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Student-Athlete
Health & Well-Being Initiative

Pac-12 SAHWBI Board

The Pac-12 Student-­Athlete Health and Well-­Being Board advises, governs, oversees policy and direction, and assists with the leadership and general promotion of the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative in an effort to effectively address medical, safety and well-being issues facing Pac-12 student-athletes. See the roster of board members below.

Research Grant Program Committee

The Research Grant Program Committee provides guidance for the coordination and administration of the Pac-12 Grant Program RFP process, proposal submission, and review process. The Grant Committee reviews the top-rated proposals from each grant cycle and provides funding recommendations to the Pac-12 SAHWBI Board. In addition, the Pac-12 Grants Committee oversees the activities of the Pac-12 Grant Administrator who facilitates the complete process from the RFP announcement to project completion. See the roster of committee members below.

Pac-12 Brain Trauma Task Force

The Pac-12 Brain Trauma Task Force advises the Pac-12 SAHWBI Board and the Pac-12 Conference on brain health, awareness of injury risk, and trauma care across all collegiate sports. The task force also reviews injury trends, new technology, and ongoing studies on behalf of the board for all Pac-12 sports. See the task force roster below.

Pac-12 Health Analytics Program (HAP)

The Pac-12 Health Analytics Program (HAP) is dedicated to providing an innovative, collaborative environment that nurtures the development of sports-injury and related knowledge among the sports medicine community in the Pac -12 Conference. The HAP platform provides data-driven insights to support pioneering initiatives within sports injury prevention, research, and student-athlete well-being throughout the Pac-12 Conference.

Student-Athlete Health Conference Committee

The Student-Athlete Health Conference Committee sets the agenda, runs logistics, and manages the annual Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health Conference. See the roster of committee members below.

Research Grant Proposal Review Committee

The Research Grant Proposal Review Committee prepares written reviews with proposal scoring and funding recommendations, and provides to the Research Grant Program Committee. Reviewers are tasked with providing a fair, detailed evaluation of what proposals are the most responsive to the Pac-12’s needs within available resources. Each committee member serves as Lead or Secondary reviewers on three to six proposals and as General Reviewers on the remaining proposals submitted during each review cycle. See the roster of committee members below.

Pac-12 Mental Health Task Force

The Pac-12 Mental Health Task Force, which is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of practitioners from member institutions, serves as a resource to the Pac-12 on educational initiatives, applied research, and best practices to advance the mental health and well-being of collegiate athletes.

Pac-12 Student-Athlete Campus Advocates

The Pac-12 Student-Athlete Campus Advocates work collaboratively with their Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Board member, helping to shepherd and provide guidance for the timely and appropriate routing, review and execution of documents related to awarded project execution.

Pac-12 Research Development

The Research Development Director is responsible for using best efforts, expertise, business skills, judgment and initiative in interacting with the Research Development Committee and the Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Board Initiative (SAHWBI Board) to design, implement, monitor and assess a comprehensive research development program to enhance and add support to the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative.

Board Roster

Chair, Miguel Rueda
University of Colorado Boulder
Email: miguel.rueda@colorado.edu
Vice-Chair, Kim Terrell
University of Oregon
Email: kterrell@uoregon.edu
Secretary, Dr. Stephen Paul
University of Arizona
Email: spaul@arizona.edu
Kenny McCarty
Arizona State University
Email: kenneth.mccarty@asu.edu
Dr. Lindsay Huston
University of California, Berkeley
Email: lhuston@berkeley.edu
Dr. Doug Aukerman
Oregon State University
Email: doug.aukerman@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Calvin Hwang
Stanford University
Email: highlndr@stanford.edu
Dr. David McAllister
University of California Los Angeles
Email: dmcallister@mednet.ucla.edu
Dr. Seth Gamradt
University of Southern California
Email: gamradt@usc.edu
Trevor Jameson
University of Utah
Email: tjameson@huntsman.utah.edu
Mike Dillon
University of Washington
Email: mldillon@uw.edu
Jim Spooner
Washington State University
Email: james.spooner@wsu.edu

Grants Committee Roster

Chair, Dan Nordquist
Washington State University
Executive Director, Lynn Fister
Pac-12 Conference
Dr. Karin VanBaak
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Marc Norcross
Oregon State University
Sarah Lyons
Stanford University
Kevin Robell
Program Manager and Technical Advisor, Pac-12 Health Analytics Program
Teresa Gould
Pac-12 Conference

Brain Trauma Task Force Roster

Chair, Dr. Sourav Poddar
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Doug Aukerman
Oregon State University
Dr. Christopher Giza
University of California Los Angeles
Dr. Angela Lumba-Brown
Stanford University
Russ Romano
University of Southern California
Dr. David Petron
University of Utah
Dr. Kimberly Harmon
University of Washington
Christopher Lange
Washington State University

Health Analytics Program - Administration

Miguel Rueda (Chair) - Colorado
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Kim Terrell (Vice Chair) - Oregon
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Dr. Stephen Paul (Secretary) - Arizona
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Teresa Gould (Pac-12)
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Scott Petersymeyer (Pac-12 Legal Counsel)
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Lynn Fister (Pac-12 Grant Program)
SAHWBI Executive Committee
Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Board
Oversight
 

Health Analytics Program - Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Kevin Robell
Project Manager / Technical Advisor
Travis Halseth - Oregon & Heather Elkinton - Oregon State (co leads)
Campus Administrator
 

Health Analytics Program - Research & Analytics

Lynn Fister
Pac-12 Grant Program
Dan Nordquist - Washington State
Pac-12 Grant Program
Dr. Kimberly Harmon - Washington
Research Development Director
Derek Brown - Washington State
Data Use Administrator
Research Development Committee

Research Development Director

Dr. Kimberly Harmon - Washington
 

Research Development Committee

Dr. Kimberly Harmon (Chair)
University of Washington
Dr. Andrew Anderson
University of Utah
Doug Aukerman
Oregon State University
Adam Bohr
University of Colorado Boulder
Derek Brown
Washington State University
Mike Dillon
University of Washington
Heather Elkinton
Oregon State University
Dallas Hack
Brain Health Consultant
Dr. Christina Mack
IQVIA
Dr. Marc Norcross
Oregon State University
Kevin Robell
Pac-12 Conference
Miguel Rueda
University of Colorado Boulder
Daniel Taylor
University of Arizona
Bridget Whelan
University of Washington

Health Conference Committee Roster

SAHC Event Planning Coordinator: Tandi Hawkey, ATC
Pac-12 Conference
Director of Fundraising: Kendall Stewart, Athletic Trainer
Arizona State University
Primary Care Physician Representative: Joshua Goldman, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Primary Care Physician Representative: Calvin Hwang, MD
Stanford University
Mental Health Professional Representative: Kelly Schloredt, PhD
University of Washington
Orthopedic Physician Representative: Abbie Hamilton, MD
University of Arizona
Athletic Trainer Representative - Sanam Rezazadeh, ATC
Stanford University
Dietitian Representative - Laura Anderson, RD
University of Colorado Boulder
SAHWBI Secretary and Board Liaison: Stephen Paul, MD
University of Arizona
SAHWBI Vice-Chair: Kim Terrell, ATC
University of Oregon
Teresa Gould
Pac-12 Conference
Lynn Fister
Pac-12 Conference

Proposal Review Committee Roster

Alana Martinez
University of Arizona
Dr. Steven Poon
Arizona State University
Chelsea Williamson
University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Christine Baugh
University of Colorado Boulder
Stephanie Brooks
University of Oregon
Dr. Chris McCrum
Oregon State University
Dr. Sohrab Sami
Stanford University
Dr. Sharon Hame
University of California Los Angeles
Dr. Joseph Liu
University of Southern California
Justin Rigby
University of Utah
Dr. Kate Fahy
University of Washington
Dr. John Roll
Washington State University

Mental Health Task Force

Chair, Robin Scholefield, PhD
Coordinator of Clinical & Sport Psychology Services - USC
Vice Chair, Jonathan Ravarino, PhD
Director of Psychology & Wellness - University of Utah
Ann Caslin
University of California, Berkeley
Emily Miller, MD
University of California Los Angeles
Kelli Moran-Miller, Ph.D
Licensed Psychologist - Stanford University
Miguel Rueda
University of Colorado Boulder
Geneva Schlepp
Student-Athlete Representative - Washington State University
Christopher Smith, PhD
University of Oregon

Campus Advocates

Stephen Harsy
University of Arizona
Heather Clark
Arizona State University
Kairi Williams
University of California, Berkeley
Denita Ward
University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew Gray
University of Oregon
Zack Gill
Oregon State University
Michiko Pane
Stanford University
Marcia Smith
University of California Los Angeles
Andrew Probasco
University of Southern California
Brent Brown
University of Utah
Carol Rhodes
University of Washington
Dan Nordquist
Washington State University