Jeff Stern
Jeff Stern
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Master of Science, Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass., 2021
- Bachelor of Science, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., 2020
Jeff Stern has spent the last eight years working and learning in the field of human performance in the collegiate setting as well as gaining experience in the private sector. During this time, he has recognized what matters most to him, and that's developing the high-level athlete, coach, and leader. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he serves as head strength and conditioning coach. In this role, he oversees the varsity weight room and the 26 teams and 16 club sports it serves. With this oversight, he gets to work directly with and assist in development of all graduates in the Exercise Science program.
Research Interests
- Leadership Skills and Ability
- Mentorship Strategies and Tactics
- Coaching Development
- Human Performance and Game Speed
- Mental Performance
Courses Taught
- Strength and Conditioning Applications
- Internship in Strength and Conditioning I
- Advanced Strength and Conditioning
Selected Works
Presentations
- Stern, J. (2026, July). The High Performance Puzzle. Presented to Dartmouth College Performance Staff.
- Stern, J (2026, April). Horizontal Power in a Vertical Weight Room. Presented at Malden Catholic Sport Performance Clinic.
- Stern, J. (2025, November). Never Lose Speed in Football. Wildcat Webinar #1 with Coach Scott Leech.
- Stern, J. (2025, March). Resisted Sprinting for Football, Pretty Straight Forward, Right?. Presented at the Complete Football Performance Summit by Athletes Acceleration.
- Stern, J. (2024, September). Leadership and Talent Development. Presented to the Strategic Human Resource Management Class (BADM 313) in the Gies School of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
- Stern, J. (2024, September). The Field Session. Presented at the Academy by Pat Beith.
- Stern, J. (2024, March). Resisted Sprinting - Transferring the Weight Room to the Field. Presented at the National Strength and Conditioning Massachusetts Regional Conference.
