KU Sport Management research team receives NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant
The NCAA recently announced that two University of Kansas researchers are recipients of an Innovations in Research and Practice grant. Dr. Nataliya Bredikhina and Dr. Bomin Paek Assistant Professors of Sport Management with the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences in the School of Education and Human Sciences are 1 of 3 research teams to share $100,000 of funding to conduct research projects designed to enhance student-athletes’ psychosocial well-being and mental health during the 2024–2025 academic year. They were selected out of 140 proposals. Dr. Bredikhina and Dr. Paek will be focusing their research on Online resilience: Empowering student-athletes in navigating social media feedback with intervention techniques.
This is the 10th year of the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program. The reviewers felt confident the funded pilot programs will lead to programs that other schools can adopt for use on their campuses or adapt to fit their own needs.
“It is encouraging to continue to see such a high level of interest in this grant program,” said Eric Laudano, the panel chair and a senior associate athletics director at Saint Joseph’s. “This year, over 140 proposals were submitted, and with so many strong projects and compelling collaborations, it was challenging for the panel to identify the finalists and select the three recipients. We are confident that these projects will benefit the student-athletes on the receiving campuses in the coming year. Further, we believe the membership will have much to gain as these grant teams share their findings and make their resources widely available in 2025.”
Research teams from Hofstra and Delaware were also selected to receive a share of the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant. The three teams will make their findings available to the membership during the 2024–25 academic year.
*Information courtesy of ncaa.com
