Kristen Casamento enters her first academic year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support. Casamento will be responsible for Golf, Men’s and Women’s Tennis and Men’s and Women’s Soccer.

Prior to Quinnipiac, Casamento held the position Academic Advisor and Learning Specialist at the University of Rhode Island. She was responsible for Men’s Basketball, Volleyball and Softball. In this position she worked together with student-athletes to educate them on their eligibility and academic progress as well as give them any resources they may need academically.

Prior to Rhode Island, Casamento held many positions at Wagner College. Her first position at Wagner was a Graduate Assistant position in academics and compliance. At the same time that she held that position, Casamento was also a Study Hall Coordinator within the department. Once her Graduate Assistant position was over, she stayed at Wagner to become an Assistant Director Academics & Compliance/Academic Resource Coordinator.

For her work at her various experiences, Casamento received the N4A Professional Promise Award for Region 1 in 2015, as well as the Diversity Action Council Award by Wagner College for her work with its diverse community of students in 2012.

Casamento graduated from Marist with a Dual Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Communications (Concentration in Sports Communication) in 2009. She received a Masters of Education; Mathematics and Special Education from Wagner College in 2011.