Gymnastics Expert Witnesses

This highly qualified expert is the owner of major gymnastics facility in Texas and has an extensive background in the field of gymnastics. She is a co-author and director for the Instructor Training Program for the Gymnastics Association of Texas and serves as a GAT board member. She has served on the USAG Preschool Advisory Board as well as the USAG Safety Review Board. In addition to speaking for USA Gymnastics National, Regional and State Congresses, she has been a private consultant and clinician specializing in preschool staff training since 1997. Her articles have appeared in Technique magazine and she has compiled her lesson plans and coaching philosophies in numerous books. She has received multiple honors for her outstanding work, including the 2003 and 2007 Distinguished Service Awards from the Gymnastics Association of Texas and one of the 2005 Remarkable Woman Awards from ABC Television� for her dedication and contributions to the development of the sport of gymnastics, 2012 National Instructor of the Year, USA Gymnastics, 2014 Life Member Award, Gymnastics Association of Texas, 2015 Business of the Year Award, Bell County Judge and Commissioners Committee on People with Disabilities, 2015 All-Star Recognition Temple Education Foundation.

This expert is a sport scientist, trained in exercise physiology and bio-mechanics. He recently served as the National Director of Education for the National Strength and Conditioning Association in Colorado Springs, CO. He has served as the Director of the Monfort Family Human Performance Research Laboratory at Colorado Mesa University. At the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, he was Recovery Center Leader, Head of Sport Biomechanics and Engineering, and Senior Physiologist. He has over 40 years experience in Olympic sports. This expert has served as an associate professor at the University of Utah’s Department of Exercise and Sport Science and Co-Director of the Motor Behavior Research Laboratory with adjunct appointments in Bioengineering and Physical Therapy. He was the Department Chair of Exercise Science & Sports Medicine at California Lutheran University and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory. Other positions include: Director of Research and Development for USA Gymnastics, Scientific Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation, and Chair of the United States Elite Coaches Association for Women’s Gymnastics. He has written 11 books, over 25 book chapters, received over $¼ million in grants and contracts, published over 300 articles on sport performance, over 35 professional awards. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, certified as an Athlete Recovery Specialist, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Wilderness EMT, and has several certifications in emergency communications, emergency medicine, and search and rescue.

This expert has coached gymnastics from beginner level through international level since 1969.

This gymnastics expert is a former collegiate athlete at the University of Georgia, where she earned distinctions as an All-American and Team Champion. She gained experience supervising gymnasts as an assistant coach at both the University of Iowa and the University of Maryland. Currently, she owns and operates a gymnastics school in western Massachusetts, coaching young athletes to win state championships.