The Institute's Board of Advisors is working with the Institute staff in the development of youth sports health and safety best practices for our Smart Team program.™ The following individuals have agreed to serve as advisors:
Laura J. Balcer, M.D., M.S.C.E. Professor of Neurology and Population Health Vice Chair Department of Neurology NYU Langone Medical Center New York, New York
Shannon Bauman, MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med, Primary Care Sports Med PhysicianMedical Director, Concussion North, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Andrew M. Blecher, M.D. Primary Care Sports Medicine Medical Director, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine Director, SCORE Concussion Program Van Nuys, California
Brenda Eagan Brown, MEd., CBIS BrainSTEPS Coordinator Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
Douglas J. Casa, Ph.D., ATC, FACSM, FNATA Professor, Department of Kinesiology Director, Athletic Training Education Chief Operating Officer, Korey Stringer Institute Research Associate, Human Performance Laboratory Storrs, Connecticut
Nancy Clark, MS, RD. CSSD Sports Nutritionist Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Deron Colby, J.D. Janus Capital Law Group, PC Irvine, California
Donald C. Collins, JD Commissioner of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), San Francisco Section San Francisco, California
R. Dawn Comstock, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Epidemiology Colorado School of Public Health Aurora, Colorado
Tracey Covassin, Ph.D., ATC Associate Professor Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Director Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Joe Ehrman Former player, National Football League Coach for America Hunt Valley, Maryland
Dave Ellemberg, Ph.D. Professeur agrégé Département de kinésiologie Laboratoire de la neuropsychologie du sport et du développement Université de Montréal
Rhonda Fincher Executive Director Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation Rogers, Arkansas
Glenn S. Fleisig, Ph.D. Research Director American Sports Medicine Institute Birmingham, Alabama
Christopher Giza, M.D. Assistant Professor Divisions of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Los Angeles, California
Alan S. Goldberger, J.D. Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C. Summit, New Jersey
Brian Hainline, M.D. Chief Medical Officer National Collegiate Athletic Association Indianapolis, Indiana
Tamara "Tami" Hew Butler, DPM, Ph.D., FASCM, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Neeru A Jayanthi, MD, USPTA Director, Tennis Medicine Associate Program Director Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Associate Professor Departments of Orthopaedics and Family Medicine Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
Chris Koutures, MD, FAAP Pediatric & Sports Medicine Specialist Team Physician USA Volleyball/Cal State Fullerton Anaheim Hills, California
James MacDonald, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, FACSM, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, The Ohio State University Nationwide Children's Hospital Division of Sports Medicine Web Editor, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Dublin, Ohio
Allison Maurer, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS Sports Dietitian University of Tennessee Athletics Knoxville, Tennessee
Tamara C. Valovich McLeod, Ph.D., ATC, FNATA John P. Wood, D.O., Endowed Chair for Sports Medicine Professor, Athletic Training Program Director, Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory Director, Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences A.T. Still University Mesa, Arizona
Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sport Science Research Scientist, Injury Prevention Research Center Faculty, Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph.D., ABN Director, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey Adjunct Professor, Widener University Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Toben F. Nelson, ScD Associate Professor School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology & Community Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kelly Sarmiento, MPH Director, Heads Up Program National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia
Holly Silvers, MPT Director of Research Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation FIFA Medical Center of Excellence Santa Monica, California
Katherine Starr Two-time Olympic Swimmer Founder and Executive Director, Safe4Athletes Santa Monica, California
Lindsey Barton Straus, JD Senior Editor and Director of Research MomsTEAM Institute Concord, Massachusetts
Hal Tearse Former Coach-in-Chief & Safety Director Minnesota Hockey Minnetonka, Minnesota
Frank M. Webbe, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Faculty Athletics Representative Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida
Bryan Williams, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
Susan Yeargin, Ph.D., ATC Assistant Professor Physical Education and Athletic Training Department University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina
Scott Zuckerman, M.D.,Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Head Injury/Concussion Working Group
- Laura Balcer
- Shannon Bauman
- Andrew Blecher
- Brenda Eagan Brown
- Deron Colby
- Tracey Covassin
- Dave Ellemberg
- Christopher Giza
- James MacDonald
- Tamara Valovich McLeod
- Johna Register-Mihalik
- Rosemarie Moser
- Kelly Sarmiento
- Ben Utecht
- Frank Webbe
- Scott Zuckerman
Emergency Action Plan/Cardiac Working Group
- Douglas J. Casa
Heat Injury Working Group
- Doug Casa
- Rhonda Fincher
- Susan Yeargin
- Jim MacDonald
- Tami Hew-Butler
Nutrition Working Group
- Nancy Clark
- Allison Maurer
- Toben Nelson
Sexual Abuse/Emotional/Psychiatric Injury Working Group
- Joe Ehrman
- Katherine Starr
Overuse Injuries/Orthopedic Working Group
- Neeru A Jayanthi
- James MacDonald
- Bryan Williams
- Glenn S. Fleisig
- Holly Silvers
Law And Sports Injuries Working Group
- Alan S. Goldberger
- Donald C. Collins
Pediatric Sports Injuries Working Group
- Chris Koutures
- James MacDonald
Strength and Conditioning Working Group
- Cynthia A. Trowbridge
At-Large Members
- Brian Hainline
- R. Dawn Comstock
- Hal Tearse