Colleen O'Connell Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, PA, US

• Wellness and Sport Sciences DepartmentUndergraduate Courses (Instructional Format):
• Wellness: Personal Fitness (Hybrid)
• First Year Experience Seminar (Face to Face)
• Legal Aspects of Sport (Face to Face)Graduate Courses (Instructional Format):
• Sport and the Law (Face to Face)
• Moral and Ethical Issues in Sport (Asynchronous)

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

• Core Curriculum Courses Taught: Exploring Wellness through MovementSkills Courses Taught: Basketball, Square Dancing, Line Dancing, YogaFormats Taught: Synchronous Face-to-Face and Remote, Hybrid, Asynchronous Remote
• Designed lesson plans to instruct progression of fundamental skills of specific sport/activity
• Lectured a maximum of 25 undergraduate students on rules of sport/activity while mentoring skill development
• Evaluated skill mastery through administration of exams, reflective journals, and culminating projects

• Advanced to NCAA Round of 16 in 2021-2022 season
• Assisted in daily practice planning throughout season
• Provided on-court instruction and conduct positional workouts in individual and small group settings
• Prepared scouting reports and opponent film breakdown; managed film upload and exchange on Synergy
• Coordinated all aspects of student-athlete recruitment: initial evaluation, establishment of communication, maintenance of relationships, scheduling on-campus visits
• Collaborated with Scheduling Coordinator and Head Coach on contest scheduling for future seasons

• Created “First-Year Survival Guide,” a one-page visual report of resources for 300+ first-year student-athletes
• Compiled 400+ student-athlete schedules and monitored for full-time status to ensure eligibility
• Processed 100+ Progress-Toward-Degree reports to document student-athlete eligibility
• Wrote and distributed missed class letters for eight varsity programs

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

• Captured two NJAC championships, competed in two NCAA DIII Tournaments, advancing to the Round of 16 in the 2017-2018 season
• Provided on-court instruction in practices and conducted individual workouts for players
• Prepared scouting reports and opponent film breakdown; managed film upload and exchange on Synergy
• Coordinated all aspects of student-athlete recruitment: initial evaluation, establishment of communication,maintenance of relationships, scheduling on-campus visits
• Managed all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) to highlight student-athlete experiences to 1000+ followers
• Designed social media fundraising campaign to generate $3,000+ in donations to Women’s Basketball Program

• Conducted ethnographic research examining the culture of competition in club sports in the Hudson Valley region of New York.
• Analyzed organizational and financial structure of basketball, soccer, and baseball club programs.
• Recruited and interviewed eight collegiate coaches and athletic administrators across the US for data used in a future book project.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physical Education

Cognate: Legal and Ethical Dimensions

Master Of Science - Ms, Physical Education

Concentration: Athletic Administration Thesis: Recruitment Experiences of Division III Student-Athletes

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Neuroscience And Behavior

Activities and Societies: Women's Basketball; Student-Athlete Advisory CommitteeCorrelate in Educational Studies. Worked in a variety of.

High School Diploma