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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD

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One Sport Voice = Public scholar. Sport Psychology x Sport Sociology x Coaching Science. Podcast host. 🎾 Spreading Gratitude. nmlavoi.com

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Nicole M. LaVoi is a senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota and the director of The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport.

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Sep 4

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 3

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Why Walking Helps Us Think

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Sep 4

#usopen

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 3

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Why Walking Helps Us Think

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

www.newyorker.com

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Aug 27

open access>> Special Olympics athletes’ experiences of mental health and help-seeking www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Special Olympics athletes’ experiences of mental health and help-seeking

Existing research has identified the prevalence, as well as protective factors related to athlete mental health. This study expanded the research on athlete mental health by exploring Special Olymp...

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Aug 22

😂 brilliant

Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Aug 21

A team went nine games without making a single goal. The fans decided to help.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Aug 21

A team went nine games without making a single goal. The fans decided to help.

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Free and open to the public. @tuckercenter.bsky.social

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Jun 14

#nokingsday in Prescott AZ. Never more important as our MN legislators were attacked and one murdered. Peaceful protests against facism.

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is a nice mushroom. #minnesota

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · May 15

@tuckercenter.bsky.social @coachingher.bsky.social In two weeks, our new menstrual health modules 1) Understanding the Complete Menstrual Cycle and 2) Tackling Menstrual Taboos & Creating Period-Friendly Environments, will be live! CoachingHER.com

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · May 15

@tuckercenter.bsky.social Director Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi quoted alongside colleagues about harassment and stalking of women athletes in Elle, written by @katiecreilly.bsky.social

www.elle.com/culture/a647...

Women Athletes Are Under Attack—and No One’s Stopping It

We tell female athletes to work hard to be the best in their sport—what we neglect to mention is what else they’ll face at the top.

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · May 14

Wednesday vibes.

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · May 4

journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal... adding to reading list!

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · May 2

Game day!

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Kristen @kcedsallrn.bsky.social · Apr 26

Happy caturday hoomans!!! I already did the killz this morning!!
#catsofbluesky #caturday

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congrats Dr. LUTHER!

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 30

This is how democracy dies 'we have months' >>> open.spotify.com/episode/46ma...

Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

The New Yorker Radio Hour · Episode

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John Chen @johnchen.com.au · Mar 29

hear hear

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Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport @tuckercenter.bsky.social · Mar 29

🚨 Speaker 🚨Jess Nash is bringing her expertise to the 2025 WCS! An experienced soccer executive, coach, and educator, Jess serves as Executive Director of Rush Wisconsin and contributes to coaching education and player development. Register: WCS.UMN.EDU

#WCS2025 #TuckerCenter #WomenInSport

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 28

My people. SJSEP

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 24

This is filling up fast!

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 23

Reason #1 why I'm not on X anymore.

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Mar 23

All you need to know about Twitter

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Mar 23

All you need to know about Twitter

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · Mar 23

Fair question.

Mike Rothschild
@rothschildmd
The US is scheduled to co-host the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028.
Why would thousands of international athletes and millions of fans from around the world come to a country where tourists, asylum seekers, and visa holders are being disappeared to foreign prisons?

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Page Fortna @pagefortna.bsky.social · Mar 23

Letter to leadership of universities being targeted, to run in Chronicle tomorrow. Academic friends, pls sign if you are a US citizen and tenured (ie it’s safe for you to do so)
“We Must Leverage the Strength of Our Institutions and Stand Together”
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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 13

Women’s History Month reminds us that how we remember the past matters. In The High School, Michael Messner unveils the surprising ebbs and flows of gender equity in girls’ sports over 120 years. Progress is never linear; it can move forward, backward, or sideway.

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The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903-2024 ("Gender Equity")

YouTube video by Rutgers University Press

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Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 13

#light #moonlight #fullmoon

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 10

So far!

Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD @nmlavoi.bsky.social · Mar 6

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