Head Injury/Concussion Working Group

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

Andrew M. Blecher, M.D.
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
Director, SCORE Concussion Program
Van Nuys, California

Deron Colby, J.D.
Janus Capital Law Group, PC
Irvine, California

Tracey Covassin, Ph.D., ATC
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Athletic Training Program Director
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Dave Ellemberg, Ph.D.
Professeur agrégé
Département de kinésiologie
Laboratoire de la neuropsychologie du sport et du développement
Université de Montréal

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

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

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, ABPP-RP
Director, Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey
Adjunct Professor, Widener University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Kelly Sarmiento, MPH
Director, Heads Up Program
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Frank M. Webbe, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Faculty Athletics Representative
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida

Scott L. Zuckerman, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Emergency Action Plan/Cardiac Working Group

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

Heat Illness Working Group

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

Rhonda Fincher
Executive Director
Kendrick Fincher Hydration Foundation
Rogers, Arkansas

Susan Yeargin, Ph.D., ATC
Assistant Professor
Physical Education and Athletic Training Department
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Nutrition Working Group

Nancy Clark, MS, RD. CSSD
Sports Nutritionist
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Allison Maurer, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS
Sports Dietitian
University of Tennessee Athletics
Knoxville, Tennessee

Toben F. Nelson, ScD
Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sexual Abuse/Emotional/Psychiatric Injury Working Group

Joe Ehrman
Former player, National Football League
Coach for America
Hunt Valley, Maryland

Katherine Starr
Two-time Olympic Swimmer
Founder and Executive Director, Safe4Athletes
Santa Monica, California

Overuse Injuries/Orthopedic Working Group

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

Bryan Williams, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Glenn S. Fleisig, Ph.D.
Research Director
American Sports Medicine Institute
Birmingham, Alabama

Holly Silvers, MPT
Director of Research
Santa Monica Sports Medicine Foundation
FIFA Medical Center of Excellence
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Law And Sports Injuries Working Group

Alan S. Goldberger, J.D.
Brown Moskowitz & Kallen, P.C.
Summit, New Jersey

Donald C. Collins, JD
Commissioner of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), San Francisco Section
San Francisco, California

Pediatric Sports Injuries Working Group

Chris Koutures, MD, FAAP
Pediatric & Sports Medicine Specialist
Team Physician USA Volleyball/Cal State Fullerto
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

Strength and Conditioning Working Group

Cynthia A. Trowbridge, PhD, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Associate Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator
Athletic Training Education Program
University of Texas at Arlington

At-Large Members

Brian Hainline, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Indianapolis, Indiana

R. Dawn Comstock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Colorado School of Public Health
Aurora, Colorado

Hal Tearse
Former Coach-in-Chief & Safety Director
Minnesota Hockey
Minnetonka, Minnesota