HPRC Team

Tim Gribbin is HPRC’s Senior Scientist for Exercise Physiology, who oversees HPRC’s Physical Fitness domain. He develops educational materials to promote and enhance Service Members’ physical fitness. Mr. Gribbin was a research associate and laboratory manager of CHAMP’s Injury Prevention Research Laboratory, assisting with military basic and secondary training studies. As a certified athletic trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist®, he has expertise in musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation, as well as injury prevention implementation in military training environments.

Education:

• Master of Education (MEd), University of Virginia
• Bachelor of Science (BS), Univeristy of Connecticut

Relevant accomplishments:

• Certified athletic trainer (ATC)
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Published articles include:

• A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk: Part 1—Cardiorespiratory endurance
• Systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk: Part 2—Muscular endurance and muscular strength
• Systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk: Part 3-Flexibility, power, speed, balance, and agility

Whitney Tramel oversees content for the HPRC website. She helps to develop and coordinate educational resources and curricula related to each area of Total Force Fitness. As a strength and conditioning coach and researcher within tactical populations, she develops and implements research-based practices related to optimizing all areas of human performance for Service Members.

Education:

• Master of Science (MS) in Sports Medicine – Strength and Conditioning, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Movement Science/Kinesiology, Texas Christian University

Published articles include

• Performance under stress—Implications for tactical personnel
• Does mental and visual skills training improve high-value target identification and marksmanship among elite soldiers
• Associations between absolute and relative lower body strength to measures of power and change of direction speed in Division II Female Volleyball Players

Zina Abourjeily is a clinical research coordinator with the CHAMP Military Nutrition Environment (MNE) team. She coordinates research and education activities for the military nutrition environment assessment (mNEAT) tool. During her master’s program, Zina worked on a human subjects survey validation study at the University of Michigan’s Behavioral Nutrition Lab. She also helped implement an online grocery ordering system at a local food pantry to increase food choice and access. 

Education

• Master of Public Health (MPH), Nutritional Science, University of Michigan
• Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry and French/Francophone Studies, University of Michigan