DR. SYLVIE PARENT | Foundational Coach Abuse Knowledge

Sylvie Parent, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Physical Education at Université Laval and she holds the Research Chair on Safety and Integrity in Sport. Her research focuses on violence in sport. More specifically, her current work focuses on four (4) thematic: 1) measuring the prevalence of violence toward athletes and the associated risk factors, 2) the impact of violence in sport on the physical and mental health of young participants, 3) the violence experienced by young officials in the course of their duties, and 4) various contexts of victimization of athletes (university environment, sexual minorities).