Professional Affiliations:

Owner of The Mental Link; Professor, University of Windsor

Biography: 

Dr. Chandler has been a Faculty member in the Kinesiology Department at the University of Windsor since 1999, specializing in sport and exercise psychology. In addition to her teaching and research (specializing in imagery and mental skills training), she has her own consulting business, The Mental Link, in which she works with individuals striving to enhance their performance through the use of mental training.

She has counseled both able-bodied athletes and athletes with a disability from the recreational through to the Olympic level. In this respect, Krista traveled to Beijing in 2008 with the Canadian Paralympic Boccia team and staged with the Canadian Paralympic Swim team prior to the London 2012 Games. She has travelled with sport teams to the Para Pan American Games, World Championships and various other International Competitions. As a former group fitness instructor, athlete and coach, Dr. Chandler recognizes the importance of staying well informed of new developments in research and consulting techniques. In this respect, Krista has an active research program and uses cutting-edge technology, like biofeedback, to ensure that the athletes with whom she works are able to use every tool possible to achieve peak performance.

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Language(s): 

English, French