Meredith Wekesser, PhD, CMPC is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. She teaches in the master's degree program for Performance, Sport, and Exercise Psychology at UIC. Meredith is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and has provided sport and performance psychology consultations with a variety of populations including Division I collegiate athletes, youth athletes, and musicians. Her research focuses on positive youth development through sport, coaching, and measurement in sport psychology. She was recently awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.