Director of Operations & Sport Performance
University of Windsor, Canada
Chad is the Director of Operations for the Centre for Human Performance & Health, in the Faculty of Kinesiology, at the University of WIndsor. The Centre for Human Performance & Health provides community programming and conducts research in 3 strategic areas: 1) Sport Performance, 2) Active and Healthy Living, and 3) Workplace Training & Safety. Chad is also a sport science consultant for various sport teams and individual athletes – focusing on strength & conditioning programming and athletic testing. Chad’s doctoral work is investigating the effects of fatigue on knee joint mechanics during various sport movements (vertical jumping, lateral bounding). Chad has developed various sport and exercise programs to improve physical and mental health in various local community groups including 1) adults with autism and an intellectual disability, 2) cancer patients, and 3) university students experiencing mental health concerns.