Olsen, Sandra; MS, ATC, FAFS – Athletic Medicine of USC Student Health

Senior Associate Athletic Trainer. Sport Responsibility: Men’s and Women’s Water Polo

Education: California State University, Long Beach – Bachelor of Arts (Kinesiology) 1996
California University of Pennsylvania – Master of Science (Athletic Training) 1998
Board of Certification Number: 039702396
Fellowship: Gray Institute of Functional Transformation Fellow of Applied Functional Science 2018
Certifications: NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist; Functional Range Conditioning (FRC); Owens Recovery Science Blood Flow Restriction Certification; Myofascial Decompression; Stick Mobility
Sport Responsibility: Men’s and Women’s Water Polo

Kelsie Chaudoin named USC women’s rowing head coach
Her experience in collegiate rowing spans two decades and includes championships as a student-athlete and associate head coach.
Women of Troy win fourth consecutive beach volleyball national championship
The Trojans walked away with the national title Sunday after downing UCLA 3-0.
Trojans help usher in a new era for women’s professional volleyball
Former USC student-athletes Kalyah Williams and Skylar Fields reunite with coach Amy Pauly in Orlando as part of the new Pro Volleyball Federation.
No. 1 USC captures fifth Pac-12 beach volleyball championship
The Women of Troy took down No. 2-seeded UCLA in a 3-0 sweep in the Pac-12 Championship match.

$59M boost enhances USC Dornsife’s Understanding America Study and nationwide research
National Institute on Aging grants increase study participant diversity, add data sources and fund research on Alzheimer’s and related dementia.
Discovery of vast sex differences in cellular activity has major implications for disease treatment
Study comparing the genetic activity of mitochondria, the cell’s power plants, in males and females finds extreme differences, suggesting certain disease therapies must be tailored to each sex.
Air pollution exposure during childhood linked directly to adult bronchitis symptoms in new research
Asthma and symptoms of bronchitis in youth do not fully account for the association in a USC study that underlines the need to reduce pollution.
USC Leonard Davis School awarded $3M to enhance financial, workplace security for family caregivers
The project will leverage tech innovations and cover critical topics such as long-term services, financial planning, end-of-life care and workplace benefits.