Michigan Athletics Webinar: Student-Athlete Welfare
3/26/2020 2:25:00 PM | General
The University of Michigan athletic department held a webinar on Tuesday (March 24) with experts in student-athlete health and welfare to discuss the cancelation of winter and spring sporting events, the resources available to student-athletes and COVID-19.
Panelists
Kurt Svoboda
Host
- Associate AD, External Communications and PR
Darryl Conway
Senior Associate AD and Chief Health and Welfare Officer
- MA, AT, ATC
- Hired at Michigan in 2013 after nine years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at the University of Maryland
- Board of Certification Certified Athletic Trainer
- Professional Interests: Risk Management, Emergency/Catastrophic/Crisis Management, Cervical Spine Injury Management
Abigail Eiler
Assistant Director of Athletic Counseling/Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work
- MSW, LMSW-Clinical, QMHP
- Worked on multiple SAMHSA grants and received foundation funding to support suicide prevention, intervention and post-vention efforts in North American Indian communities
- Played water polo at the University of Michigan from 2001-03
Caroline Mandel
Director of Performance Nutrition
- MS, AT, ATC
- Hired at Michigan in 2000
- Received her master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1995
- Registered Dietitian
- Professional Interests: Performance Nutrition, Women's Health
Segment 1 - Reaction to Season Cancellations (3:55)
Segment 2 - Contingency Plan and Grieving Process (3:28)
Segment 3 - Communication and Global Support (5:54)
Segment 4 - At Home Nutrition and Workouts (5:57)
Segment 5 - Process If Student-Athletes Get COVID-19 (3:12)
Segment 6 - Checking In with Student-Athletes (4:51)
Segment 7 - Flattening the Curve for COVID-19 (12:12)
Segment 8 - Team Apps and Steps When Students Return (9:18)
Segment 9 - Excess Food and COVID-19 Advice (9:42)
