Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Sports Medicine Psychology Lab (SMPL), presented two conference papers at the Second Congress on Sport and Christianity, held October 23-27, 2019 at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI.

The conference gathers sport administrators, coaches, athletes, pastors and theologians to explore the impact of belief and sport. At the event, Dr. Wiese-Bjornstal presented “Counseling in sports medicine: Are religiosity and spiritual health the forgotten elements in sports injury prevention and care?” with Dr. Richard Ray, professor at Hope College. She also presented her paper on “The integrated model of religiosity and psychological response to the sport injury and rehabilitation process: A Christian illustration.”