Bio

Crissy joined the Gee-Gees as Head Athletic Therapist at the start of the 2008-2009 season. She completed her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Specialization in Athletic Therapy, at Concordia University, and has been a Certified Athletic Therapist since 2003. Crissy teaches the student trainer course at uOttawa and oversees the 19 student athletic therapists each year. In her time at uOttawa, the full-time staff in the Athletic Therapy group has grown from one to four.

Notable events that Crissy has worked at include:

Sponsored Medical for Canada Winter Games, Red Deer, Alberta 2019

Core Medical Team for Summer FISU, Gwangju, South Korea 2015

FIFA Women’s World Cup host medical team, 2015

Athletic therapist for women’s hockey FISU team, Trentino, Italy, 2013

Medical staff for Canada Summer Games, 2013

Athletic therapist for women’s soccer FISU team, Kazan, Russia, July 2013

Host medical staff for Women’s IIHF Hockey Championship April 2013

Medical staff for Canada Winter Games Feb. 2011

Medical staff for Canada Summer Games Aug. 2009

Volunteer work in Kakamega, Kenya Summer 2009 with charity group, Suitcases for Africa

Medical team member for World Junior Hockey Championships Ottawa, Dec 2008-Jan 2009