Join us on April 11 & 12, 2025
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 11, 2025
Students and Professionals Welcome
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House
University of Utah
Address: 55 S Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Tentative Agenda:
8:30 - 10:00 AM...........................Breakfast and Poster Session
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ..............Platform Presentations & Keynote Speaker TBA
12:00 - 1:00 PM.............................Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 PM...............................Platform Presentations & Keynote Speakers TBA
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Professionals Only Event (Not Open to Undergraduate Students)
8:00 am - 12 pm
Legacy Hall
Jon M. And Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility
University of Utah
Address: 294 1850 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Tentative Agenda:
8:00 - 8:30 AM.....................Breakfast and Mingling
8:30 AM - 12 PM..................Featured Speakers & Discussion
12 - 1 PM...................................Tour of Sorenson High Performance Center and College of Health Research Lab
A huge thank you to this year's sponsors!
Registration Costs:
Undergraduate / Graduate Students: Free
Professionals: $35 per day ($70 for both)
CEU Opportunities Available for Both Days
Poster Submission Link:
AHP Symposium - Poster Submission Link
All are welcome to submit a poster abstract to present at the symposium. More information can be found at the link above.
2025 Athlete Health & Performance Speaker Lineup
Friday Keynote Speakers
10:15 - 11:15 AM: Dan Cushman, MD
- Keynote Topic: Ultrasound as a Predictor of Future Tendon Injury
- Dan Cushman, M.D., is a professor in the University of Utah Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and is the director of non-operative sports medicine research. He is board-certified in both Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and specializes in musculoskeletal ultrasound, nerve injuries, and endurance sports-specific injuries. He serves as the team physician for the University of Utah Track & Field and Cross-Country teams and is also the team physician for the University of Utah Swimming & Diving teams. His research interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound for the treatment/prevention of injury and low-cost treatment techniques.
1:45 - 2:45 PM: Sarah Kessler, PhD
- Keynote Topic: Applied Biomechanics: Being Uncomfortable in Uncertainty
- Sarah Kessler, Ph.D. is about to enter her third season as the Head Coach of Athletic Performance for the Indiana Fever. She spent the previous two seasons working as a Performance Data Analyst for the Indiana Pacers, working alongside the director of performance, strength and conditioning team, physical therapist/athletic trainers and team dietician to monitor athlete health and performance. Her work focuses primarily on using a variety of biomechanical analyses to improve understanding of athlete well-being and monitor performance outcomes. Previously, Kessler was at Harvard University as a post-doctoral researcher working to understand foot and ankle mechanics.
2:45 - 3:45 PM: Shawn Hueglin, PhD, RD, CSSD (Keynote sponsored by DairyWest)
- Keynote Topic: Team USA: Fueling the Path to Paris
- Shawn Hueglin, PhD, RD, CSSD is currently a Senior Sport Dietitian with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). She primarily supports summer Olympic team sports, specifically water polo and volleyball located in Southern California. Shawn has supported athletes competing in six Olympic Games and three Pan American Games. Prior to joining the USOPC, Shawn was an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach. She has extensive experience providing nutrition consulting to recreational, collegiate, and Olympic level athletes.
Friday Student Presentations
To be announced...
Saturday Speaker Lineup
8:30 - 10:00 AM - Section 1 Speakers
The "Anatomy" of Pollution Events Along the Wasatch Front
- John C. Lin, PhD
Sleep as a Tool to Optimize Performance
- Genevieve Albouy, PhD
Title TBA
- Sabine Krautgasser-Tolman, MS, RD, CD, CSSD, RPT, RYT
10:00 - 11:00 AM - Section 2 Speakers
Re-Imagining Mental Performance Consulting in Elite Sport
- Nick Galli, PhD, CMPC, ACMHC
- Shane Domer, MEd, CSCS
Title TBA
- Sam Sears, MS, RD (Sponsored by DairyWest)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Section 3 Speakers
Engineering the Foot: Medical Imaging and Biomechanical Assessment for Injury Prevention in Asymptomatic Flat Foot
- Amy L. Lenz, PhD
Health & Performance in Professional Basketball
- Michelle Anumba, PT, DPT, ATC, CES
- Garrett Blakey, CSCS, RSCC, MHSc, PhD Candidate
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