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Celebrating the Certified Athletic Trainer

Dr. Ken Cooper 04/25/2024

Dr. Ken Cooper Exclusive sneak peak at the NEW ATPodcast with the Nerd Herd! Keep you eye out for new episodes! Dr. Cooper lead instructor for Master Dry Needling and operates Cooper Functional Services and Harwood Physical Therapy Clinic in Bedford, Texas. He joins us today to discuss his background and extensive experience with dry needling. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/30977543

Kristi Messina 06/30/2016

Kristi Messina Podcast veteran Kristi Messina joined me in Baltimore to talk about her experiences during Capitol Hill Day 2016 and much, much more. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4477185

Niki Dehner 04/04/2016

Niki Dehner Niki Dehner is an ATPodcast veteran, having appeared on the original 31 episodes released during NATM 2013. She serves as Athletic Trainer at Francis Parker School in San Diego, California. We chat about her experiences there as well as with international travel with US National Rugby teams. We also touch upon the issue of licensure in California (and North Carolina, for that matter!) A good, easy conversatoin! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4259221

LaShaunta' Jones 03/13/2016

LaShaunta' Jones LaShaunta' Jones serves as Head Athletic Trainer and Senior Women's Administrator at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. We chatted about her career and experiences in athletic training and touched upon a number of topics relevant to the working collegiate athletic trainer. A very good conversation if I do say so myself! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4213156

East/West with Tim Utt and Jeremy Emmons 02/25/2016

East/West with Tim Utt and Jeremy Emmons Tim Utt and Jeremy Emmons of Rehab Group of Morristown (TN) sat down with me to discuss their education and careers in the high school setting. Tim is at Morristown East HS and Jeremy is at cross-town rival Morristown West HS. Excellent stuff about work/life balance and advice on choosing an AT education program and more. Listen! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4174100

Mike Hanley 02/01/2016

Mike Hanley Mike Hanley serves as Associate Athletic Director for Student Services at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Mike has been at ECU since 1990 and had mentored numerous ATPodcast guests as well as both hosts. We have a great casual chat about his career and experiences in athletic training. A must-listen! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4118028

2016 Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society Symposium Speaker Roundup 01/18/2016

2016 Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society Symposium Speaker Roundup Dr. Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC discusses the high points of his presentation "Neuromechanical Factors Influencing Lower Extremity Risk". /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4086980

The Podcast Awakens 01/07/2016

The Podcast Awakens ATPodcast co-creator Dr. Pradeep Vanguri and I shoot the bull about stuff. Some decent stuff in here... /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4061211

Mike Matheny 12/13/2015

Mike Matheny Mike Matheny is Head Athletic Trainer and Clinical Associate Professor at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He is lead author on a pair of articles in the current International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training related to Vocal Cord Dysfunction - Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction. His collaboration with a Speech Language Pathologist in the recognition and management of VCD-EILO has been chronicled recently in the NATA news and in the upcoming Training & Conditioning magazine. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/4006174

Sue Falsone 10/08/2015

Sue Falsone Sue Falsone spoke with a group of Tusculum College students for this episode of ATPodcast. Sue currently serves as Head of Athletic Training and Sports Performance for the US Men’s National Soccer Team. She is the owner of Structure & Function, an educational and consulting business for healthcare providers and athletes. For several years, she served as Head Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3831539

Erik Nason 09/06/2015

Erik Nason Erik Nason serves as president of Athletic Trainers' Association of Florida. He worked for 17 years at NASA's Kennedy Space Center providing care to employees and contractors. He currently works as a physician extender and Manager of Athletic Training Services for an orthopaedic group in Titusville, Florida and he also owns his own company providing athletic training services to action sports. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3762691

Randy Cohen 08/23/2015

Randy Cohen Randy Cohen serves as Associate Athletic Director for University of Arizona's C.A.T.S. Medical Services. He is currently chair of NATA's College and University Athletic Trainers' Committee and has worked with a number of organizations on behalf of Certified Athletic Trainers. He is currently chair of a taskforce developing a liability and risk assessment toolkit for athletic trainers. We talk about a huge number of items and this is one of my favorite episodes. Heck, we even kept talking after the interview was over. Keep listening after the outro for another great story! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3698546

Brandon Auton & Ed Duvall 08/09/2015

Brandon Auton & Ed Duvall Brandon Auton of Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and Ed Duvall of Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina joined me during our conference Athletic Trainers Committee meeting weekend to talk about their careers and experiences. A fun chat! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3683328

Heat Illness Roundtable 07/26/2015

Heat Illness Roundtable A very informative episode featuring Scott Anderson of University of Oklahoma, Lesley Vandermark of Korey Stringer Institute, and David Csillan of Ewing High School in Ewing Township, New Jersey. All participants bring incredible insight in areas of exertional heat illness and we talk about planning and preparing for, recognizing and treating heat illness. A must-hear episode. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3685756

Alyssa McPherson 07/13/2015

Alyssa McPherson Alyssa McPherson is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. There, she serves as a visiting lecturer and works with IU's Army ROTC program as well as with the ballet and contemporary dance departments and IU's 'Marching Hundred' band. We talk about the need for athletic trainers among competitive drum corps and marching bands.Alyssa also completed the certified athletic trainer residency at Emory Sports Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and she describes that experience in detail. A very good episode. Enjoy!Drum Corps International: https:// /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3665614

Teaser2 07/06/2015

Teaser2 ATPodcast is taking this week off. Enjoy some clips from past shows! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3657304

Lee & Alicia Lysiuk 06/21/2015

Lee & Alicia Lysiuk Certified Athletic Trainer couple Lee and Alicia Lysiuk talk about their careers and life as married AT's. They both work for St. Vincent Sports Performance in the Indianapolish area. Alicia covers Heritage Christian School and works with USA Gymnastics, while Lee covers Pike High School and works with USA Diving. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3603782

Denise Yoder 06/14/2015

Denise Yoder Denise Yoder has been at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois since 1997--serving as Head Athletic Trainer since 2012. She talks in this episode about her career and experiences at the NCAA DIII school. We also talk a lot about work/life balance, which she accomplishes through involvement with community theater. Very good chat! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3603739

Stephanie Guzzo (Harlem Globetrotters) 05/31/2015

Stephanie Guzzo (Harlem Globetrotters) Stephanie Guzzo just finished her first tour with the Orginal Harlem Globetrotters after serving four years as an athletic trainer at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She talks about her experiences in these settings. She is active in the District 3 and Maryland Young Professionals Committees and talks about her volunteer service. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3562025

Ronnie Barnes (New York Giants) 05/17/2015

Ronnie Barnes (New York Giants) Ronnie Barnes serves as Senior Vice President of Medical Services and Head Athletic Trainer of the New York Giants. He has been with the Giants since 1980 making him the longest tenured of any current NFL athletic trainer. During that span, the Giants have won 4 Super Bowl titles. He was the first ever Certified Athletic Trainer to come out of the East Carolina University Sports Medicine Program! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3553077

Leslie Dent 04/20/2015

Leslie Dent Leslie Dent is in her fourth year at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. She sat down with me and talked about her career and experiences in athletic training. This was SUPPOSED to be a two-part episode with her colleague Brandon Auton, but I am a schmuck and screwed up the recording! I will be presenting that content next week. Sorry ATPodcasters!!!! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3502317

Hannah Gaveske 04/05/2015

Hannah Gaveske Hannah Gaveske is a Certified Athletic Trainer in her third year at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. She talks about her experiences there as well as about working BMX Supercross events and on several Dew Extreme Sports Tour stops. We also talk about the as well. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3467883

Russ Fiore 03/22/2015

Russ Fiore Russ Fiore is in his 35th year at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where he currently serves as Head Athletic Trainer. He has an article entitled, "Plantar-Plate Disruptions: 'The Severe Turf-Toe Injury.' Three Cases in Contact Athletes" pending publication in the JAT. It's available online now! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3437573

Larry Starr w/ Frank Walters 03/15/2015

Larry Starr w/ Frank Walters Dr. Larry Starr spoke with Nova Southeastern's AT Management Class a few weeks ago and Pradeep captured it for us all to enjoy! Dr. Frank Walters joins in the discussion, too. Very cool. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3425596

Jeff Boyer 03/04/2015

Jeff Boyer Jeff Boyer is Assistant Athletic Trainer at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jeff joined me and Pradeep to talk about his career and experiences in athletic training. We talk a bit about evidence-based practice and Reba McEntire for some reason... /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3403423

Kasey Rolfes 02/22/2015

Kasey Rolfes Kasey Rolfes is Director of Rehabilitation at Charlotte Sports Medicine Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. Talks about her role in the small practice, their use of e-rehab in patient education and about her current article in JAT entitled "Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review of Capsular Plication Versus Thermal Capsulorrhaphy". A neat episode! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3366427

Clint Sanders 02/08/2015

Clint Sanders Clint Sanders is a Certified Athletic Trainer with Star Physical Therapy in the Nashville, Tennessee area serving Donelson Christian Academy. He is the creator of , a very nice blog site which compiles news articles, research and commentary related to athletic training. A great chat with a great guy. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3347515

Tim Miesmer & Kendall Murray 01/26/2015

Tim Miesmer & Kendall Murray Tim Miesmer and Kendall Murray join me to talk about their new athletic training work settings. Both were on staff at Tusculum until departing during the summer of 2014 for greener pastures. It was great catching up with both and I'm proud to call them friends and colleagues. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3318042

Jeffrey Driban 01/11/2015

Jeffrey Driban Dr. Jeff Driban is a researcher at Tufts Medical Center in the Greater Boston area with a research focus on osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. His background as a clinical athletic trainer led him to cofound , a website dedicated to bridging the gap between sports medicine research and clinical practice. An amazing resource for athletic trainers! Dr. Driban discusses his career and involvement with Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association and the as well. /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3282531

Presidential Forum 08/22/2014

Presidential Forum In September, the NATA membership will vote on the Association's next president. Candidates Russ Richardson and Scott Sailor joined ATPodcast to discuss their experiences in athletic training and their outlook on issues important to the profession. Current NATA president Jim Thornton also joined the conversation to talk about his experiences as president. We were honored to have these guys join us and hope this serves as a great resource for the NATA membership especially! /episode/index/show/lenker/id/3025287

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