University of North Texas 
The UNT Center for Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health consultants are doctoral and master's students from the Departments of Psychology and KHPR, respectively, who are pursuing their specializations in sport psychology. The consultants provide services to individual athletes, coaches, and sport teams within the UNT Athletic Department and to members of the DFW sport community. Their work is supervised by the Center's faculty.
Consultants 2024-2025
Name: Macey Arnold
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science
from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sport Experience: Collegiate swimming; recreational running, swimming, biking, climbing, hiking
Research Interests: Experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ Athletes; Multicultural Education in Sport Psychology; Mental
Health in Athletes, Disordered Eating and Body Image Among Athletes; Athletic Injury;
Mindfulness Interventions
Name: Kasey Chambers
Degree: Master of Arts in Psychology from Chatham University; Master of Arts in Education
and Human Development from The George Washington University; Bachelor of Arts in English
from the University of Pennsylvania
Sport Experience: Collegiate and High School Basketball; Collegiate and High School Basketball Coach
Research Interests: LGBTQ+ Identities in Sport; Mental Health Stigma in Sport; Transition into Collegiate
Athletics
Name: Dafina Chisolm-Salau
Degree: Master of Science in Applied Psychology with a focus on Counseling Psychology from
University of Baltimore and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Maryland,
Baltimore County
Sport Experience: High School Basketball and Track and Field
Research Interests: Injury and return to sport, career counseling/transition out of sport, social justice,
and experiences of athletes of color
Name: Isabella Franks
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Marquette University; Master's of Education in
Counseling Psychology from Lehigh University
Sport Experience: Collegiate Tennis; Collegiate Tennis Assistant Coach; Collegiate Intrium Head Coach;
High School Track & Field; High School Cross Country; High School Softball
Research Interests: Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing of Athletes; Achievement Motivation; Burnout;
Resilience; Performance Enhancement
Name: Matthew Gutierrez
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. Mary's University (TX)
Sport Experience: Sport Psychology Consultant for UNT Dance, KHPR Teaching Assistant, Gym Supervisor,
Childhood Early Intervention Intern, Musician, Intramural Basketball
Research Interests: Motivational Climate within Youth Sports; Coach-Athlete Relationships; Mindfulness-Based
Interventions
Name: Carmyn Hayes
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Certificate in Afro-American Studies from University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Sport Experience: Collegiate Soccer
Research Interests: Help-seeking behaviors; Athlete Identity; Injury Recovery
Name: Olivia Kit
Degree: B.A. in Developmental Psychology from Brock University; M.A. in Clinical Psychology
from Columbia University
Sport experience: Travel soccer, high school cross country, volleyball, soccer, hockey
Research interests: psychological response to athletic injuries, athletes' mental health specifically
anxiety and depression, coping mechanisms, grit
Name: Cachet Lue
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas Christian University, Master of Science
in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota (pending thesis defense)
Sport Experience: Collegiate soccer; High school soccer, basketball, track and field; Youth soccer coach
and referee
Research Interests: Student-athlete mental health, student-athlete support systems, athletic injury, and
athletic identity
Name: Nick Magera
Degree: Master of Science in Kinesiology, Concentration in Sport and Exercise Psychology from
University of North Texas; Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Sciences with
Concentrations in - Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies, Pre-Professional Health
Sciences, Integrative Studies, with a Minor in Psychology
Sport Experience: U18 Ice Hockey; USTA and National Team Tennis; High School Ice Hockey, Football, and
Track; Personal Training
Research Interests: Mental Health in Athletes; Emotion Regulation in Sport; Motivational Climate; Athletic
Injury and Recovery Processes; Transition/Retirement from Sport; Mental Skills Training;
Mindfulness in Sport Performance
Name: Cameren Pryor
Degree: Master of Science in Kinesiology w/ a concentration in Exercise and Sport Psychology
from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Bachelor of Science in Psychology
w/ minor in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)
Sport Experience: Collegiate Track & Field
Research Interests: Athletic career transition/retirement out of sport, athletic transition psychoeducation/programming
Name: Mikaili Robertson
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration from Hood
College; Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Springfield College
Sport Experience: Collegiate and High School Baseball; Collegiate Baseball Coach
Research Interest: Black Student-Athlete Experience at PWIs; Resilience of Athletes with Hidden Disabilities
Name: Jessica Renteria
Degree: Masters of Science in Kinesiology; Sport Psychology concentration and Bachelors of
Science in Sport Psychology from Texas Christian University, Associate of Arts in
Psychology from San Antonio College
Sport Experience: Acrobatic Gymnastics and Track & Field; Acrobatic Gymnastics coach and judge
Research Interests: Athlete mental health, mental toughness, retirement/transition out of the sport,
experiences related to athletes of color
Name: Briana Wallace
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Seton Hall University, Master of Science in
Kinesiology with an emphasis in the psychosocial aspects of sport and exercise psychology
from UNT
Sport Experience: Collegiate and high school softball, high school volleyball, basketball, track &
field
Research Interests: team cohesion, the athlete -coach relationship, return to sport after injury, athlete
mental health, motivation, mindfulness interventions
Name: Caleb Wilborn
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas Tech University
Sport Experience: High School and Collegiate Track & Field, High School Basketball
Research Interests: Athlete Mental Health; Depression & Anxiety Among Athletes of Color; Mental Toughness/
Flexibility
Name: Javon Williams
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Colby College
Sport Experience: Collegiate and High School Football, High School Basketball and Track and Field,
Football/ Performance Trainer
Research Interests: Minority Athlete Mental Health; Performance Enhancement; Help Seeking Behaviors of
Minority Athletes
Name: Simon Wright
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Public Health and Psychology from Elon Univerity; M.P.S in
Clinical Psychological Science from the University of Maryland- College Park
Sport Experience: 5 years of Collegiate Basketball, 8+ years of being a Youth Basketball Coach/Trainer
Research Interests: Athlete Well-Being; Experiennces of Athlete's with Histories of Trauma (ACEs); Positive
Adaptation to Higher Levels of Competition; Coach-Athlete Relationship; Trauma-Informed
Coaching; Coach Well-Being