Sam Contorno

Sam Contorno is currently serving as the Associate Director of Applied Sports Science at The University of Texas at Austin since February 2023. Previously, Sam held the position of Coordinator of Sports Science for Football at the University of Maryland from March 2022 to February 2023 and served as the Assistant Football Sports Performance Coach & Applied Sports Science Coordinator at Stanford University from June 2017 to March 2022. Prior experience includes a role as a Sports Performance Intern at Stanford University and an Athletic Performance Intern at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sam began a career in strength coaching at Professional Physical Therapy in 2016. Currently pursuing a Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation from the University of Limerick, Sam also holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport.