Core Faculty, Professor, Fieldwork Director.
Ms. Sugarman oversees all the Sport Psychology internships. She teaches Ethics, Performance Enhancement, Developing a Consulting Practice. Karlene works as a Consultant with many athletes and teams from recreational to professional. She has worked with elite athletes in sports such as gymnastics, figure skating, tennis and golf; as well as college and professional athletes in sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, football and many others. She has been the Sport Psychology Consultant for the University of San Diego baseball team for since 1999.
She is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and was a member of the Sports Science Committee for the U.S. Tennis Association, Northern California until the committee was dissolved in 1999. She has written articles for magazines such as Collegiate Baseball, New Living, U.S. Handball, FastPitch World, and U.S. Roller Skating, plus many others. She has been quoted in numerous newspaper and sports magazines articles and featured on many radio talk shows. She was the guest speaker for the First Lady's Luncheon at the 1999 Northern Marianas Sports Challenge in Saipan. Karlene was also interviewed with the late Dr. Bruce Ogilvie on the television show Great Leaders. She also has been a guest lecturer for the University of Loughborough in the UK, and the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals in Utah. She was the keynote speaker at the Dominican University in February 2007 for the PsiChi Society awards ceremony. Karlene is the author of the book Winning the Mental Way.
B.A., St. Mary’s College
M.A., John F. Kennedy University