Selen Razon

Selen Razon
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Kinesiology
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: SRazon@wcupa.edu

Research Interests

exercisehealth behavior changepolysensory stimulieffort perceptionpsychophysiological determinants

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Selen Razon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Exercise Science discipline. Dr. Razon earned a BS in Psychology from Université Paris Descartes in France and her Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Florida State University. Her main research interests include affective responses to exercise, health behavior change, use of polysensory stimuli to reduce effort perception during exercise and psychophysiological determinants of exercise. Dr. Razon has published in the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, and the Journal of Sport Sciences, and is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2140

List of Publications

  • Attitudes Surrounding Group Cycling Versus Individual Cycling During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sep 2023 Relationship Between Body Satisfaction And Exercise Behavior: A Cross Cultural Comparison: 3123, Sep 2023 Justification of a Deficit Mentality in a Division I Intercollegiate Athletic Department, May 2023 Resistance And Endurance Training Improve Exercise Enjoyment And Happiness In Young Adults, Sep 2022 The Effects Of A Regular Yoga Practice On Mental Health In College Students During COVID-19, Sep 2022 Attitudes Surrounding Group Vs. Individual Cycling During Covid-19: 1689, Sep 2022 Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology: Research Directions To Advance the Field, Oct 2021 Postural Changes among Physical Therapy Students: Results from a three-year study, Sep 2021 The Effects Of A Regular Yoga Practice On Psychophysiological Measures In College Students: 68, Aug 2021 Nursing Professionals’ Mental Well?being and Workplace Impairment During the COVID?19 Crisis: Network Analysis, Feb 2021 Effects of an 8-week basketball-specific proprioceptive training with a single-plane instability balance platform, Sep 2020 Effects of an 8-week basketball-specific proprioceptive training with a single-plane instability balance platform Preprint, Aug 2020 Yoga's Effects on the Cardiovascular System of Healthy Women: Implications for Best Practices, Jul 2020 Exercise Is Medicine Day On Campus: A Survey Of Physical Activity And Nutrition Habits: 1199 Board #325 May 27 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Jul 2020 The Effects Of Essential Oils On Perception Of Exertion, Task Pleasantness And Time On Task: 2334 Board #253 May 28 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Jul 2020 Diabetes Prevention Program: An Investigation Of Lifestyle Coaches’ Habits And Motivations: 3462 Board #283 May 29 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Jul 2020 The Effects Of Mental Imagery Use On Perceived Exertion And Exercise Tolerance: 2343 Board #262 May 28 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Jul 2020 Heart Rate Variability Changes in the Integrated Yoga Program: Results and Implications, Jan 2020 Exercise Is Medicine On Campus: A Survey Of Opinions And Attitudes: 468 Board #306 May 29 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Jun 2019 The Effects Of A Six-week Boot Camp Program On Exercise-related Affects And Perceptions: 2604 Board #268 May 31 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Jun 2019 Physiological Effects of Yoga in Healthy Women: A Novel Perspective Pilot study v2, Jan 2019 Perceptions of Physical Activity Tracking Devices: A Survey Analysis, Jan 2019 Zumba in the Postindustrial Midwest: Minority Women and Access to Physical Fitness, Jan 2019 The Benefits of Health-Related Fitness Education in Secondary PE, Jan 2019 Anticipation and Situation-Assessment Skills in Soccer Under Varying Degrees of Informational Constraint, Jan 2019 Physiological Effects of Yoga in Healthy Women: A Novel Perspective Pilot study v1, Dec 2018 No Sólo Estático: Maniobras de Estabilización en Ejercicios Dinámicos - Un estudio Piloto, Sep 2018 Not only static: Stabilization manoeuvres in dynamic exercises – A pilot study, Aug 2018 Idiosyncratic Pain Patterns During Exhaustive Exercise, Apr 2018 Effects of a Supportive Audience on a Handgrip Squeezing Task in Adults, Dec 2017 Use of Sensory Modalities, Oct 2017 Effects of acute exercise on executive functioning: Testing the moderators, Jul 2017 Passion for Academics and Problematic Health Behaviors, May 2017 Cycling outdoors facilitates external thoughts and endurance, Aug 2016 Dynamic Stability of Task-Related Thoughts, Jan 2016 Dynamic Stability of Task-Related Thoughts in Trained Runners, Dec 2015 Local Pain Dynamics during Constant Exhaustive Exercise, Sep 2015 Dynamics of Perceived Exertion in Constant-Power Cycling: Time- and Workload-Dependent Thresholds, Jun 2015 Dynamic Stability of Task-related Thoughts in Trained Runners, Apr 2015 Intentional Thought Dynamics during Exercise Performed until Volitional Exhaustion, Mar 2015 Adaptation: A Two-Perception Probabilistic Conceptual Framework, Mar 2015 Nonverbal sensitivity, verbal communication, and team coordination in tennis doubles, Dec 2014 Verbal Communication in Doubles Tennis: An Analysis of Close Games, Dec 2014 Effects of Imagery on Effort Perception and Cycling Endurance, May 2014 The Effect of Olfactory Ovulation Cues on Males’ Attention Allocation and Perception of Exertion, Jun 2013 Mental Imagery may Facilitate Attention, Increase Lactic Acid Concentration during Exercise Behavior., May 2013