Updated: October 11, 2023
First Day at Johns Hopkins: October 2, 2023
Johns Hopkins University Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Director of Athletics and Recreation Jennifer S. Baker appointed Brock Turnbaugh as Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Mental Health and Performance on October 2, 2023.
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.
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.
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.
