Candace M. Hogue, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology, presented at Stanford University’s Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Seminar Series on December 8th. In her talk, “How leader behaviors and mental skills training can help athletes thrive psychologically and physiologically,” Hogue summarized her research on how a caring and mastery-focused coaching climate and mental skills training can help athletes better manage performance stress. She also advocated for greater funding to support research on girls and women in sport.