I have been mentored by some amazing women throughout my life and want to create space to do the same for the next generation. I seek this out in multiple areas working with individuals spanning various ages. Currently, I am the faculty advisor for Girl Gains, a club to empower women to feel strong and confident inside and outside of the gym. Additionally, I have a commitment to inspiring young girls to be the best version of themselves through Girls on the Run.
Girl Gains
Because of my interest in women's health in the Exercise Science space I was asked by students to be the Faculty Advisor for the new Girl Gains Chapter at Slippery Rock University. The mission of Girl Gains is " to promote female weight lifting while empowering women to feel strong and beautiful in a judgment-free community." This semester I will be giving a lecture to members about the fact vs. fiction of menstrual cycle syncing and training on Tuesday November 11th at Slippery Rock University.
Taken after a successful GOTR practice!
Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization with the mission of "We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running." Despite being a busy individual I wanted to take some time away from work to inspire the next generation of young girls. It is an after-school program for girls in grades 3-8. I have been coaching since the Spring of 2021 and I look forward to every season there after when I can volunteer.
On September 4th and 5th 2021 "Team Nerd" comprised of Health and Exercise Science Graduate Students and one Post-Doc alone with one Chemistry Ph.D. student set to run continuously relay style for 29 hours and 51 minutes. This is the current record of the real Speed Project running from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Together we raised money for some important causes. We also ran 312 km!
Shown in this picture is Team Nerd running the final minutes together but the first time together at the end of the relay after almost 30 hours of running.
