Terilyn C., with long dark hair and a light blue button-up shirt, stands smiling against a plain gray background, her smartwatch visible on her wrist.

Terilyn C. Shigeno, Ph.D.

Associate Professor + Training Coordinator

Sport + Human Performance

Chicago

“…learning necessarily involves not merely risk, but the pain of giving up a former condition in favor of a new way of seeing things”- Boostrom, 1998, p. 399

“…an isolated increase in knowledge without a consequent change in attitude and behavior is of questionable value”- Tervalon & Murray-Garcia, 1999, p. 119

tshigeno@adler.edu (312) 662-4375 Connect on LinkedIn

OVERVIEW

Shigeno’s work bridges applied sport psychology with diversity, inclusion, and social justice, with a focus on preparing students to provide holistic services to athletes and performers. Her teaching covers nearly all courses in the Master of Science in Sport and Human Performance program, including Introduction to Sport and Human Performance, Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, Advanced Techniques in Sport and Human Performance, Contemporary Issues in Cultural Sport Psychology, and Research and Program Evaluation.

As training coordinator for the program, she oversees students’ applied mental skills training experiences through partnerships with colleges, universities, high schools, and youth sport organizations across the Chicagoland area.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • Association for Applied Sport Psychology

PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS

Publications

Cultural considerations in performance domains

Anticipated 2026 In E. Martin & M. Byrd (Eds.), Performance for Sport and Other Domains. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
Author(s): Bennett, H. and Shigeno, T. C.

Mentorship in applied sport psychology: The Fluid Mentorship Model

2025 Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
Author(s): Fletcher, T. B., Shigeno, T. C., Lauer, E. E., and DeLisio, D. C.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2025-0010

“Burned through”: Performing social justice in the academy

2025 In L. A. Fisher (Ed.), Social Justice Through Sport and Exercise Psychology: Intergenerational Voices and An Embodied Approach. New York, NY: Routledge
Author(s): Bejar, M. P., Lee, S., Shigeno, T. C., and Larsen, L. K.

Impacts of Division III Female Student-Athletes’ Experiences on Pursuing a Career in Sport

2022 Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 15, 398–419
Author(s): Taylor, E. A., Shigeno, T. C., and Kraus, A.

The state of diversity in the Association for Applied Sport Psychology: Gaining momentum or still swimming upstream?

2021 Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Author(s): Bejar, M. P., Shigeno, T. C., Larsen, L. K., and Lee, S.
Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2021.1913452

Developing attentional control in high school football: Two case studies

2019 Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 10(2), 82–93
Author(s): Shigeno, T. C., Lauer, E. E., Wrisberg, C. A., DeLisio, D. C., and Lin, P.

Presentations

Not in our name: Confronting weaponized social justice discourse in sport (workshop)

2025 Social Justice in Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium – Bowling Green, OH
Author(s): Bejar, M., Larsen, L. K., & Shigeno, T. C.

Performing social justice in applied sport psychology: Challenges and considerations (panel)

2024 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference – Las Vegas, NV
Author(s): Bejar, M., Shigeno, T. C., Larsen, L. K., & Lee, S.

Overcoming barriers: Unveiling the challenges of aspiring athletes in Puerto Rico (lecture)

2024 Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium – Holland, MI
Author(s): Sorando Rivera, D., & Shigeno, T. C.

Licensed sport psychology professionals’ roles and experiences working within NCAA DI athletic departments (lecture)

2022 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference – Fort Worth, TX
Author(s): Eckenrod, M. R., Shigeno, T. C., Zakrajsek, R. A., Jones, M. S., & Piasecki, P.

Professionalizing mentorship: Gatekeeping the mentor (symposium)

2021 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference – Las Vegas, NV
Author(s): Fletcher, T. B., Meyer, B. B., Shigeno, T. C., Lauer, E. E., & DeLisio, D.

Leaving the nest: Building and maintaining your network as an early career professional (panel)

2021 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference – Las Vegas, NV
Author(s): Eckenrod, M. R., Shigeno, T. C., DeLisio, D. C., & Lauer, E. E.

LEADERSHIP + COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Member, Diversity Committee, Association for Applied Sport Psychology
    • Organizing Committee, Women of Color Empowered in Sport Leadership Institute
    • Organizing Committee, Mid-Career Institute for Women in Sport
  • Advisory Board, All Kids Play
  • 2025 — Co-Instructor, Diversity and Culture in Sport & Performance Psychology (Distance Course), Association for Applied Sport Psychology

RESEARCH + OPPORTUNITIES

  • Eckenrod, M. R., Shigeno, T. C., Jones, M. S., Zakrajsek, R. A., & Piasecki, P. Licensed Sport Psychology Professionals’ Roles and Experiences Working in NCAA DI Athletic Departments.