July 2, 2025
Four-day school week may not be best for students, review finds
Elizabeth Day – Four-day school weeks have become increasingly common in Oregon over the past two decades, even though they appear to worsen academic performance, attendance and graduation rates, according to a research review by the University of Oregon College of Education’s HEDCO Institute.
June 26, 2025
Nature’s Medicine? The Associations of Organized Youth Sport, Unstructured Physical Activity, and Land-Use Recreation with Children’s Mental Health, Emotional Control, and Social Well-Being
Travis Dorsch – Physical activity is well-established as beneficial for children’s physical and mental health, yet limited research has explored how different activity types impact psychosocial outcomes. This is a cross-sectional study that examined associations between youth participation in organized sport, unstructured physical activity, and land-use recreation and their psychosocial health.
February 19, 2025
All in the family: A collective case study of family influence on siblings’ experiences and outcomes in organized youth sport
Travis Dorsch – The influence of families on siblings’ experiences and outcomes has been well documented outside of sport, with research dedicated to topics such as socialization, relationship quality, adjustment, resource dilution, and behavioral genetics.
February 16, 2025
USU Research Team Develops Programs to Measure Abuse in College Sports
Travis Dorsch, associate professor in Human Development and Family Studies at USU, is passionate about the research he and his doctoral students, Kat Adams and Katie Alexander, have been conducting for a contract they were awarded from Lasso Safe, a nonprofit global coalition working towards the proactive assurance of athlete safety and wellness.
October 27, 2024
“You’re made to feel like you’re the crazy one”: an interpretive description of former college student-athletes’ views of emotional abuse
Travis Dorsch
October 4, 2024
“There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes
September 27, 2024
“We are on the outside but it’s okay”: A grounded theory of cooperation between parents, coaches, and administrators in professional youth soccer academies
July 31, 2024
Researchers create online tool to research the four-day school week
Elizabeth Day
July 22, 2024
What We Can All Learn About Parenting From the Parents of Olympic Athletes
January 2, 2023
Center for Families announces new leadership