Dr. Denise Wood's Personal MentorsIf you want to be the best, learn from the best. Dr. Denise Wood's personal mentors inspired her athletic and career success. Their modeling and guidance contributed to her extensive sports training knowledge, innovative coaching techniques, and effective leadership style.
Phil Grippaldi, world class Olympic lifter and legend in his sport, shared his extensive expertise with Denise as they trained with other top lifters in Belleville, NJ. The program regimens of Phil and former Soviet coach, Emile Press, further elevated Denise's own world class performances in track and field. These unique, effective training routines stemming from Eastern European roots spurred Denise's academic interest in the transfer of training to sports, the focus of her doctoral dissertation.
Olympic Weightlifting legend Phil Grippaldi
Terry Crawford,
led the Lady Vols to their first ever National Championship. As assistant coach, Denise coached some of the top athletes in the country while learning Terry's winning techniques. Concurrently, Denise earned her master's and doctoral degress while also competing internationally--the supreme sport science lab experience!
Andy Roberts, (hurdler Chantelle Desrosiers) Denise Wood, and Terry Crawford coached UTK's first national championship team
Denise's academic mentors, who served on her doctoral committee, are highly regarded leaders in their fields. Their combined expertise more clearly connected Denise's athletic experiences with applications of research in the sport sciences.
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