Frequently Asked Questions
All program costs/expenses are covered by the graduate assistantship through the McMillin Center. An additional stipend of roughly $16,000 per year is paid to a GA.
- Development and delivery of outreach programming to JMU Student-athletes as well as local D-III and HS teams
- Dukes Excel
- McMillin Center
- Provision of mental performance consulting services to a JMU team
- Counseling student-athletes at JMU’s Counseling Center during the third year
- Content creation (e.g., social media, videos, infographics, flyers)
- Participation as a member of an interdisciplinary team of athletic-based staff which aims to address student-athlete mental health needs on campus – Care and Recovery Enhancement Team (CARE Team)
Robert Harmison – a licensed psychologist in VA, an AASP CMPC and certified supervisor, and AASP President-elect – serves as the primary supervisor for GA’s through the McMillin Center.
UC-Davis, Lehigh University, JMU, Appalachian State University
- Staff sport psychologist specialist at the University of Notre Dame
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Postdoctoral resident at Lehigh University --> staff clinician at Northwestern University
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Athletic psychologist at the University of Nebraska
- Resident in psychology at JMU --> clinical psychologist at Drexel
January 15th, 2023