On behalf of all of the AT faculty, I hope this annual newsletter finds you doing well. Although this past year was one where we celebrated the 20th anniversary of ASHS and the Sports Health Care/Athletic Training Program, this has also been a year of firsts. In January we welcomed our first students into the […]

Arika Cozzi, AT Class of 2015 NATA Presentation Presentation Type: Rapid Fire Poster Presentation Context: While athletic trainers (AT) are often responsible for concussion management within a secondary school, they work closely with their team physician (TP) as well as community-based physicians (non-TP) who manage the concussion outside of the school setting. A physician’s knowledge […]

Congratulations to Alison Snyder Valier, PhD, ATC who has been named a Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). Dr. Valier serves as an associate professor of interdisciplinary health sciences, director, Center for Clinical Outcomes Studies, and assistant director of research support through research, grants, and information technology systems. The NATA Fellows program was […]

Congratulations to Lisa Stobierski (’15) and Lindsey Shepard (’13 and current DAT student) whose NATA abstracts were selected as Master’s finalists. Lisa submitted her abstract: Athletic Training Services Provided During Daily Patient Encounters in the Secondary School Setting: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice Based Research Network. Lindsey’s submission, The Impact of Concussion on […]

Congratulations to Lisa Stobierski (’15), who will receive the Lindsay McLean Scholarship to support her DAT studies and to Richelle Mayfield Williams (’13) who will receive the Norm Mackie Memorial Scholarship for her doctoral studies at the University of Michigan. Both will be honored at the student awards breakfast at the NATA meeting. Thank you […]

2015 Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia Free Communications Program – 1st place Peer-Reviewed Track award winner Reasons for and Mechanics of Documenting Patient Care Among Athletic Trainers: A Report from the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network Nottingham SL, Lam KC, Kasamatsu TM, Eppelheimer BL, Welch CE

Congratulations to Eric Sauers, PhD, ATC, ’97, FNATA, professor and chair, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) who has been awarded the ATSU-ASHS Alumni Chapter Board Living Tribute Award for 2014-15. The award honors faculty, staff, and administrators for outstanding accomplishments and/or long-term service to the school. […]

Second-year A.T. Still University Athletic Training student, Jessica Markbreiter, AT, ATC, has been selected as the 2014 Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias Scholarship recipient. The award, which is facilitated in partnership through Little People of America, Inc., supports students who have demonstrated a commitment to completing their education. Congratulations, Jessica!

The 2015 Dwight Patterson Youth Sports Scholarship candidate from A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Athletic Training (AT) program has been awarded to second-year athletic training student, Josie Harding. Harding was selected by the award committee because of her commitment to service in youth sports. She accepted the award during ATSU’s Concussions: Myths and Facts luncheon on […]

Name: Arika Cozzi Hometown: Roselle, IL Graduate Assistantship: Brophy College Preparatory Future plans: Returning to my hometown to work as an outreach athletic trainer or accepting a position at a private high school in California. I plan on enrolling in the ATSU DAT program. What you will miss most: Having access to expert faculty. I […]