PhD Student
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
Sam Moore MS, CSCS, USAW, is an applied sport scientist and second year Human Movement Science Doctoral Student with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine, working under Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan. Her research interests center around metabolic and performance effects of female sex hormones for women specific interventions to improve health and performance. Prior to Carolina, Sam was with the NC State Wolfpack from 2019-2021 as the Director of Sport Science and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach. As the first woman to serve as a Director of Sport Science in NCAA, Sam implemented a revolutionary and evidence informed framework of women’s specific training design based on the hormonal landscape of the Wolfpack female athletes. Sam has presented at major conferences on topics ranging from metabolic and performance effects of female sex hormones to bigger pictures issues of social and gender justice for girl and women athletes.