Marissa Edwards Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, TX, US

• Develop and implement comprehensive academic, eligibility, counseling, monitoring, and support services for student-athletes.
• Monitor progress toward degree and eligibility status for approximately 160 assigned student-athletes.
• Evaluate each student-athlete's academic skills and aid in development of academic plan; including study skill techniques, time management, and related academic information and resources.
• Communicate with coaches regarding eligibility issues, grades, and coursework for student-athletes.
• Liaison with student-athletes’ campus advisors to ensure proper course schedules are correct for their educational goals and meet required NCAA benchmarks.
• Monitor student-athletes’ matriculation status, track classroom performance, and advise student-athletes regarding athletic eligibility and coursework.

Cincinnati, OH

• Manage academic support initiatives for at-risk football and men’s basketball student-athletes.
• Conduct weekly advising meetings with football student-athletes and keep detailed notes on grades and issues.
• Assist student-athletes with documented learning disabilities regarding learning strategies.
• Teach at-risk student-athletes study skills, organization skills, and time management skills.
• Implement summer bridge objectives and help student-athletes reach positive outcomes.
• Develop course material for an organizational leadership class (OLHR) for student-athletes.

Athens, OH

• Act as a secondary contact for Football, Women’s Soccer, and Volleyball.
• Monitor and document academic progress for at-risk student-athletes.
• Responsible for tracking progress of continuing eligibility for assigned student-athletes.
• Encourage and assist student-athletes with establishing goals and implementing a plan to achieve their goals.
• Communicate with coaches and other academic staff regarding grades and any other academic or eligibility issues.
• Maintain information in APP for APR purposes.

Master'S, Sports Administration

B.S., Health & Exercise Science; Health Promotion

Activities and Societies: Varsity letter winner NCAA Division I Women’s Water Polo Team at Colorado State