INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, DR. MELITA MOORE COMING TO CONCORD UNIVERSITY
CONTACT: Amy Pitzer
Concord University
Office of Advancement
PO Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712
(304) 384-6312
pitzer@concord.edu
August 11, 2023
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, DR. MELITA MOORE COMING TO CONCORD UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University’s Esports classes and players will get a real treat on August 17th when Dr. Melita Moore visits campus to speak with them about how to stay healthy both mentally and physically while gaming.
Dr. Moore is a world-renowned quadruple-certified psychiatry-trained sports medicine physician. She specializes in four areas—rehabilitation medicine, sports medicine, brain injury medicine, and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Moore has worked with the NBA G League, the WNBA Washington Mystics, and the NBA 2K Wizards District Gaming.
Moore has been appointed Chair of the Coordination Commission for the 2023 Panama Esports Championships in Santiago. Moore also owns her own company, Levels Unlocked Enterprises which aims to promote and elevate women of color in Esports. Moore is a leading authority on health and wellness for gamers and co-edited the first medical handbook on the subject, Esports Medicine.
Moore will speak to Austin Clay’s class and later to all of the Esports players and others with an interest as space permits.
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Persons with disabilities should contact Nancy Ellison, 1-304-384-6086 or 1-800-344-6679 extension 6086if special assistance is required for access to an event scheduled by the University on campus.
