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KARINA FALKSTROM



CHAMP10N Wellbeing® Assistant Coach
Brand Manager
  • Manager for Patterson Sports Ventures since the beginning of 2021. In May 2023

  • Received her masters degree in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of North Texas.

  • Played for the UNT softball team for two years, using her years of eligibility she gained following the pandemic.

  • At UNT, she was a part of the first team at UNT to win the Conference USA championship tournament and make regional finals, while reaching number 22 in the NCAA Division I national rankings.

  • While in her masters program, she became a member of AASP (Associated for Applied Sport Psychology)​ and was a research assistant in the UNT Sport & Exercise Psychophysiology Lab, where she works with electroencephalography (EEG) technology to identify neural biomarkers of disease, and the effects of exercise for improving neurocognitive function and mental health.

  • Other research interests include the role of gender in sport, emotion regulation, and the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and sport performance.

  • Graduated from Pitzer College in May of 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Spanish minor.

  • Competed for the Pomona-Pitzer softball team beginning in 2017 in Claremont, California, where she was a part of the winningest softball team in program history and reached number 11 in the national ranking.

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