporting activity psychology and counseling, he is an important part of our strategy to continue to give world-class look after our student-athletes in an extensive style."

Hankes as well as his team will certainly supply evaluation, therapy planning, psychological therapy, and used sporting activity psychology services to student-athletes while enlightening and also directing trainers and team.

Licensed in Alabama as well as Tennessee, Hankes completed his doctorate in therapy psychology from the University of North Texas in 1996. After working at the College of Tennessee for four years, Hankes returned to Auburn College. He has actually directed Auburn University's Student Counseling & Psychological Solutions (SCPS) for the past 16 years. Under his management, SCPS has obtained International Certification of Counseling Solutions certification and also created a totally recognized American Psychological Organization Doctoral Internship Program.

An AASP Fellow as well as Certified Psychological Efficiency Professional Emeriti, Hankes is noted on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Sporting Activity Psychology Computer Registry. He has dealt with Auburn Sports in a range of sport psychology-related areas considering that his go back to Auburn in 1998.

Hankes has actually offered on the Executive Boards of the American Psychological Organization (APA) Division 47 Culture for Sporting Activity, Exercise, & Performance Psychology as well as the Association for Applied Sporting Activity Psychology (AASP). He lately completed a three-year term as Department 47 president.