My professional mission is to help make athletes' skill development more effective and more sustainable long-term. More 'effective' means understanding how athletes learn and how to promote those processes in practice. More 'sustainable' means understanding the psychology of keeping athletes healthy, happy, and hungry to keep training in the long run. My previous research has examined topics of recovery and expertise, self-regulated learning, and talent development. I am currently a SSHRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's University studying the personal, social, and environmental factors that influence athlete and performance development. My main project explores what 'rest' means for youth athletes and how a better understanding of the spaces in-between practice can improve long-term athlete development. I also support projects exploring how coaching and team dynamics influence positive sport experiences for youth athletes.