Research
Research Finding Presentations
The research findings are regularly presented at the following international organization
conferences:
- International Association of Dance Medicine and Science
- Performing Arts Medical Association
- American Psychological Association Division 10 Creativity, Aesthetics, and the Arts
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Southern Oregon Creativity Conference
- International Symposium on Performance Science
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Association of Applied Sport and Performance Psychology
Books on Dance Science by CSUN authors:
- Creativity and the Performing Artist: Behind the Mask by Paula Thomson and S. Victoria
Jaque and published by Elsevier Press - Creativity, Trauma, and Resilience by Paula Thomson and S. Victoria Jaque and
published by Lexington Books
Research and Publications:
Journal articles are regularly published in peer-reviewed journals. These articles feature research findings from the Performance Psychophysiology Laboratory and from the Laboratory for Evaluating Athletic & Aesthetic Performance (LEAAP). We are happy to provide research article pdfs upon request.
Research Information
Biomechanics
Dr. Jarvis is the director of LEAAP (Laboratory for Evaluating Athletic & Aesthetic
Performance), where she conducts biomechanics research and oversees projects run by CSUN graduate and undergraduate students. Her research interests are in movement coordination during skilled athletic activities. Specifically, she studies joint demands during jumping movements and her current research focuses on lower extremity biomechanics during dance jumps.
Psychophysiology
Dr. Jaque and Dr. Thomson are the co-directors of the Performance Psychophysiology
Laboratory. The purpose of the psychophysiology research study is to determine the relationship between self-report tests, interviews, and measurement instruments that assess your autonomic nervous system. We hope to learn more about research instruments commonly selected to evaluate relationships, personality, stress, creativity, mood, coping strategies, and heart rate variability during performances and rehearsals.
Performance Psychology
Dr. Iwabuchi, Dr. Jaque, Dr. Jensen, and Dr. Thomson are co-directors of the Performance Psychology Laboratory. The purpose of the performance psychology research study is to determine the psychological factors associated with stress. We hope to learn more about stress, specifically the risk and protective factors of stress. We examine psychological factors that ranges from creativity, mood, flow, coping strategies, cumulative trauma, anxiety, depression, anxiety, climate change anxiety, shyness, emotion regulation, shame, and self-esteem in performing artists, athletes, and active individuals.