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Faculty of HS | School of Human Kinetics | Personnel

Natalie Durand-Bush

Telephone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 4281
Fax: (613) 562-5149
E-mail Address: ndbush@uottawa.ca
Office (building, room number): MNT 375

Rank

• Associate Professor
• Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Biography

Dr. Natalie Durand-Bush is an assistant professor of sport psychology in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. Her areas of interest and specialization include the development and maintenance of expert performance in sport and the experience of "feel," particularly linked to the process of resonance in various consulting/counseling contexts. She is particularly interested in the relationship between athlete, coach, parent, and consultant in the development of optimal performance and well-being. Dr. Durand-Bush is the co-author of the Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT-3*©), an instrument developed to help athletes and coaches evaluate a variety of mental skills perceived to be important for consistent high-quality performance. She has presented her tri-council funded research and applied work at numerous international conferences and published several refereed articles and book chapters. Among other accomplishments, Dr. Durand-Bush received the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology in 1998. Aside from teaching and conducting research, Dr. Durand-Bush has been working for the past 13 years as a sport/performance psychology consultant with hundreds of athletes competing at different levels in various sports, including athletes from five Canadian national teams, a men's major junior hockey team, two University varsity teams, and professional athletes from the Peak Centre for Human Performance. At a physiotherapy and sport medicine clinic, she works with individuals striving to increase their level of fitness and well-being and cope with injuries. Dr. Durand-Bush is currently the Chair for the Canadian Sport Psychology Association and the Vice-President of the International Society of Sport Psychology.

University Degrees

Year	Degree	Specialty	Institution
	Ph.D.	Education	Ottawa
	M.A.	Human Kinetics	Ottawa
	B.A.	Kinanthropology	Ottawa

Research Interests

• Optimal Performance and Well-Being in Sport
• Process and Experience of Feel / Resonance
• Counselling / Consultation
• Assessment of Mental Skills

Personnal Links*

• Canadian Sport Psychology Association
• International Society of Sport Psychology
• www.aasponline.org
• PEAK CENTRE
• PHYSIO OUTAOUAIS
• Podium Sports Journal

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