Tolga Ozyurtcu

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Associate Professor of Instruction

Tolga Ozyurtcu is a faculty member in Sport Management and Physical Culture and Sport Studies, in the department of Kinesiology and Health Education. He also serves as the department's Undergraduate Coordinator. He holds a PhD and MSc in Kinesiology from UT Austin and a B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College. Ozyurtcu teaches courses on the business and culture of sports and exercise, including topics such as organizational behavior, history, philosophy, and ethics. His research focuses on the cultural history of sports, with a particular emphasis on lifestyle sport subcultures, such as skateboarding, surfing, and bodybuilding. His work integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from cultural geography, sociology, cultural studies, and media studies.

Department
Kinesiology and Health Education
College
College of Education
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Longhorn Mindfulness Project

Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Tolga Ozyurtcu

This project focuses on mental health on campus.  Specifically, the mental health and self-regulation challenges that mindfulness practices have been empirically shown to address: anxiety, depression, focus, and procrastination. There is strong empirical support for these benefits emerging around the 8-week mark of regular practice (10-15 minutes per day), which is feasible in the confines of the semester calendar.