Allison Victoria Randall, PhD, CSCS

Dr. Allison Randall is currently serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Vanderbilt Womens Basketball Program. Randall oversees the strength and conditioning training protocol and serves as a liaison between the coaching staff, sports medicine, sports nutrition and the academic counseling staffs. Prior to Vanderbilt, Randall was the Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech. In 2018, Randall earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Instruction Design and Technology with an emphasis on psychomotor skill instruction for athletic performance. She also earned her masters from Pittsburgh State University in 2013 in Health, Human Performance and Recreation, and an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Morgan State University in 2011. Randall is certified in several areas of strength and conditioning, including SCCC (Strength and Conditioning Certified) through the CSCCa (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association); CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association); USAW Level-1 Sports Performance (United States of America Weightlifting); FMS-1 (Functional Movement Screen) and is a certified nutrition coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. As an athlete, Dr. Randall has competed at every level of sport. In track and field, she represented Jamaica in the discus throw and competed on the international stage, including the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2012 London Olympics, 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Games (bronze medalist). She also represented Morgan State at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Dr. Allison Randall is currently serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Vanderbilt Womens Basketball Program. Randall oversees the strength and conditioning training protocol and serves as a liaison between the coaching staff, sports medicine, sports nutrition and the academic counseling staffs. Prior to Vanderbilt, Randall was the Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech. In 2018, Randall earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Instruction Design and Technology with an emphasis on psychomotor skill instruction for athletic performance. She also earned her masters from Pittsburgh State University in 2013 in Health, Human Performance and Recreation, and an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Morgan State University in 2011. Randall is certified in several areas of strength and conditioning, including SCCC (Strength and Conditioning Certified) through the CSCCa (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association); CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association); USAW Level-1 Sports Performance (United States of America Weightlifting); FMS-1 (Functional Movement Screen) and is a certified nutrition coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. As an athlete, Dr. Randall has competed at every level of sport. In track and field, she represented Jamaica in the discus throw and competed on the international stage, including the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2012 London Olympics, 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Games (bronze medalist). She also represented Morgan State at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.