A Sport Psychologist Hired as An Independent Contractor by DePaul University Athletics Found Not to Have Standing Under Title IX & Denied Relief for Alleged Retaliation

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Contributor & Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communication, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu A sport psychologist, Dr. Jenny H. Conviser, along with counselors employed through her company Ascend Consultation Health Care, LLC (Ascend CHC) provided psychological and nutritional assessments, educational programming, and counseling support to athletes, coaches, and staff in the athletic department at DePaul University for 13 years as a