S uCONNECTICUT p p o rt S t a f f UNIVERSITY OF UCONN WOMEN’S SOCCER • 2015 MEDIA GUIDE
Giselle Aerni M.D. Interim Director of Sports Medicine/ Team Physician
Mary Ryan Women’s Soccer Administrative Assistant
The Department of Sports Medicine in the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics works as an integrated multidisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide the optimal, safe environment for the student-athletes to train and participate in their sport. Handling the day-to-day responsiblities for the women’s soccer program will be assistant athletic trainer, Catie Dann, MS, A.T.C. The staff takes great pride in the individual attention paid to each student-athlete. They are devoted to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury and maximizing athletic performance. The disciplines of athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, orthopedic sports medicine, optometry, nutrition, exercise physiology and psychology work in concert to provide comprehensive care. The team is spearheaded by Robert Howard, MA, ATC, the head athletic trainer. Howard is assisted by Brian Gallagher, MA, ATC and graduate assistants Anne Lasinsky, ATC, and Jonathan Andrews, ATC.
Sports Medicine & Athletic Performance Staff
In her tenure at Connecticut, Ryan has worked for a variety of UConn’s other successful athletic programs, inlcuding baseball, volleyball, football, field hockey, ice hockey, men’s and women’s track and men’s and women’s swimming. Before joining the athletic department, Ryan worked for three years in the College of Agriculture at Connecticut.
Giselle Aerni, M.D. Interim Director of Sports Medicine/Team Physician
Catie Dann M.S., A.T.C. Assistant Athletic Trainer
Bob Howard, A.T.C., MA Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Training Rosemary Ragle, A.T.C., MS Assistant Athletic Trainer Patti Kula, A.T.C., MS, CSCS Assistant Athletic Trainer
Catie Dann is in her eighth year working with women’s soccer. She also works with the swimming and diving teams. Dann oversees all practices/games and deals with the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of all the team’s injuries.
James Doran, M.Ed., A.T.C. Assistant Athletic Trainer
Catie Dann, MS, A.T.C Physician coverage is led by Assistant Athletic Trainer Dr. Giselle Aernie, the Interim Director of Sports Medicine, and Mario Diaz, MS, A.T.C. Team Physician. The Orthopedic Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports Medicine Specialists for the team include: Dr. Michael Joyce of the Orthopedic Sports Specialists in Glastonbury; Dr. Barry Messinger; and Dr. Robert Arciero and Dr. Augustus Mazzocca of the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthopedics in Farmington. The Department of Sports Medicine works closely with the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences on the University of Connecticut campus. This affords the student-athletes with the input of several nationally recognized exercise scientists. This cooperation also keeps the sports medicine staff at the cutting edge of developments in the fields of human performance and sports nutrition. Members of the sports medicine staff are actively engaged in research that directly benefits the care of the student-athletes. In addition to providing the finest in medical care for the UConn women’s soccer program, the Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut administers to the daily needs of 650 male and female intercollegiate student-athletes, who are in 24 different varsity programs. The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut plays a critical role in assuring that all UConn student-athletes have access to the best medical support and health care possible. Through patient care and ongoing research and education, the department continues to provide Husky teams a competitive edge from the medical perspective.
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Mary Ryan is in her 31st year of working in the UConn Division of Athletics, and her seventh year working with the women’s soccer team. Ryan oversees and helps with the day to day operations of the women’s soccer program.
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She earned her bachelor’s degree at UConn in athletic training, and got her master’s degree in exercise nutrition and eating behavior at The George Washington University in D.C. where she served as a graduate assistant trainer with the women’s soccer team.
Danielle Upham Director of Women’s Soccer Operations
Danielle Upham joined the UConn Athletics staff in August of 2014 as the assistant director of event management. Danielle is responsible for the management and operation of home athletic contests including American Conference, Big East, and NCAA postseason games and tournaments. Danielle primarily coordinates the operation of women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s ice hockey, track and field, and softball athletic events. Previously, Danielle worked for one year as a graduate assistant in event management for LSU and as the assistant director of facilities and operations for Bryant University. Danielle graduated from UConn in 2012 with her bachelor’s degree in sports management and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in sports management from UConn. A native of Chichester, N.H., she currently resides in Storrs.
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