"I love Athlete Mental Health and Wellbeing Symposium: NSSR Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab"

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0 Skip to Content Resources Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab The New School For Social Research NSSR: Psychology Department Team Open Menu Close Menu Resources Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab The New School For Social Research NSSR: Psychology Department Team Open Menu Close Menu Folder: Resources Back Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab The New School For Social Research NSSR: Psychology Department Team Presented by the New School forSocial Research withTHE TRAUMA & global mental health labFriday, January 282022 ">Athlete Panel">Support + Research Panel">Keynote Address by Alexi Pappas">Q + A While athletes are celebrated for doing the impossible physically, there has been growing recognition that athlete mental health has been greatly overlooked. Must wellbeing come at the expense of competition? What would sports look like if wellbeing and mental health were seen as integral to training, competition, and injuries? Efforts to transform sports culture will require diverse perspectives and frameworks.In the first New School Athlete Mental Health & Wellbeing Symposium we brought together scholars, clinicians, and athletes from interdisciplinary, athletic, and personal backgrounds to discuss the status of athlete mental health and wellbeing across diverse contexts, obstacles and opportunities for engaging athletes in mental healthcare, how athletes and the media can work together to reimagine our expectations and representations of athletes and their wellbeing, and ways in which issues of equity and race-based discrimination negatively impact athletes.We hope that this event is the first in a series of discussions that will help to chart strategies that will have positive impacts for athletes at every level of sport. featured keynote + symposium 11 AMATHLETE PANELModerated by Chloe SherrillKara WingerKhalil ThompsonKiira KorpiNicole Ross12 PM SUPPORT + RESEARCH PANELModerated by Louisa ThomasAngel BrutusDaria SchneiderIvan TchatchouwoNzingha PrescodWilliam D. Parham1 PMKEYNOTE ADDRESSAlexi PappasOlympian, Writer, Actor 1:30 PMQ+A SessionAll Panelists Keynote Address Alexi Pappas Alexi Pappas is an Olympic runner and an award-winning actor and writer. Alexi's memoir-in-essays, "Bravey," with a foreword by Maya Rudolph, just came out in paperback and was the number 1 new release in both the sports and film categories. Alexi co-created and starred in the feature film OLYMPIC DREAMS alongside Nick Kroll, premiering at SXSW 2019. In 2016 Alexi co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the feature film TRACKTOWN with a cast including Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live") and Andy Buckley ("The Office"). Alexi has been profiled on the cover of the New York Times Sports Page, in Rolling Stone, on NPR's All Things Considered, and was also featured on the cover of Runner's World Magazine's 50th anniversary issue alongside Kevin Hart, named as one of the two faces of the "new boom" in running. A Greek-American, Alexi is the Greek national record holder in the 10,000 meters with a personal best of 31:36 set at the Rio Olympics. Alexi graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College and also ran for the University of Oregon as a 5th year, leading the team to two NCAA victories. Olympic Athlete Panel Chloe Sherrill M.A., ModeratorChloe Sherrill is a Clinical Psychology PhD Student at The New School and a researcher at the Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab, working in the field of Dissemination and Implementation Science. She holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and a master's degree in psychology from The New School, where she researches athlete mental health, and task-sharing and capacity building in MHPSS. Before beginning her PhD, Chloe worked in the art world at Christie’s, where she also earned a master's degree in Modern Art. She won an NCAA Championship in Fencing in 2006, and was captain of the Harvard Fencing Team. Kiira Korpi Kiira is a 2x Finnish Olympian Figure Skating Champion. She represented Finland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games. She is a three-time European medalist (bronze in 2007 and 2011, silver in 2012), the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a five-time Finnish national champion (2009, 2011–2013, 2015). She retired from competitive skating in August 2015. Kiira runs a successful business, coaching both ice skaters and other excellence-driven individuals. Her coaching style is based on principles of positive psychology and is uniquely tailored to her clients’ needs and goals. Kara Winger Kara Winger was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Vancouver, Washington. She is a 4x Olympian, 8x National Champion, former American Record Holder, Public Lands advocate, Dog lover, and a wife. She is a graduate of Purdue University in 2009 in Nutrition, Fitness, and Health and completed an MBA at DeVry University in 2016 with an accounting concentration. She enjoys photography, backpacking, hiking, the outdoors, playing piano, reading, and hanging out with her family. In 2016, she became the first female athlete from Purdue University to qualify for her third Olympic Games, and she threw a season-best mark to win Javelin gold at the Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru in 2019. Kara had the honor and the privilege to carry the flag of the United States of America at the closing ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Nicole Ross Nicole Ross is a two-time Olympian in the sport of fencing (London '12, Tokyo '20). She represented the U.S. as the Captain of 10 consecutive World Championship Teams. She is a World Champion, multiple-time World Cup and Grand Prix medallist, an NCAA champion, and has been ranked as high as #4 in the world. She holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University, and is currently pursuing an MA in Psychology from the New School where she does research on athlete mental health and reducing stigma around mental health in sports. Nicole serves as an athlete representative on the USOPC’s Mental Health & Wellness Task Force. Khalil Thompson Khalil is 24 years old from Teaneck, New Jersey. Khalil started fencing at the Peter Westbrook Foundation when he was nine years old. Khalil started college at Penn State University but had to take a leave of absence after being diagnosed with severe depression & anxiety. He is currently finishing his undergraduate degree at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Khalil was a member of the 2019 U.S. Senior National Fencing Team and 2020 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team. Athlete Support + Research Panel Louisa Thomas ModeratorLouisa Thomas is the author of Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams and Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family — A Test of Will and Faith in World War I, and the coauthor of Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football. A staff writer at The New Yorker and a former writer and editor for Grantland, her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, Vogue, and other places. Her recent article “A year that changed how athletes think about mental health” was published in The New Yorker on December 20, 2021. Ivan Tchatchouwo Ivan is on a mission to improve student-athletes' wellbeing through mobile technology and data analytics. Born in Cameroon and raised in the Bronx, he became a captain of the men’s basketball team at Concordia College and earned a Masters Degree in Applied Physiology from Columbia University, where he focused on data, wellbeing, and human performance. Ivan founded The Zone to ensure wellness resources are accessible and personalized to student-athletes, creating a personal wellness coach in their pockets. Nzingha Prescod Nzingha is a gifted warrior of many talents, living in the footsteps of her namesake Queen Nzinga. A Brooklyn native, she’s one of the most decorated athletes in USA fencing history as a 2x Olympian, World Champion and 4x Senior World Medalist. Nzingha became the first Black woman to win an individual medal at the Senior World in 2015. She has ranked as high as 5th in the world. Nzingha is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Columbia University, where she studied political science with a concentration in race and ethnicity. Since retiring from competing, she has committed to expanding access to sport advocating for inclusive and high-quality sport education. In December 2021, Nzingha was awarded with the first inaugural Service & Hope Award by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundations. Nzingha’s has served as the thought leader and visionary advocate for New York City Council legislation to create the Mayor’s Office of Sports, Wellness & Recreation. Nzingha is the Founder & Executive Director of the award-winning Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork and Education (PISTE). PISTE is a NYC-based community program teaching fencing and providing educational enrichment at no-cost to Black and Brown youth in under-served neighborhoods. She serves on the board of directors of USA Fencing and is a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Council on Social and Racial Justice. In her professional career, Nzingha is a Senior Technology Consultant at EY. Angel Brutus PsyD, LPC-S, CRC, BC-TMH, CMPC®Dr. Angel Brutus is a member of the USOPC’s Mental Health Services Team as part of the department of sports medicine. She serves in this role after serving as the inaugural Assistant Athletic Director of Counseling and Sport Psychology for Mississippi State University. She also managed a private practice based in Atlanta, Georgia where she provided clinical and sport performance services to individuals, teams, and organizations. There she served as a medical advisory board member and training facilitator for the Eating Disorders Information Network (EDIN). Her training includes Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Licensed Professional Counseling, Certified Rehabilitation Counseling and Sport-Performance Psychology. Angel is the former coordinator for the Association for Applied Sport Psychology's (AASP) Race & Ethnicity in Sport Special Interest Group (SIG) – member of additional SIGs (Women in Sport, Anger and Violence in Sport, Eating Disorders in Sport, Adaptive Sport & Physical Activity) and is a member of multiple committees within AASP in which she co-chairs the Nominations/Leadership Development and previously assisted with Professional Ethics and served as an IGNITE mentor. William D. Parham Ph.D., ABPPDr. William D. Parham is a Professor in the Counseling Program and Interim Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Social Justice at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Parham serves currently as the inaugural Director of the Mental Health and Wellness Program of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). He is a member of the mental health and wellness task force of the USOPC and a member of an international think tank on the mental health and wellness of athletes. Dr. Parham has focused on working with athletes across organization, levels, and sports. Much of his current work focuses on trauma. He is widely known for his work on the interplay between sports psychology, multiculturalism/diversity, trauma, and health psychology. Daria Schneider A five-time national team member and two-time world championships medalist (2011, 2012), Schneider was the USA Fencing national champion in 2011. During her athletic career, she was ranked as high as 13th in the world and 2nd in the U.S. She also had a strong NCAA career, earning the sabre championship in 2007 and bronze in 2009 for Columbia University. Schneider is a member of the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame, Class of 2014. Following her athletic career, she captained Team USA onto a record-breaking six medals, including first-ever team golds in women’s epee and women’s foil, at the 2018 Senior World Championships. Schneider currently serves as head coach for Harvard University’s men’s and women’s fencing programs. In 2020, the men's team was ranked first in the country going into the NCAA tournament. In Schneider’s first year at the helm, the team achieved a program-record 20 victories in the 2019-20 season. Prior to her role at Harvard, Schneider served as head coach of the Cornell University Fencing Team for 3 years. Under her leadership, the team earned 19 victories in the 2016-17 season, the most single-season wins in program history. The youngest head coach in the Ivy League, Schneider is also a two-time Ivy League Coach of the Year (Cornell, 2018; Harvard, 2020).Schneider is in her ninth year of service on the USA Fencing board of directors, where she serves as an athlete director, and has served as a USOPC AAC sport representative. The New School for Social ResearchThe Trauma & Global Mental Health LabNSSR Psychology ©2022 The New School - All Rights Reserved