Bio
Caroline (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Applied Health Sciences at Brock University with a focus on mentorship and positive youth development in the sport and recreation sector. Outside of her studies, she works for the Centre for Healthy Youth Development for Sport, serves on the Board of Directors for BGC Sarnia-Lambton, and volunteers as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the National Basketball Youth Mentorship Program.
Research Interests
My research looks at the relationship between mentorship and the healthy development of girls and women in sport. Specifically, I am interested in mentorship's role in the positive youth development of girl athletes and how mentorship can be used as an intervention to enhance girls' performance, participation and personal development in sport and physical activity-based contexts.
Publications
Hummell, C., Bean, C., Kramers, S., Allan, A., Johnson, A., & Turnnidge, J. (2022). Women’s experiences of mentorship in Canadian sport coaching. Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport, 53(1).
Hummell, C., Herbison, J.D, Turnnidge, J., & Côté, J. (2022). Assessing the effectiveness of the transformational coaching workshop using behavior change theory. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221122435
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