Biography
Dr. Andrew Friesen serves as an associate professor of kinesiology at Penn State Berks. He teaches sport, exercise, and performance psychology to the next generation of professionals in the field of kinesiology. His research expertise is in emotional intelligence and the applied practice of sport psychology. Friesen has been a member of numerous integrated sports science teams with several national sport programs across a wide range of sports in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and the U.S. These sports include hockey, baseball, softball, taekwondo, basketball, volleyball, synchronized swimming, swimming, lacrosse, golf, archery, racquetball, tennis, badminton, and figure skating.
Friesen is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) and a Fellow with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. He is also listed in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Sport Psychology and Mental Training Registry. He also serves as the college's Faculty Athletics Representative.
Research Interests
- Applied Sport psychology practice
- Emotional intelligence
- Leadership in high-pressure contexts (e.g., EMS, police, military, firefighters)
Publications
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Friesen, A. (2024). Revenge or gratitude? Major league baseball pitchers/ performance against previous teams. Journal of Sport Behavior, 47(2), 22-29. https://www.journalofsportbehavior.org/index.php/JSB/article/view/313
Friesen, A., & Patrick T. (2024). Starting with the top: A case study in organizational sports psychology. Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2023-0008
Friesen, A., & *Mathews, C. (2021). Emotion regulation strategies used across the Transtheoretical Model stages in exercise. Journal of Sport Behavior,44, 423-432.
Lane, A., Beedie, C., Devonport, T., & Friesen, A. (2021). Considerations of control groups: Comparing active-control with no treatment for examining the effects of brief intervention. Sports, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9110156
Friesen, A. (2021). Assessing the applied impact of sports psychology’s most influential research articles. The Sport Psychologist, 35, 250-258. doi:10.1123/tsp.2020-0182
Friesen, A., Stanley, D., Devonport, T., & Lane, A. (2019). Regulating own and teammates’ emotions prior to competition. Movement & Sport Sciences-Science & Motricité. doi:10.1051/sm/2019014
Cheng, M., Friesen, A., & Olalekan, A. (2019). Using emotion regulation to cope with challenges: A study of Chinese students in the United Kingdom. Cambridge Journal of Education. doi:10.1080/0305764X.2018.1472744
*Kent, S., Devonport, T. D., Lane, A. M., Nicholls, W., & Friesen, A. P. (2018). The effects of coping interventions on ability to perform under pressure: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 17, 40-54.
*McIntosh-Dalmedo, S., Devonport, T.D., Nicholls, W., & Friesen, A. P. (2018). Examining the effects of sport and exercise interventions on body image among adolescent girls: A systematic review. Journal of Sport Behaviour
Friesen, A., Galloway, S. M., Stanley, D., Lane, A., Ruiz, M., & Nevill, A. (2017). Coach-athlete perceived congruence between actual and desired emotions in karate competition and training. Journal of Applied Sports Psychology. doi:10.1080/10413200.2017.1388302
Lane, A. M., Terry, P. C., Friesen, A. P., Devonport, T. D., & Tottedell, P. (2017). A test and extension of Lane and Terry’s (2000) conceptual model of mood-performance relationships using a large internet sample. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 470. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00470
Friesen, A., Devonport, T., & Lane, A. (2017). Beyond the technical: The role of emotion regulation in the art of officiating. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35, 579-586. doi:10.1080/02640414.2016.1180419
Lane, A., Totterdell, P., MacDonald, I., Devonport, T., Friesen, A., Beedie, C., Stanley, D., & Nevill, A. (2016). Brief online training enhances competitive performance: Findings of the BBC Lab UK psychological skills intervention study. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 413. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00413
Campo, M., Sanchez, X., Ferrand, C., Rosnet, E., Friesen, A., & Lane, A. (2016). Interpersonal emotion regulation in team sport: Mechanisms and reasons to regulate teammates’ emotions examined. International Journal of Sports and Exercise Psychology. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2015.1114501
Friesen, A., Devonport, T., Sellars, C., & Lane, A. (2015). Examining interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and moderating factors in ice hockey. Athletic Insight, 7(2), 143-160.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Sellars, C., & Devonport, T. (2015). Interpersonal emotion regulation: An intervention case study with a professional ice hockey team. Athletic Insight, 7(2), 129-142.
Friesen, A. P., Devonport, T. J., & Lane, A. M. (2015). Interpersonal emotion regulation in lacrosse referees at a world championship. Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport, 47(1).
Lane, A., Devonport, T., Friesen, A., ¬¬¬¬¬¬Beedie, C., Fullerton, C. & Stanley, D. (2015). How should I regulate my emotions if I want to run faster? European Journal of Sport Science, 16, 465-472. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2015.1080305
Brownlee, K., Martin, J., Rawana, E., Harper, J., Mercier, M., Neckoway, R., & Friesen, A. (2014). Bullying behaviour and victimization among Aboriginal students within Northwestern Ontario. First Peoples Child & Family Review, 9, 38-52.
Friesen, A., Sellars, C., Devonport, T., & Lane, A. (2013). A narrative account of decision-making and interpersonal emotion regulation using social-functional approaches to emotions. International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 11, 203-214. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2013.773664
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Devonport, T., Sellars, C., Stanley, D., & Beedie, C. (2012). Emotion in sport: Considering interpersonal regulation strategies. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6, 139-154. doi:10.1080/1750984X.2012.742921
Friesen, A. (2012). [Review of the book Group Dynamics in Sport, (4th ed), by A.V. Carron & M.A. Eys]. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 1073. doi:10.1080/02640414.2012.685617.
Stanley, D., Beedie, C., Lane, A., Friesen, A., & Devonport, T. (2012). Emotion regulation strategies used in the hour before running. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 10, 159-171. doi:10.1080/1612197X.2012.671910
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2011). Holistic Sport Psychology: Investigating the roles, operating standards, and intervention goals and strategies of holistic consultants. Journal of Excellence, 14, 18-42.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2010). A qualitative analysis of holistic sport psychology consultants’ professional philosophies. The Sport Psychologist, 24, 227-244.
Education
- Ph.D., Sports Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
- M.A., Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada
- B.A., Psychology; Kinesiology & Applied Health, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Papers and Presentations
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Friesen, A. & *Rocker, N. (2025). Blinded by rage? The effects of anger on eye performance. Presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
*Fay, N., & Friesen, A. (2025). An analysis of interpersonal style in collegiate cross-country athletes. Presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
Friesen, A. & *Weil, A. (2025). Investigating the effects of stroboscopic vision training as a warm-up routine in softball: A pilot study. Poster presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
*Wilson, S., Friesen, A. & *King, M. (2025). Walking up to the batter’s box: Investigating the swing timing effects from cheering, jeering, and music. Poster presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
Sachs, M., Cohen, B., Friesen, A., Greene, M., O’Brien, E., & Razon, S. (2025). I’ve got this awesome idea for a book – what do I do now? Presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
Muir, I. & Friesen, A. (2025). Building mental health literacy in student-athletes via infographics. Presented at 2025 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
Tashman, L., Brueckner, S., A. & Friesen, A. (2024). Diversifying your professional network through cultural competence: Where are you, really? and how do you move forward? Presented at the 39th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Shipherd, A., Friesen, A., & Simpson, D. (2024). From slots to bots: Leveraging artificial intelligence in sport psychology teaching, research, and consulting. Presented at the 39th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
*Hagenbush, S., *Rodriguez, G., *Rudisill, D., *Kline, M., *Wilson, S., & Friesen, A. (2024). Comparing a local college of student-athletes against national norms in the NCAA Health and Wellness Study. Poster presented at the 2024 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
*Rodriguez, G., *Rudisill, D., *Hagenbush, S., *Kline, M., *Wilson, S., & Friesen, A. (2024). The Impact of music genres and nature sounds on adherence to exercise. Poster presented at the 2024 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
*Rudisill, D., *Hagenbush, S., *Kline, M., *Rodriguez, G., *Wilson, S., & Friesen, A. (2024). Examining the mental performance of disc golf athletes through practice and competition. Poster presented at the 2024 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, Glassboro, NJ.
Hussain, A. & Friesen, A. (2023). A qualitative exploration into physicians’ lived experiences while participating in a high-performance physician training program. Presented at the 38th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Orlando FL.
Friesen, A. (2023). Introducing sport, exercise, and performance psychology research methods to undergraduate kinesiology students. In Bennett, H., Hussain, A., Shaffer, K., van Dyke, E., Shipherd, A., & Friesen, A. (2023). Five slides in five minutes—Teaching challenging topics and sensitive subject matter. Sponsored by the Teaching Sport and Exercise Psychology SIG. Presented at the 38th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Orlando FL.
Friesen, A., & Patrick, T. (2022). Balancing role transition for the applied sport psychology practitioner. Presented at the 37th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
Napoletano, A., Friesen, A., & Ohlson, C. (2022). “We are!” …Certified Mental Performance Consultants in athletics and academic programs. Paper presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
Napoletano, A., & Friesen, A. (2022). Professional opportunities with the AASP Newsletter. Paper presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
Friesen, A., *King, D., *McGrogan, T., & *Morrell, P. (2022). Examining the muscular and psychological effects of emotions and emotion regulation in sport. Symposium presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
*King, D., *Morrell, P., *McGrogan, T., & Friesen, A. (2022). Coaches’ interpersonal emotion regulation for injured athletes. Paper presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
*McGrogan, T., *King, D., *Morrell, P., & Friesen, A. (2022). Emotion is power: The role of emotion on muscle output. Paper presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
*Morrell, P., *McGrogan, T., *King, D., & Friesen, A. (2022). Examining the relationship between eating patterns, self-efficacy, emotion regulation and recovery. Paper presented at the 2022 North Atlantic Sport Psychology Conference, West Chester, PA.
*Printz, M., & Friesen, A. (2021). The effects of a centering intervention to improve volleyball performance. Presented at the 36th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Virtual.
*Rozick, J., & Friesen, A. (2021). An imagery intervention to improve self-efficacy in softball pitchers. Presented at the 36th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Virtual.
Friesen, A. (2020). “There’s something in the air…”: Using nature in applied sport psychology. Paper presented at the 35th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Orlando, FL; Virtual.
Friesen, A. (2020). Different strategies for different stages: Emotion regulation across the Transtheoretical Model stages of change. Poster presented at the 35th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Orlando, FL; Virtual.
*Shade, S., *Philips, J., Veerabhadrappa, P., & Friesen, A. (2020). The Effects of FitBit Groups on College Students' Attitudes towards Exercise. Poster presented at Pennsylvania State University Undergraduate Exhibition. Virtual Conference.
Friesen, A. (2019). Managing Athletes’ and Coaches’ Emotions in Sport: A Workshop for Applied Practitioners. Workshop presented at the 34th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Portland, OR.
Corbett, A., Cologgi, K., Friesen, A., & Kegeles, S. (2019). Perceptions of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) Approach with wheelchair rugby athletes. Poster presented at the 34th Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Portland, OR.
*Mathews, C., & Friesen, A. (2019). Emotion regulation strategies of exercisers across stages in the Transtheoretical Model. Paper presented at the 2019 Higher Education Council of Berks County, Reading, PA.
Friesen, A. (2019). Helping Athletes Maintain Perspective in High Performance Training. Workshop presented at the 2019 Regional Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
*Cortellessa, K., & Friesen, A. (2019). A biofeedback intervention to manage heart rate variability in boxing: A pilot study. 2019 Science Division Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Penn State Berks.
Friesen, A. (2018). Major League Baseball pitchers’ performance against previous teams. Poster presented at the 33rd Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Toronto, ON.
*Calaluca, B., & Friesen, A. (2018). Fighting for the Finish: An exploration of student motivation in sport psychology master’s program. Paper presented at the 2018 Regional Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Denver, CO.
Cologgi, K., Friesen, A., *Calaluca, B., *Francis, N., *Oates, J., *Theus, L., & *Ugrenovic, L. (2018). From star players to sidekick: A panel discussion on former athletes training to become sport psychology practitioners. Panel discussion at the 2018 Regional Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Friesen, A., Galloway, S., & *Clifton, I. (2017). Investigating Confidence and Performance Effects of a Psychological Skills Training Program on Amateur Golfers. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference. Orlando, FL.
Friesen, A., Lussier, C., & Devonport, T. (2017). What are sports psychology practitioners reporting as important elements to their service delivery? Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference. Orlando, FL.
Lane, A., Friesen, A., Devonport, T., & Totterdell, P. (2017). Emotions related to best and worst competitive performances: Effects of age and gender. In A. M. Lane (Chair), Can you compete? A BBC online intervention study. Research with reach, scientific value and real-world impact. Symposium from the 14th World Congress of International Society of Sport Psychology, Sevilla, Spain.
Lane, A., Devonport, T., Friesen, A., & Totterdell, P. (2017). Imagery: An intervention to improve performance or an act of self-control that hinders performance? In A. M. Lane (Chair), Can you compete? A BBC online intervention study. Research with reach, scientific value and real-world impact. Symposium from the 14th World Congress of International Society of Sport Psychology, Sevilla, Spain.
Lane, A., Devonport, T., Friesen, A., Terry, P., & Totterdell, P. (2017). The promise of online interventions: From sports to the dining table. In A. M. Lane (Chair), Can you compete? A BBC online intervention study. Research with reach, scientific value and real-world impact. Symposium from the 14th World Congress of International Society of Sport Psychology, Sevilla, Spain.
Lussier, C., & Friesen, A. (2016). How professional philosophy in sport psychology is shaped by traumatic events. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Association of Applied Sports Psychology Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
Friesen, A., Devonport, T., & Lane, A. (2015). Interpersonal emotion regulation in lacrosse referees at a World Championship. Paper presented at Annual Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology Conference, Edmonton, AB.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Devonport, T., & Sellars, C. (2013). Managing the social effects of emotions in sport: From theory to intervention. Poster presented at Annual International Society for Research on Emotion Conference, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Friesen, A., Devonport, T., Sellars, C., & Lane, A. (2013). A narrative account of decision-making and interpersonal emotion regulation using a social-functional approach to emotions. Poster presented at the 13th World Congress of International Society of Sport Psychology, Beijing, China.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Stanley, D., Beedie, C., Devonport, T., & Sellars, C. (2012). “My teammates wanted to see me fight”: Interpersonal emotion regulation through fighting in ice hockey. Poster presented at the Annual British Psychological Society Conference, London, UK.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Devonport, T., & Sellars, C. (2011). The social nature of emotions and its implications for sport and exercise psychology. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, Winnipeg, MB.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Devonport, T., & Sellars, C. (2011). A qualitative analysis of interpersonal emotion regulation in ice hockey. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology Conference, Winnipeg, MB.
Friesen, A., Lane, A., Devonport, T., & Sellars, C. (2011). Moderating factors of interpersonal emotion regulation within the sport of ice hockey. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology Conference, Winnipeg, MB.
Woodgate, R., Leach, J., & Friesen, A. (2009). Youth speaking for themselves about health within their own life situations. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Canadian Sociological Association Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2008). Developing the holistic athlete: An expanded practice of applied sport psychology service delivery. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference. St. Louis, MO.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2008). Key personal characteristics of holistic sport psychology consultants from the athletes’ perspective. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. Sudbury, ON.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2008). Preparing novice practitioners for the practice of applied sport psychology. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. Sudbury, ON.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2008). Teaching sport psychology: Preparing novice practitioners for applied interventions. Paper presented at the 2008 Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium. Ottawa, ON.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2007). Incorporating holistic growth of the athlete into a sport psychology service delivery. Paper presented at the 2007 Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium. Ottawa, ON.
Friesen, A., & Orlick, T. (2007). Examining effective holistic approaches in applied sport psychology: Documenting athletes’ perceptions. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. Kingston, ON.