Professional Affiliations:
- Association for Applied Sport Psychology
- American College of Sports Medicine
- National Strength and Conditioning Association
Professional Service:
- ACSM - Pronouncements Committee (Member)
- Midwest Chapter ACSM – Leadership & Mentoring Program Committee (Member)
University Service:
- Faculty Senate Committee – Intercollegiate Athletics Council (Member)
College Service:
- Faculty Affairs (Member, 2019-2021)
- Assessment Committee (Member, 2017-2019)
Experience:
2017 – present Providing mental performance consultation to sport teams and athletes at varying levels of competition (Olympic through youth)
Recent service appointments with:
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
Drake Women's Basketball
Certifications:
- 2020 - Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), #796
Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
- 2017 - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), #7248077097
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- 2014 - Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), Certification #1488563
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- 2012 - Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Level I Certification
Functional Movement Systems (FMS)
Research interests:
Across projects, my research is grounded in the concept of integrated human performance. In recent times, my research projects have been focused specifically on the psychophysiological aspects of recovery in elite sport and tactical populations (e.g., firefighters, police officers).
Select Student Products:
Ellie Jacoby (Health Sciences, 2020)
Honors Thesis Advisor: Stacy Gnacinski
“The Ethical Issues with Non-Directive Counseling on Disability and Abortion for Prenatal Genetic Counselors”
Product: Manuscript, Poster Presentation – Successful Attainment of University Honors
Sehmer, M.N., Gnacinski, S.L., Porter, F.J., Lerner, L., & Roehrs, F.G. (2020, July). Examining limb asymmetries in dynamic balance among active duty police officers. Abstract submitted for consideration at the annual meeting for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Porter, F.J., Gnacinski, S.L., Sehmer, M.N., Roehrs, F.G., & Lerner, L. (2020, July). Physical fitness predictors of functional movement in active-duty police officers. Abstract submitted for consideration at the annual meeting for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Christensen, B., Gnacinski, S. (mentor), & Jedlicka, R. (2019, April). The relationships among stress, recovery, health, and burnout among occupational therapists in the Midwest. Poster presented at The 16th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
Jedlicka, R., Gnacinski, S. (mentor), & Christensen, B. (2019, April). An examination of stress, recovery, health, and burnout among pharmacists in the Midwest. Poster presented at The 16th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
1Gnacinski, S., ?1Seaberg, N., & Brady, M. (2018, October). Examining the effects of baseline fitness and recovery intervention on male collegiate soccer players’ perceptions of performance readiness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Toronto, ON, CAN. 1denotes shared first authorship.
Melcher, N.J., Brady, M.P., Newman, N., & Gnacinski, S. (2018, April). Evaluating the reliability of a synthetic knee model in athletic training education programs when teaching students the Lachman Test. Poster presented at The 15th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
?Ginn, B., Brady, M., ?Williamson, B., Gnacinski, S., ?Frisch, H., ?Seaberg, N., & Williamson, G. (2018, April). Examining the relationship between collegiate athletes’ perceptions of training load and subsequent soccer readiness during pre-season. Poster presented at The 15th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
?Frisch, H., Gnacinski, S. (mentor), ?Williamson, B., Young, T., & Brady, M. (2018, April). Examining the effects of gender and academic class on DI collegiate soccer players’ perceptions of training load. Poster presented at The 15th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
?Williamson, B., Brady, M., ?Frisch, H., ?Ginn, B., Williamson, G., Young, T., & Gnacinski, S. (2018, April). Prior injuries, stress, and perceived soreness effect on the presence of a knee injury in a female, DI fall sport athlete. Poster presented at The 15th annual Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS). Des Moines, IA, USA.
Select Peer-Reviewed Presentations at Academic and Professional Meetings:
?Denotes Drake University student co-author
*Denotes graduate student co-author
Kjos, A.L., & Gnacinski, S.L. (2020, October). Professionalism: Friend or foe in attaining a patient-centered healthcare system. Podium presentation delivered at the HUMAN/E Health & Healthcare Symposium. Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
Gnacinski, S.L., Sehmer, M.N., Porter, F.J., Roehers, F.G., & Lerner, L. (2020, July). Examining the effect of a repeated sprint exercise protocol on anaerobic power and recovery among active-duty police officers. Abstract submitted for consideration at the annual meeting for the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Gnacinski, S., Meyer, B., *Nai, M., *Wahl, C., & Brenner, V. (2019, October). A systems-based approach to recovery intervention in elite sport environments. Symposium delivered at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Portland, OR, USA.
Gnacinski, S., & Meyer, B. (2018, October). Evaluating item performance in a novel measure of perceived recovery: Applications of item response theory. Poster presented
Select Peer-Reviewed Publications:
?Denotes Drake University student co-author
*Denotes graduate student co-author
*Wahl, C.A., Gnacinski, S.L., *Nai, M.M., & Meyer, B.B. (2020). Psychological predictors of perceived stress and recovery in sport. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9(3), 292-307. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fspy0000175
Gnacinski, S.L., *Nai, M.M., Brady, M., Meyer, B.B., & Newman, N. (2020). An examination of athletic trainers’ occupational recovery experience during time after work. Journal of Athletic Training, 55(5), 532-537. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-26-18
Gnacinski, S.L., ?Janes, M., & Newman, N. (2019). Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Intragroup Conflict Scale: Validation in athletic trainer and coach populations. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 23, 205-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2019.1591412
*Hess, C.W., Gnacinski, S.L., & Meyer, B.B. (2019). A review of the sport injury and rehabilitation literature: From abstraction to application. The Sport Psychologist, 33, 232-243. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2018-0043
Gnacinski, S.L., Massey, W.V., *Hess, C.W., *Nai, M.M., Arvinen-Barrow, M., & Meyer, B.B. (2017). Examining stage of change differences in NCAA student-athletes’ readiness for psychological skills training. The Sport Psychologist, 31, 356-368. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2016-0139
Gnacinski, S.L., Arvinen-Barrow, M., Brewer, B.W., & Meyer, B.B. (2017). Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Perceived Susceptibility to Sport Injury scale. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, 27, 754-761. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27037676
1Cornell, D.J., 1Gnacinski, S.L., Meyer, B.B., & Ebersole, K.T. (2017). Changes in measures of health and fitness in firefighter recruits: An observational cohort study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(11), 2223–2233.
1denotes shared first authorship. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28650351
Meyer, B.B., Markgraf, K., & Gnacinski, S.L. (2017). Examining the merit of grit in women’s soccer: Questions of theory, measurement, and application. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 29, 353-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2016.1255277
Cornell, D.J., Gnacinski, S.L., Zamzow, A., Mims, J., & Ebersole, K.T. (2017). Measures of health, fitness, and functional movement among firefighter recruits. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 23, 198–204. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27191666
Gnacinski, S.L. (2020). Mental recovery strategies aimed at optimizing training and occupational performance. TSAC Report, 59, 18-21.
Gnacinski, S.L., ?Challoner, M., & Brock, K. (2018). Integrated perspectives on tactical preparation: Adding mental skills training to physical fitness during police training scenarios. TSAC Report, 50, 4-8.