Concussions and Sports Justice: March 20, 2016 Film Screening and Panel Discussion 4:30pm
Screeningof“TheBusinessofAmateurs”andPanelDiscussiontoFollow
“Oneofthemostimportantfilmsof2015.”–UnseenFilms
★★★★★!--DelmarvaLife
Theseareimportanttimesintheworldofcollegerevenueathletics.Athletes,coaches,administrators,fans,andparentsarebeingcalledtocourageousconversationsaboutthingslikeconcussions,dueprocess,race,andeconomicjustice.Afterscreeningthisimportantfilmfromaplayer’sperspective,wewillhearaboutexcitingnewresearchonconcussionsgoingonatPurdueandhearfromexpertsonthemostpressingissuesinsportstoday.Athletes,parentsofathletes,
andanyonewhocaresaboutsportswillwanttojoinusonMarch20,2016atthebeautifulLafayetteTheaterinLafayette,IN.
Throughgenerousdonationsthiseventisfreeandopentothepublic.
PanelistsonConcussionsandSportsJustice
BobDemars,FilmmakerandFormerUSCFootballPlayerLosAngeles,CABobisanaward-winningfilmmakerwithoveradecadeofexperienceproducing,writing,anddirecting.In2009heproducedhisfirstdocumentary“AdjustYourColor:TheTruthofPeteyGreene”,whichwasnarratedbyDonCheadle.ThefilmwasdistributedbyPBS’s“IndependentLens”andwentontowintheprogram’sAudienceAwardfortheyear.HereceivedhisdegreefromUSC'sMarshallSchoolofBusiness.
TomTalavage,PhD,andEricNauman,PhDPurdueNeurotraumaGroupandProfessorsWestLafayette,INThomasTalavageisaProfessorinthePurdueUniversitySchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringwithajointappointmentintheWeldonSchoolofBiomedicalEngineering.HeistheFoundingCo-DirectorofthePurdueMRIFacility,andisoneoftheco-PrincipalInvestigatorsinthePurdueNeurotraumaGroup.EricNaumanistheDirectoroftheCollegeofEngineeringHonorsProgram,ProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringandintheSchoolofBiomedicalEngineeringandBasicMedicalSciences.WorkbyProfessorsTalavageandNaumanandthePurdueNeurotraumaGroupservesastheseminaldemonstrationoftheconsequencesofrepetitiveheadtraumainathleteswhoaregenerallyclassifiedasasymptomatic.
NatalieGraves,AM,LCSW,CADC,Founder1in4ProjectChicago,ILNatalieGraveshasaprivatepracticespecializinginathletes’mentalhealth&wellness.Natalieisalsothefounderandpresidentofthe1in4PROJECT.Thisorganizationiscomprisedofsocialworkersfocusedonbringingawarenessofmentalhealthandwellnesstothesportcommunity.
RobertOrr,JD,RetiredNorthCarolinaSupremeCourtJusticeRaleigh,NCJusticeRobertF.OrrisaretiredN.C.SupremeCourtJusticeandOfCounselwithCampbellShatley,PLLC,Asheville,NC.JusticeOrrrepresentscollegeathletesinNCAAmattersacrossthecountry.CoachTerryPeebles,WilliamHenryHarrisonHighSchoolWestLafayette,INCoachPeebleshasworkedateveryleveloffootball.HewasanAll-AmericanquarterbackatHanoverCollege,anassistantcoachandcoordinatoratthecollegelevel,andcurrentlyservesattheHeadFootballCoachatWilliamHenryHarrisonHighSchoolinWestLafayette,IN.
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Location:TheLafayetteTheater600MainStreetLafayette,IN47901
Hostedby:JohnandMarciaMountShoopFormoreinformation:[email protected]
RobertOrrAttorney,SportsReformAdvocate
TerryPeeblesHeadFootballCoach,HarrisonHS
NatalieGravesSocialWorker,1in4ProjectFounder
BobDemarsFilmmakerFormerUSCFootballPlayer
Panelwillincludecurrentcollegeplayers
TomTalavageEricNaumanPurdueNeurotraumaGroup
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