Physical education and recreation expert witness with more than 30 years of experience, this expert specializes in competitive collegiate swimming instruction, aquatics operations, water safety education, sport and recreation risk management, sport psychology, concussion analysis, and sport and fitness management. Their background includes coaching swimming, lifeguard training, athletic facilities management, applied sport marketing, sports leadership and management, exercise science for special populations, and substance abuse issues affecting athletes. The expert has also provided physical education expert witness services for more than 10 years involving litigation consultations, risk management analysis, concussion documentation practices, aquatic safety issues, and recreational management procedures associated with university programs and organized sporting events. Educational credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy degree with concentration in Sport Administration and dissertation research involving application of risk management theories within university physical education departments, a Master of Arts degree with concentration in Sport Psychology, and Bachelor of Science and Associate of Arts degrees focused on physical education, health, recreation, and related disciplines. Additional recognition includes Research Consortium Fellow designation, fellowship recognition from the Sport and Recreation Law Association, and fellowship recognition from the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals.

The expert’s professional experience includes leadership and administrative responsibilities involving aquatics operations, collegiate athletics, recreation programming, athletic facility oversight, and swimming and diving program management. Research and publication activities have addressed legal issues in sport and recreation risk management, triathlon and open-water swimming safety, aquatic risk communication, waiver and assumption-of-risk issues, volunteer emergency preparedness, concussion documentation practices in interscholastic athletics, and effectiveness of lifeguard training programs. The expert has authored and presented work concerning aquatic event safety guidelines, sport marketing and promotion affecting consumer behavior, and risk management protocols for physical activity and recreation programs. Professional involvement includes editorial responsibilities for the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, leadership positions within the Sport and Recreation Law Association, and participation in national swimming and diving governance and rules committees.