About Us

The Performance Recovery and Optimization (PRO) Lab at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development aims to advance research and practice in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Through our research and applied work, we strive to help individuals and teams reach and sustain optimal levels of performance and well-being.

Current Projects

We are a dynamic and diverse research team interested in all things related to Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. After all, everything is connected! Our research is aimed at advancing knowledge to inform the development of applied interventions on the science of performance recovery and optimization, as well as general psycho-bio-social wellbeing.

 Currently, BU PRO Lab members are conducting research on:

PSYCHO-BIO-SOCIAL RECOVERY AND WELLBEING

  • The Development of Periodized Psychological Interventions

  • Recovery Stress-Balance

  • Biofeedback and Neurofeedback

  • Mindfulness Interventions

PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

  • Flow-Feeling

  • The Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning (IZOFs)

  • Neural Efficiency and Neural Proficiency

TEAM DYNAMICS

  • Cohesion, Team Mental Models, and Collective Efficacy

  • Shared Zones of Optimal Functioning (SZOFs)

 The BU Performance Recovery and Optimization (PRO) Lab was established in Fall 2020 by Dr. Edson Filho.