Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS

Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

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About me
Human & Sports Performance: Providing integrative Thai sports massage to help active individuals experience pain-free movement and greater range of motion. Providing CEs for LMTs.
Education
- Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School
  2013 - 2014
  Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 750 hours
  Clinical Sports Massage, taught by Brian GlotzbachThai Massage on the Mat, taught by Rhett HatfieldAcupressureNeuromuscularPulsing and RebalancingLymphatic Drainage
- University of Northern Iowa
  2012 - 2014
  Master’s Degree Physical Eductaion: Kinesiology; Sport and Exercise Psychology 3.96/4.0
  Activities and Societies: Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach- football, men's basketball, spirit squads, tennis Volunteer Sport Psychology Consultant- football, tennis, spirit squads International Research- Brazil; Weight-related teasing in adolescence and effects on physical activity Research Assistantship- Hazing; Flow in football homework sessions Research: Mindfulness, Flow Dispositions, and Competitive Trait Anxiety in Collegiate Athletes
- Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
  2016 - 2023
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human and Sport Performance Military Scholarship 2019; Merit Scholarship 2017
  Dissertation: Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Emotions, Emotional Labor, and Reflective Practice during Interpersonal Problems with their Athletes in the Weight Room
- Iowa State University
  2005 - 2009
  Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Education and German 3.6/4.0
  Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society of Education ISU Volleyball Club: Captain ISU Tae Kwon Do Club America Reads/America Counts tutor and mentor at the Boys and Girls Club
Experience
- University of Northern Iowa
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
  Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Coach
  Football; Tennis; Spirit Squads; Men's Basketball
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Jan 2015 - May 2015
  Strength and Conditioning Intern- men's basketball
- Brigham Young University
  Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
  Strength and Conditioning Intern- Football
- BelievePerform Ltd
  Sept 2016 - Mar 2022
  Applied Sport Psychology Writer
  Remote (US) writer conducting independent research and literature reviews of various applied sport psychology topics.www.BelievePerform.com
- Alpha Human Performance
  Oct 2016 - Mar 2022
  Owner / Head Coach
  physical and mental performance training; education for parents, athletes, amd coaches on various sport psych topics
- Legacy Wellness
  Sept 2021 - now
  Founder
Licenses & Certifications
- Licensed Massage Therapist
  May 2014
- USAW- Level 1 Sports Performance Coach
  USA Weightlifting
  Oct 2013
- CPT
  National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
  Jun 2013
- CSCS
  National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
  Sept 2015
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  Merit Scholarship Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Jan 2017
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  Victoria Roller Scholarship for International Research - Aug 2013 Ambassador for UNI at the Universidade Federal do Parana, BrazilPresented on weight-related teasing in adolescence and how it affects physical activity in adulthoodAssisted in data collection
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  NSCA Women's Scholarship NSCA Jul 2013
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  Elaine M. Merkley Scholarship for Teacher Education - 2009
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  Dorothy Siberell Kolls Scholarship for Teacher Education - 2008
- Awarded to Crystal Abitz, PhD, LMT, CSCS
  Multicultural Education Departmental Honors for Ethnographic Research Paper - 2008