BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins University Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Director of Athletics and Recreation Jennifer S. Baker has announced the appointment of Brock Turnbaugh as Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Mental Health and Performance.  Turnbaugh began his tenure on October 2 and replaces Ari Miller, who had held the position since August 2021.
 
Turnbaugh, who was a goalie on the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team from 2015-18, most recently spent two years as a Mental Health Therapist at Leading by Example, LLC.  There, he managed an individual case load of clients and created individual treatment plans to help them pursue counseling and achieve their personal and professional goals.
 
"We are fortunate to have a position like this to serve our student-athletes, but even more fortunate to have Brock – himself a former Blue Jay student-athlete – return to Homewood," Baker noted.  "Our number one priority will always be the health and well-being of our student-athletes; having this position filled by someone with Brock's background and understanding of what is entailed with competing here and representing Johns Hopkins will benefit each of our student-athletes.  We are thrilled to have him return to Homewood."
 
Turnbaugh earned a master of science in Clinical Professional Counseling from Loyola Maryland in 2021 after graduating from Johns Hopkins with an undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2018.  He spent 10 months as a career advisor at Stevenson University and later worked as a Mental Health Specialist at the Phaze Counseling Center before moving to Leading by Example in July 2021.  Since March 2021, he also worked simultaneously as a Therapist Consultant at Anchor Counseling.
 
Turnbaugh also earned his Mental Performance Mastery Coaches Certification.  With that, he is trained and certified to teach and help develop the mental skills an athlete needs to overcome mental barriers and build the habits, behaviors and routines needed to achieve their goals and perform at the highest level.
 
In 2021, Baker and her administrative team worked closely with Hopkins Mental Health Services to develop the Student-Athlete Mental Health and Performance position, which is entirely based on a support structure that allows students to succeed while at Johns Hopkins, but also helps prepare them for experiences beyond their time at Homewood.
 
Turnbaugh will provide individual and group services to Johns Hopkins' diverse body of student-athletes.  In addition, he will develop psychoeducational workshops, outreach and consultation services for all members of the athletics community.
 
In addition to student-athlete-targeted programming, programming is also provided to coaches, sports performance staff, and administrators to help them best support the student-athletes and reduce barriers to care.
 
In his role, Turnbaugh will work closely with a variety of partners, both on campus and off, in coordination of support for student-athletes, to include Mental Health Services, Student Outreach and Support, as well as the Big Ten Mental Health Cabinet. 
 
Johns Hopkins' 24 teams and more than 600 student-athletes have a demonstrated level of success matched by few programs at any level across the nation.  In the recently-completed 2022-23 academic year, Johns Hopkins won its first LEARFIELD Directors' Cup as 19 of its teams competed in NCAA Championship competition and 12 teams won conference titles.  In addition, a school-record and national-best 32 Blue Jay student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors. 
 
While this across-the-board success is a source of pride for the University, the challenge of competing athletically at the highest level while also enrolled at one of the top 10 national universities in the nation places unique demands on a Blue Jay student-athlete; the support Turnbaugh provides helps them best navigate those challenges.