Euan Cairns

Education

• Doctoral student and University Provost Fellow, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, West Virginia University
• Master's student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, West Virginia University
• B.S., Psychology (minor in Human Development), Arizona State University

Experience

• Former collegiate track and field athlete (Wake Forest and Arizona State)

Interests

• Developing and enhancing resilience, mental toughness, and grit in athletes
• Impact of social media on body image in male athletes
• Resilience through physical activity in adolescent twins
• Telehealth fatigue in academic settings
• Olympic weightlifting, cooking, reading, spending time with his dog

Goals

• To work as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and/or Sport Psychology Consultant

Euan is a doctoral student and University Provost Fellow in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology at West Virginia University, where he is also pursuing a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Human Development from Arizona State University. Euan's focuses on developing and enhancing resilience, mental toughness, and grit to improve athletic performance, drawing inspiration from his experiences as a collegiate track and field athlete at Wake Forest and Arizona State. Other past interests of his includes examining the impact of social media on body image in male athletes, exploring resilience through physical activity in adolescent twins, and investigating telehealth fatigue in academic settings. In his free time, Euan enjoys Olympic weightlifting, cooking, reading, and spending time with his dog. Originally from England, he stays connected with family and friends back home and enjoys watching "football" on weekends.