Lindsay Kandra ’99 knows firsthand the mental health challenges that face sports teams. The former track and field athlete was hired full-time in October 2021 as a counselor in the university’s Student Health, Wellness and Counseling Center and as the new mental health and sports performance liaison in the athletic department.
Kandra hopes to end stigmas around mental health by offering classes and workshops, as well as serving as a resource for Wildcat student-athletes. She hosted discussion groups for injured athletes and yoga classes during the fall semester and taught a four-week mindfulness for sport performance class during January Term.
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