Schedule
*subject to change
Pre-Game: April 29th
Night before Day One
TBA
TBA
Day One : April 30th
Plenary Morning Session One
8:30-9:00am
Yoga
Panels One
9:10-10:00am
10:10-10:55am
OCD: Cali Werner, Evan Smith
Black Male Athlete Trauma: Dr. Vanessa Robinson Dooley
Who Helps the Helpers: Brandi Gresham
Mental Health Literacy: Dr. Casey Rudzinski
Faith: Kevin Washington, Joe Thompson, Kyle Donohue
Injuries: Jake Villareal, Kelsey O’Connor
Real Athletes, Real Stories: Ros Wilson, Marcus Smith, Khalil Davis, Montee Ball (Moderator: Courtney Messina)
Black Professional Sports Women: Akilah Carter-Francique, Joyce Olushola Ogurinde, Courtney Flowers, Jasmine Hamilton, Jacqueline McDowell, F Michelle Richardson
Transition Out of Sport: Cali Werner, Silke Voets
Workshop One
Networking
11:00-11:20am
Featured Speaker / Lunch
11:30-12:15pm
12:20-1:10pm
Suicide: T. Shardé Curry, Dartez Jacobs, Naynette Kennett, Quentin Shambley
Coaches: Dr. Yayra Y. Fekpe
Academics: Marissa Jones, Dr. Jazmine Highsmith, Dr. Erin Hassler
Training the Mind™: Science-Backed Tools to Achieve High Performance in Sport and Life: Brook Choulet, MD FAPA
Athlete Mental Health Models: Jess Kirby, Dr. Mena Mirhom, Donnetta Washington
Dr. Kweku Smith
Panels Two
1:15-1:55pm
Workshop Two
Expanding Athlete Identity: Saquan Vernon, Naynette Kennett
Self Care for Athletes: Dr. Tamara Harris
Solution-Focused Peer Support: Nate Guyton
The Weight of Opportunity: NIL and the New Demands on Athletes: Laneshia Conner
Panels Three
2:00-2:50pm
New Practitioners: Dr. Lenecia Nickell, Dr. Jasmine Cohen-Young
Academics: Dr. Melanie Poudevigne, Kim Evans, Orlando Milton Jr.
Real Athletes, Real Stories: Suzanne Potts LMSW MPH, Kendra Coleman,
Ashante Gatlin, Bryce Dedman, Silke Voets
Beyond the scale: Building a collaborative approach to preventing eating disorders in college athletes: Michelle Gregovic, Nicole Rains, Jailyn Edwards, Yamilet Molina
Coach’s Spouse and Mental Health Provider: Ladricca White
Featured Speaker
3:00-3:45pm
Abigail Eiler
Workshop Three
3:50-4:30pm
ADHD: Vince Carter
Brain Spotting: Thad Frye, Whitney Dittmar
Breathing: Joe Somodi
Day Two : May 1st
Featured Speaker
8:30-9:15am
Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique
Panels Four
9:20-10:10am
10:15-10:55am
Mental Fitness for Spectator Incivility: Dr. Quinella Minix
Overdose - Wrestling: Robert Nucci
From Data to Care: Implementing AthleteTalk to Enhance Mental Health Support for HBCU Student-Athletes: Courtney L. Flowers Ph.D., Kimberley Evans
Coaches: Mike O’Brien, Ryan Walton
Black Female Athletes: Luka Ojemaye, Dre Johnson, Capri Richardson
Faith: T. Shardé Curry, Dr. Taylor Spells LPC CMPC, Dr. Jei Pearcey, Rennel Marshall
Addictions: Justin Morales
College & Semi Pro: Quentin Shambley
Athlete Mental Health Models: Dr. Carolyn Spearman Davis, Rya Irons,
Mike O’Brien, Ernests Locmelis
Workshop Four
Networking
11:00-11:20pm
Featured Speaker / Lunch
Workshop Five
11:30-12:15pm
12:20-1:00pm
Tech Wearables: Dr. Casey Rudzinski
Transfer Portal: Ellicia Money
Suicide Assessment: Jamie McKinney
Community Service: Dr. Mena Mirhom
Identity & Imposter Syndrome: Ja-Wuan Moore
Dr. Polo DeCano
Closing Session / Call to Action
2:50-3:15pm
Panel Five
1:05-1:55pm
What’s Love Got to do With It: Mary-Foston English,
Ashle J. Childress MA LMFT LPCC
Help-Seeking Behaviors: Dr. Rebecca Tulenko, Dr. Shawn Kent
Workshop Six
2:00-2:40pm
The Silent Struggle: Black Reflection on Injury and Mental Health:
Dr. Charles Crowley, Dr. Algerian Hart, Wardell Johnson
NIL: Briana DuBose
Together, We Can End Abuse in Sports: Madison Smith
Identity & Transitions: Ethan Kruse, Ernests Locmelis, Dr. Juan Redmon
New Practitioners: Courtney Messina, Dartez Jacobs, Mary Foston-English