Executive Committee

Dr. Matt Moore is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs for the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Moore is a Co-Founder of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports, Founder and Editor of the Sport Social Work Journal, and Co-Director of the International Institute for Sport and Behavioral Health. Dr. Moore is a highly published researcher, a frequent presenter at national conferences, and has secured over 5 million in external grant funding. He also has nearly two decades of coaching experience at the high school and NCAA levels. 

Kimberly Gibson currently serves as the Assistant Director of Behavioral Medicine for The University of Alabama Athletic Department. Prior to this position, she served as the MSW Field Coordinator for the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama where she was responsible for developing new field partnerships, liaisoning students within agencies, facilitating seminar classess, and addressing challenges in the field. She is a proud alumna of The University of Alabama School of Social Work, receiving both her BSW and MSW degrees at the Capstone. 

Lauren Beasley is an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Sport Management, as well as a graduate certificate in qualitative methodology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Lauren is also a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), with experience in case management and individual, family, and group therapy. Her research lies at the intersection of social work and sport, with recent focus on the social work profession in sport, mental health programming in sport organizations, and the physical and mental health literacy of college athletes, coaches, and administrators. Lauren has been a member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports since 2016, when she joined as a MSW student.

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Dr. Nafees Alam’s research agenda focuses on self-determination in sport social work as a pathway to fostering viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement in higher education and professional practice. He has over 150 peer-reviewed and popular-press publications and serves on the editorial boards of Frontiers in Mental Health, Replications in Social Psychology, the Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Research on Social Work Practice, and the Sport Social Work Journal. He has presented at conferences worldwide, including four keynotes. He aims to disseminate ideas through many public platforms as a contributor to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Heterodox Academy, Minding the Campus, Inside Sources, Psychology Today, Real Clear Education, Open Therapy Institute, ProSocial Workers, Free Black Thought, Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, the Academic Freedom Alliance, and the Institute for Liberal Values.

Dr. Ginger Gummelt, PhD, LCSW-S serves as Dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she leads interdisciplinary programs spanning business, social work, criminal justice, nursing, and counseling. A co-founder of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports, Dr. Gummelt has been instrumental in advancing the field of sport social work through scholarship, education, and advocacy. She co-authored Sport Social Work (Cognella, 2019) and serves on the editorial board of the Sport Social Work Journal. Her research explores the emotional and mental health needs of athletes and has presented nationally on topics including athlete mental health and sexual assault in sport.

Christine A. Mosher has her own private practice in Buzzards Bay, MA where she specializes in treating current and former athletes. She graduated from Boston College where she played on the nationally ranked women’s varsity soccer team, and received her Masters in Social Work at Rhode Island College. She has coached several youth, high school and women’s teams and was the founder of the Cape Cod Women’s Soccer League. Christine serves as the Co-Chair of ASWIS’s Clinicians Committee and recently co-founded Athlete Wellness Consultants, providing education, training and consultation to coaches, athletes, and teams on athlete mental health. She was recently inducted into the 2024 New Agenda Northeast Women’s Sports Organization’s Hall of Fame.

Sierra Hendrix-Williams is a dedicated sport social worker and PhD candidate specializing in mental health research for Black student-athletes. As a former Division I athlete, he brings firsthand experience of balancing high-performance athletics with academic demands. Sierra's work focuses on developing innovative mental health strategies to empower athletes, foster resilience, and create inclusive support systems within sports environments. In his role as Student Member at Large on the ASWIS executive board, Sierra aims to advocate for student-athlete well-being and contribute to the advancement of sport social work practices.

Dr. Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Ball State University. A Michigan native and long-time Gulf Coast resident, he finished his doctorate at LSU in June 2020. His dissertation explored the dynamics of youth sport parent behavior in light of new spectator laws in Louisiana. The goals of his research are to better understand family dynamics and how youth sports participation supports family functioning. He also has served as a volunteer coach of various sports at the youth, middle, high school, and collegiate levels. A former college athlete himself, Jerry is a founding member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports. He also has research interests in medical social work practice.