Craig Hirokawa is currently pursuing his Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree at Thomas Jefferson University. He graduated from Connecticut College (BA, 1998) and Southern CT State University (MS, 2003) and has over 10 years of experience working with children as a coach and Science teacher. Sportsometry® combines Craig's interests in Sports and Exercise, education, and health throughout the lifespan.
Jean B. Mauro, attorney (semi-retired). B. Eng. (Yale U., 1958), MBA (NYU, 1966), JD (U. Md., 1972). Jean has 10 years' experience in chemical R & D and 40 years' experience in the corporate practice of intellectual property law. He retired in 1998 from the position of Managing Patent Counsel at Union Carbide Corp. He is a founding trustee of several non-profits, and continues to do some pro bono legal work. He is also a member of a start-up LLC in the pharmaceutical industry. Jean's personal interests include Italian culture and art, medieval and Renaissance history, and classical music.
Janie Merkel directs Yale University's Center for Chemical Genomics. In this role, she works with biomedical researchers and helps them develop and perform experiments that may lead to future treatments for the diseases they study. Janie graduated from Dartmouth College (A.B., 1995) and Yale University (M.Phil 1998, Ph.D. 2000) focusing her studies in the physical sciences. Sportsometry® combines two of her lifelong interests: commitment to exercise and experience-based learning. In her own life, exercise has improved her health, life balance, outlook, and connections with other active people.
Robert A. Novelly, Ph.D. Dr. Novelly is a Clinical Neuropsychologist with offices in Branford, CT. The major duration of his professional career was in the position of Chief, Clinical Neuropsychology Yale-VA Epilepsy Surgery Program, Chief, Clinical Neuropsychology Section, Norwalk Hospital, CT, and Assistant Professor (Neurology Department) Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Novelly consults to the Sportsometry Program primarily in a Research and Statistics capacity. The aim of his consultation is to assess the efficacy of the Sportsometry model as a unique teaching approach for learning Mathematics in school age and adolescent students.
Mark Talbott is considered by many as the greatest American squash player of all time. He spent 13 years (1983-95) as the world's top-ranked player during a lengthy and successful competitive playing career that led to a place in the inaugural class of the United States Squash Hall of Fame in 2000 and an Olympic Athlete of the Year (1991, '92, '95) on three occasions. In addition, he captained the first USA Team to compete in the Pan Am Games (1995), earned the Sharif Khan Award for Sportsmanship (1991) and won the USSRA President's Cup (1989). Before becoming Director of Squash at Stanford, Talbott coached the Yale Women's Squash Team to its first National Championship in eighteen years. He and his wife, Michelle, are the parents of two children - Nicolas and Maya who attend Gunn High School. The family resides in Palo Alto CA. As Mark says, "There are many valuable lessons to be learned by combining the sport of squash with Sportsometry!"
Gregg Zuckerman is a professor of mathematics at Yale University. He holds a bachelor and masters degree from Yale (1970) and a PhD from Princeton (1975). Dr. Zuckerman helped Winokur to formulate the basic philosophy of Sportsometry®. He in particular suggested the use of tests of Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth as tools for measuring the response of adolescents to the Sportsometry®program. Dr. Zuckerman has a growing interest in cognitive science and mathematical education and looks forward to making regular contributions to the long term operation of Sportsometry®