Julie Vanier
Project Coordinator
(Dorchester Community Health Center, Dorchester, MA)
Urban Youth Sports
(617) 754-0041
[email protected]

Julie Vanier joined Sport in Society in December 2002. She is the Project Coordinator for the Urban Youth Sports Health Connection at the Bowdoin Street Health Center in Dorchester, MA.

Committees

Vanier's professional memberships include:

• American Sport Education Program
• Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
• Canadian Society of Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology
• Association of Physical Educators of Quebec
• Canadian National Coaching Certification Program (Level 1 and 2)

Education

Vanier graduated with a B.A in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario (1999) and an M.A from McGill University (2002) in Sport Psychology. The focus of her research was aggression in elite women's ice hockey, from both the athlete and coach's prespective. She has co-written 2 articles on this topic and has presented her research at local and international
conferences.

Personal

Vanier participated in and officiated competitive volleyball, and
indoor/outdoor soccer while attending college. Her coaching experience includes sailing, soccer, volleyball and gymnastics. She enjoys skiing, running or playing soccer in her free time.