Welcome!

I am so glad you’re here! This newsletter will be used to keep you updated each month on what I am doing at Oklahoma State University as a teaching and research graduate assistant. My research duties will mainly be focused on the men’s and women’s golf teams to help optimize their performance through data driven research! Future newsletters will also give you information related to health, wellness, longevity, and some tips and tricks that may be useful!

About Me

I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from Forest Hills Central High School in 2020. I played four years of Varsity Tennis and two years of Varsity Golf before I chose to play college golf at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU). At the beginning of my time there, I considered myself “just a golfer” because, honestly, I was only going to Saginaw Valley to play golf. Little did I know, the major I chose to pursue would be one of the greatest decisions of my life and allow me to discover who I really am and what I’m really passionate about. That passion is helping people unlock their full potential in fitness and optimize their performance for sport and longevity.

My Experience in Golf, Research, and Fitness so far…

1. Principle investigator of an Undergraduate Research Study on the men’s and women’s golf team at SVSU. We looked at a post activation potentiation strategy to increase club head speed in college golfers.

2. Performed and administered VO2 max tests, bod pod exams, and blood pressure measurements to athlete’s.

3. Competed in college golf tournaments in every season, and won a college golf tournament ~ 2022

4. Personal Trainer and CrossFit Coach ~ CFOL1

5. Currently working on my Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certification!

6. I recently finished my summer internship at Paradigm in Ada, MI~ I coached the FHC Hockey and Soccer teams through summer conditioning workout programs. 2024

7. Coached free community fitness classes at the local park in Ada, MI ~ 2024

My passion is educating individuals on the importance of exercise and the impact it has on our physiology, as well as inspiring them and driving them to achieve their health and fitness goals. Now that I am recently graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Athletic Coaching, I am now on a new journey pursuing my master’s in health and human performance at Oklahoma State University!

Oklahoma State University

Here I will be a graduate assistant in the College of Education and Human Sciences where I will be teaching Exercise Physiology Lab as well as participating in and developing research. My research will mainly be focused on the men’s and women’s golf teams through the Golf Research Innovation and Performance (GRIP) Center. I am eager to start working with the teams and present my ideas from personal experience to improve golf performance.

https://education.okstate.edu/research/centers/golf-research-innovation-performance/

I am so grateful to be doing what I love every single day in a new and exciting environment with other like minded individuals. I am excited to see what these next two years bring as I continue to grow and develop my knowledge and skills in exercise physiology.

Keep an eye out near the end of every month for another update on my life in Oklahoma, golf research, and information on health and fitness tips and tricks for performance and longevity! 😄 

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