Brianna joined Logan in 2021 as the Health Professions Education Resident. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. She completed her Master of Education with an emphasis in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership from the University of Missouri. While working on her master’s degree, Brianna worked as a graduate assistant …

Dr. Wildes brings more than 15 years of expertise in human performance optimization within sports medicine, athletic training, sports physiology, strength and conditioning, integrative osteopathic wellness, and psychophysiology. As an emerging expert in the field of sports medicine psychophysiology, with experience working for various organizations such as the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, USA-National Governing Bodies – USA Volleyball, …

Meade Smith is one of the top strength and conditioning professionals in college athletics with a proven track record of helping athletes maximize their potential. He joined the staff at Southern Illinois in May of 2016 after serving as head strength coach at SIUE from 2011-16. In 2019, he oversaw a complete renovation of the weight room. A 2000 graduate of …

Dr. Chris Fahs has a background in exercise physiology. He earned his BS in Exercise Science from the University of Scranton. At the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, he completed his MS in Kinesiology in the Exercise and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory. He continued as lab coordinator of the ECRL after completion of his MS working in collaboration with the Illinois …