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  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Britton W. Brewer is affiliated with Springfield College in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates on topics related to medicine and psychology, with a significant emphasis on orthopedics and sports medicine, as well as pharmacology. Brewer's work extends into developmental and educational psychology, clinical psychology, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist's main focus areas include sports injuries and prevention, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, sport psychology and performance, injury epidemiology and prevention, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, spinal cord injury research, and motivation and self-concept in sports.

Brewer has contributed to various academic journals, frequently publishing in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, where six of their works have appeared. Other common publication venues include the Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, Scientific Reports, and the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Brewer include:

  • Association between Kinesiophobia and Gait Asymmetry after ACL Reconstruction: Implications for Prevention of Reinjury, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Program on the Incidence of Injuries in Young Male Soccer Players, 2020, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Adding Mindfulness Practice to Exercise Therapy for Female Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Journal of Athletic Training
  • Comparison of cognitive functional therapy and movement system impairment treatment in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial, 2023, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Applied psychology of sport injury: Getting to-and moving across-The Valley of death, 2021, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Brewer collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Judy L. Van Raalte, Piotr Urbański, Allen E. Cornelius, Tomasz Tasiemski, and Amir Letafatkar.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Brewer was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Athletic identity: Hercules' muscles or Achilles heel?

    Britton W. Brewer;J. L. van Raalte;Darwyn E. Linder

  • Identity Foreclosure, Athletic Identity, and Career Maturity in Intercollegiate Athletes

    Geraldine M. Murphy;Albert J. Petitpas;Britton W. Brewer

  • Effects of relaxation and guided imagery on knee strength, reinjury anxiety, and pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

    Deborah D. Cupal;Britton W. Brewer

  • Self-identity and specific vulnerability to depressed mood

    Britton W. Brewer

  • Fear of reinjury, negative affect, and catastrophizing predicting return to sport in recreational athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injuries at 1 year postsurgery.

    Dean A. Tripp;William Stanish;Anna Ebel-Lam;Britton W. Brewer

  • Psychological factors, rehabilitation adherence, and rehabilitation outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

    Britton W. Brewer;Judy L. Van Raalte;Allen E. Cornelius;Albert J. Petitpas

  • Exploring Sport and Exercise Psychology

    Judy L. Van Raalte;Britton W. Brewer

  • Self-protective changes in athletic identity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

    Britton W Brewer;Allen E Cornelius

  • Review and critique of models of psychological adjustment to athletic injury

    Britton W. Brewer

  • Cork! the Effects of Positive and Negative Self-Talk on Dart Throwing Performance

    Judy L. Van Raalte;Britton W. Brewer;Brian P. Lewis;Darwyn E. Linder

  • Self-talk: Review and sport-specific model

    Judy L. Van Raalte;Andrew Vincent;Britton W. Brewer

  • Self-Presentation and Exercise

    Heather A. Hausenblas;Britton W. Brewer;Judy L. Van Raalte

  • Psychology of Sport Injury Rehabilitation

    Britton W. Brewer

  • Athletic identity foreclosure.

    Britton W Brewer;Albert J Petitpas

  • Peak Performance and the Perils of Retrospective Introspection

    Britton W. Brewer;Judy L. Van Raalte;Darwyn E. Linder;Nancy S. Van Raalte

  • Age-Related Differences in Predictors of Adherence to Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

    Britton W. Brewer;Allen E. Cornelius;Judy L. Van Raalte;Albert J. Petitpas

  • The Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale: a reliable scale for use in clinical physiotherapy

    Gregory S. Kolt;Gregory S. Kolt;Britton W. Brewer;Tania Pizzari;Adrian M.M. Schoo

  • Sport psychology service delivery: staying ethical while keeping loose.

    Mark B. Andersen;Judy L. Van Raalte;Britton W. Brewer

  • Adherence to sport injury rehabilitation programs

    Britton W. Brewer

  • Cognitive Appraisal, Emotional Adjustment, and Adherence to Rehabilitation Following Knee Surgery

    Joanne M. Daly;Britton W. Brewer;Judy L. Van Raalte;Albert J. Petitpas

  • Situational correlates of emotional adjustment to athletic injury.

    Britton W. Brewer;Darwyn E. Linder;Craig M. Phelps

Frequent Co-Authors

Judy L. Van Raalte
Judy L. Van Raalte Springfield College
Albert J. Petitpas
Albert J. Petitpas Springfield College
Yannick Stephan
Yannick Stephan University of Montpellier
Mark B. Andersen
Mark B. Andersen Halmstad University
Howard Tennen
Howard Tennen University of Connecticut
Marc V. Jones
Marc V. Jones Manchester Metropolitan University
Heather A. Hausenblas
Heather A. Hausenblas Jacksonville University
Stephen Armeli
Stephen Armeli Fairleigh Dickinson University
Tatiana V. Ryba
Tatiana V. Ryba University of Jyväskylä
Jennifer L. Etnier
Jennifer L. Etnier University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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