Cardinal Performance Series

Dr. Tennie McCabe, a 2004 graduate from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, has her undergraduate degree is in education. After graduating from SMU, she continued her education at Capella University. While there, she got her Masters in Sports Psychology and her PhD in General Psychology. She is one of the two new psychology professors here at SMU this year. This year she will be teaching General Psychology, Learning and Cognition, and Sport Psychology Seminar. In her free time, Dr. McCabe absolutely loves to be outside, with her favorite season being winter. She enjoys playing the Wii, or any video game that catches her interest as well.

Dr. Tennie McCabe has arranged from a series of talks, called the Cardinal Performance Series, to be give on campus. They are a series of psychological talks aimed towards student athletes here at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota to help enhance their performance. But, that isn’t to say that the talks would not be beneficial to anybody on campus. Over the course of the year, there will be at least 7 talks, roughly one talk per month. So far, there are two scheduled performance series. The first one will be on Monday, October 10^th in the Salvi Lecture Hall. It will be from 7 to 8 pm and the main focus will be “Using Imagery and Relaxation to Enhance Performance.” The second performance series talk will be on Monday, November 7^th from 7 to 8 pm. This one will also be held in the Salvi Lecture Hall and the focus will be “Self-talk: How to be Positive and How to Control the Negative.” Later talks will happen, roughly five more, and the dates, topics, and locations will be announced when known.