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Eric Patterson, MBA
The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc. - Kansas City, MO
- Director of the Resource Exchange Center
- Former Two-Sport Collegiate Athlete
- Featured Speaker for the Drug Free Sport Education Program
Becky Achen, MS
The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc. - Kansas City, MO
- Resource Exchange Center (REC) Account Manager.
- Lead contact for myPlaybook, an evidence-based online education program designed to prevent alcohol and other drug related harm among collegiate student-athletes and the general high school population.
- Earned bachelor’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sport management and minor in business administration and coaching from Southwest Minnesota State University.
- Earned master's degree in educational leadership with an emphasis in sport management from Winona State University. Thesis: Corporate Wellness Programs: Professional Attitudes and Common Components.
- Distance running enthusiast with a passion for health and wellness.
Peter J. Ambrose, Pharm. D.
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Vice Chair
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy
Director, Los Angeles/Orange County Area Clerkships
- Cinical pharmacokinetics is his primary area of research and publication.
- Dr. Ambrose's clinical practice is at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Consultation Service
- Has been a crew chief with the drug testing program of the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 1987, and continues today with The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc.
- Served as a Doping Control Officer at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He was a contributing editor of the book, Athletic Drug Reference, sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the United States Olympic Committee.
Mike A. Perko, Ph.D., CHES, FAAHE
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Studies
Department of Public Health Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Author of Can You Win Without Supplements (CYWWS)
- Health Educator of the Year by the American Association for Health Education.
- Research areas include worksite health promotion and the use of sports performance enhancers by young athletes.
- Authored two books, one book chapter, 30 peer-reviewed publications, 90 refereed presentations and presented multiple keynote and distinguished lectures.
David L. Wyrick, Ph.D.
President of Prevention Strategies
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Dr. Wyrick’s research and program interests are focused on alcohol and other drug prevention, primarily at the college and high school levels, and survey research methods related to the collection of sensitive information.
- He has authored several academic papers on survey methodology, drug prevention, and distance education as well as co-edited a book on alcohol use and harm prevention for college students.
- Dr. Wyrick is the Chair-Elect for the Early Career Preventionist Network (ECPN).
- Serves as a reviewer for Prevention Science.
- Member of the Guilford Health Partnership.
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