Jui Shah is the Sports Performance Graduate Assistant with the UConn Women’s Basketball Team and the Assistant Director of Athlete Performance & Safety at the Korey Stringer Institute. Originally from India, she earned a BSc in Food Science Quality Control (2019) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Food Nutrition with a specialization in Sports Nutrition (2021) from MS University.

In 2021, Jui moved to the U.S. to pursue her MSc in Exercise and Sports Science at Sacred Heart University (2023), simultaneously worked as a Sports Science Research Graduate Assistant with both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. After completing her master’s degree, she joined the UConn Women’s Basketball team as a Sports Performance Intern and transitioned into her current GA role while starting her PhD in Kinesiology in Fall 2024.

A former national-level badminton player in India, Jui blends her athletic background with her academics, focusing on enhancing athlete performance and Sports Science. She also competes in badminton tournaments whenever she can across the USA.