Christopher Mesagno

Dr. Christopher Mesagno is an Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Victoria University. Christopher has presented numerous national and international papers focusing on stress and anxiety in sport performance and has successfully developed theory-matched interventions to improve performance for highly anxious and “choking-susceptible” athletes. He is currently conducting research to further conceptualise and expand a self-presentation model of choking under pressure. Christopher is also interested in how physical activity can play a part in stress resilience and investigates how cognitive appraisal helps improve health and well-being through better health related decision-making. With his expertise in anxiety, coping, attention, and improving concentration skills, he has worked with numerous athletes within a range of team and individual sports to enhance performance.