Allen Cornelius, PhD

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Biography

Allen Cornelius has a broad background in teaching and research. He obtained his BA in Chemistry and Philosophy from Franklin & Marshall College and an MFS in Forensic Science from George Washington University. He later received an MA in sport psychology and a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He has worked as a counselor in a college counseling center and done grant-funded research on psychological factors related to adherence to rehabilitation after ACL knee surgery. He served as Commissioner of Research for the NFF Center for Youth Development through Sport at Springfield College, where he was responsible for the evaluation of a nationwide, multi-site youth development program, and other youth development initiatives.

Cornelius has authored or co-authored over 100 presentations or publications, and has served as a research and statistical consultant for grants totaling over $2.5 million.

Industry Expertise (2)

Research

Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise (8)

Research Methods

Statistics

Sport Psychology and Performance Enhancement

Youth Development and Performance Enhancement

Youth Development Through Sport

Interdisciplinarity

Humor and Psychotherapy

Teaching Statistics

Accomplishments (2)

Faculty of the Year Award (professional)

(October, 2011/2014) Awarded by the University of the Rockies.

The President's Own (professional)

(August, 2010) Inaugural inductee, an honor of the University of the Rockies.

Education (4)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Ph.D., Counseling Psychology 1995

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Master of Arts, Sport Psychology 1991

George Washington University: Master of Forensic Sciences 1980

Franklin and Marshall College: Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry and Philosophy 1978

Affiliations (1)

• American Psychological Association : Member

Event Appearances (5)

Stress-related growth after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association  Denver, CO.

2016-08-31

Consulting and working with interdisciplinary teams - Barriers and Benefits.

American Psychological Association annual convention  Denver, CO

2016-08-31

Student-athlete career development Paper Presentation

National Collegiate Athletic Association, Accelerating Academic Success Program  New Orleans, LA.

2016-07-31

Mental health referral for student-athletes: Web-based education and training

Annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association  Washington, DC

2015-12-31

Treadmill Time - A sensitive indicator of improved functional capacity on CKD

American Academy of Sports Medicine  Washington, DC

2015-05-31

Articles (21)

Development and Preliminary Validation of a Sport-Specific Self-Report Measure of Identity Foreclosure

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Brewer, B. W., Caldwell, C. M., Petitpas, A. J., Raalte, J. L. Van, & Cornelius, A. E. (2020).

1–16.

Fatigue in Aeromedicine: A Validity Study of the Flight Risk Assessment

International Journal of Aerospace Psychology

Nosker, J. L., Cornelius, A., Lassen, M., Bragg, T., & Killeen, J. (2020).

30(1–2), 69–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/24721840.2020.1735939

The effect of a personalized multi-component lifestyle intervention program in stage 3 & 4 CKD patients

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Headley, S. A., Hutchinson, J. C., Thompson, B., Ostroff, M. L., Doyle-campbell, C. J., Cornelius, A. E., Dempsey, K., Siddall, J., Miele, M. E., Evans, E., Wood, R., Sirois, C., Winston, B., & Germain, M. (2019).

51, 450. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000561847.09197.f3

A Personalized Multi- Component Lifestyle Intervention Program Leads to Improved Quality of Life in Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease

MedRxiv

Headley, S. A., Hutchinson, J. C., Thompson, B. A., Ostroff, M. L., Courtney J. Doyle-Campbell, C. J., Cornelius, A. E., Dempsey, K., Siddall, J., Miele, E. M., Evans, E. E., Wood, B., Sirois, C. M., Winston, B. A., Whalen, S. K., & Germain, M. J. (2019).

19007989. https://doi.org/10.1101/19007989

Effects of a Mental Warmup on the Workout Readiness and Stress of College Student Exercisers.

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology

Raalte, J. L. Van, Brewer, B. W., Cornelius, A. E., Keeler, M., & Gudjenov, C. (2019)

4(42), 134-144

Effects of Physical Exertion on Duration Estimates.

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology

Brewer, B. W., Schwartz, L. O., Cornelius, A. E., & Van Raalte, J. L. (2019).

4(6), 2–12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4010006

Associations between Activist and Athletic Identities in College Students.

Journal of Sport Behavior

Beachy, E. G., Brewer, B. W., Van Raalte, J. L., & Cornelius, A. E. (2018).

41, 369-389.

Self-talk in a SCUBA diving context

The Sport Psychologist

Van Raalte, J. L., Wilson, L., Cornelius, A. E. & Brewer, B. W. (2018).

32, 244-247.

I will use declarative self-talk… or will I? Replication, extension, and meta-analyses.

The Sport Psychologist

Van Raalte, J. L., Cornelius, A. E., Mullin, E., Brewer, B. W., Van Dyke, E. D., Johnson, A. J., & Iwatsuki, T. (2018).

32, 16-25.

Adversarial growth after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology

Brewer, B. W., Cornelius, Van Raalte, J. L., & Tennen, H. (2017).

39, 134-144.

Patterns of emotional response to ACL reconstruction surgery.

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Shapiro, J. L., Brewer, B. W., Cornelius, A. E., & Van Raalte, J. L. (2017).

11, 169-180.

The blood pressure response to acute and chronic exercise in chronic kidney disease.

Nephrology

Headley, S., Germain, M. J., Wood, R. J., Joubert, J., Milch, C., Evans, E., Cornelius, A. E., Brewer, B. Taylor, B., & Pescatello, L. S. (2017).

22, 72-78.

Students athlete career self-efficacy: Workshop development and evaluation.

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Van Raalte, J. L., Andrews, S. Cornelius, A. E., Brewer, B. W., & Petitpas, A. J. (2017).

11, 1-13.

Self-talk of marathon runners.

The Sport Psychologist

Van Raalte, J. L., Morrey, R. B., Cornelius, A. E., & Brewer, B. W. (2015).

29, 258 -260. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2014-0159

Relationship between sport type and body image of female athletes.

Trends,

Kostelli, M, Van Raalte, J. L., Brewer, B. W., & Cornelius, A. E. (2014).

2, 65-72

Big five personality characteristics and adherence to clinic-based rehabilitation activities after ACL surgery: A prospective analysis

The Open Rehabilitation Journal

Brewer, B. W., Hilliard, R. C., Cornelius, A. E., & Van Raalte, J. L. (2014).

The Open Rehabilitation Journal, 7, 1-5.

Short-term Aerobic Exercise and Vascular Function in CKD Stage 3: A Randomized Controlled Trial

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Headley, S., Germain, M., Wood, R., Joubert, J., Milch, C., Evans, E., Poindexter, P., Cornelius, A., Brewer, B., Pescatello, L. S., & Parker, B. (2014).

222-229.

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Say what? An analysis of spontaneous self-talk categorization.

Sport Psychologist

Van Raalte, J. L., Copesky, K., Cornelius, A., & Brewer, B. (2014).

28, 390-393.

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Big Five Personality Characteristics and Adherence to Clinic-Based Rehabilitation Activities After ACL Surgery: A Prospective Analysis

The Open Rehabilitation Journal

Brewer, B. W., Hilliard, R. C., Cornelius, A. E., & Van Raalte, J. L. (2014).

7, 1-5.

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Predictors of adherence to home rehabilitation exercises following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Rehabilitation Psychology

Hilliard, R. C., Brewer, B. W., Cornelius, A. E., & Van Raalte, J. L.

(2013, October).

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Exercise training improves HR responses and V˙ O2peak in predialysis kidney patients.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Headley, S. A., Germain, M. J., Wood, R. J., Milch, C. M., Pescatello, L. S., Coughlin, M. A., Nindy, B. C., Cornelius, A., Sullivan, S., Gregory, S., & Wood, R. (2012).

44, 2392-2399.

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