Nick Galli

Faculty Position

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Contact Information

Phone: (801) 581-8548
E-mail: n.galli@utah.edu

Areas of Interest

The health and well-being of competitive athletes
Body image, disordered eating, and eating disorders
Stress-related Growth

Publications

Galli, N., & Reel, J.J. (2009). Adonis or Hephaestus? Exploring body image in male athletes. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 10, 95-108.

Galli, N., & Vealey, R.S. (2008). "Bouncing back" from adversity: Athletes' resilience experiences. The Sport Psychologist, 22, 316-335.

Chase, M.A., Vealey, R.S., Galli, N., Evers, J., Klug, J., & Reichert, K. (2007). What's in it for me? A personal investment intervention to increase physical activity levels among adolescents in physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 78, 34-39.

Reel, J.J. & Galli, N. (2006). Should coaches serve as the "weight police" for athletes? Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 77, 6-7, 55.

Classes

ESS 2500: Exploration of the Movement Sciences

ESS 2600: Perspectives on Sports and American Society

ESS 3340: Sport Psychology

ESS 4900: Physical Activity in the Community

H EDU 4300: Introduction to Research and Assessment

Service

Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Co-Student Representative, 2008-2009

Member of the AASP grant review committee, 2009

Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness and Knowledge (SPEAK) Research Director, 2006-2009

Member of the AASP web content committee, 2007-2008

Selected Presentations

Galli, N., & Reel, J.J. (September, 2009). Bigger, stronger, faster: A qualitative exploration of body image in high-level male athletes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Salt Lake City, UT.

Reel, J.J., Rhea, D., Galli, N., Bucciere, R., & SooHoo, S. (April, 2009). Breaking body image and eating disorder stereotypes: Educate diverse groups. Workshop presented at the Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Tampa, FL.

Mowdood, A., Galli, N., & McBride, B. (2008, June). How do a graduate student and undergraduate student create a mash-up that meets their learning objectives? Project presented at the annual meeting of the New Media Consortium, Princeton, NJ.

Odahlen, B., Mowdood, A., Shaw, J., Destani, F., & Galli, N. (2008, April). Strategies for a student-based introductory exercise and sport science course. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.

Galli, N., Vealey, R.S. & Machida, M. (2007, October). Struggling well, bouncing back, gaining strength: What theory and research tell us about resilience in sport. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Louisville, KY.