Chapter Conferences
2026
Spring Conference &
Student Quiz Bowl Competition
“The Exercise Toolbox: tools and tactics of the exercise professional’s trade”
Saturday, November 7, 2026
New York Institute of Technology, Northern Boulevard at Valentines Lane,
Old Westbury, NY 11568.
The event will be recorded and made available to meeting registrants through December 31st, 2026.
In-Person with post-production On-Demand Access
through December 31, 2026.
Attendees will earn 7 CECs.
Pre-Registration Costs
Available Thru 04/17/26
Students: $40
Professional Members: $95
Professional Nonmembers*: $130
Onsite/Regular Registration Costs
Students: $45
Professional Members: $105
Professional Nonmembers*: $140
*Includes one-year membership to GNYRC
Location
NY Institute of Technology
Northern Boulevard at Valentines Lane
Old Westbury, NY 11568
Research Competition Details
Fall Conference Agenda
7:00-8:00AM | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | ||
MURPHY AUDITORIUM (Didactic Lectures) | ALUMNI HALL MPR (Workshops – 2nd flr.) | ||
| 8:15-8:50AM | FITT-VP in Practice: General Principles of Exercise Prescription according to ACSM’s GETP12 Andreas Stamatis, PhD, FACSM Associate Professor, Department of Health & Sport Sciences, University of Louisville | ||
9:00-9:50AM | From Data to Action: Leveraging AI to Optimize Exercise Prescription David Uher and Dylan Gambardella | From Rehab to Reactive: Plyometric programming across the rehab-performance continuum Heather Milton and Bethany Ridenhour, PT, DPT | |
| 10:00-10:50AM | Inclusive Exercise Prescription for Adults with Intellectual Disability: From Screening Data to Practice Dr. Anna Y. Len, PT, DPT, EdD, PCS, CASI | ||
| 10:00-10:50AM | Data Driven Insights for Systematic Programing in College Athletics Xavier Smith and Stephanie Johnson University of Louisville | ||
Keynote 11:00AM-12:00PM | More Muscle, Less Time: A Hypertrophy Cheat Sheet Adam M. Gonzalez, Ph.D. Department of Allied Health and Kinesiology, Hofstra University | ||
| 12:00-1:00PM |
Student Poster Competition | ||
1:00-1:45PM | Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve Physical Health and Quality of Life: From Theory to Practice Benazir Meera, PhD Dept of Exercise Sciences and Recreation, Lehman College, CUNY | ||
| 1:45-2:30PM | Yoga for Athletes Cassandra Forsythe, PhD, RD, CSCS Associate Professor, Exercise Science (PEHP) Central Connecticut State University | ||
| 1:50-2:35PM | Weathering the Workout: Athletic Trainer Strategies for Safe Exercise in a Changing Climate Chris Napoli and Arturo Flores | ||
| 2:40-3:25PM | Strength and Conditioning Considerations for Clinical and Special Populations Luke Pelton, PhD Department of Exercise Science, Springfield College. | ||
| 3:30-4:30PM | Student Quiz Bowl Competition | ||
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