Wed, 24 April 2024
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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. |
Thu, 30 June 2016
Podcast veteran Kristi Messina joined me in Baltimore to talk about her experiences during Capitol Hill Day 2016 and much, much more. |
Mon, 4 April 2016
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! |
Mon, 14 March 2016
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!
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Thu, 25 February 2016
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! |
Tue, 2 February 2016
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! |
Mon, 18 January 2016
Dr. Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC discusses the high points of his presentation "Neuromechanical Factors Influencing Lower Extremity Risk". Dr. Leon Scott, MD expands upon his presentation "Assessment of Uninjured Throwing Athletes". Dr. Chris Anderson, MD distills his presentation "Iliopsoas Disorders: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment" down into summary points. Dr. Lizzie Hibberd, PhD, ATC talks about EBP and the take-home points of her presentation "Adaptations of Overhead Athletes". |
Thu, 7 January 2016
ATPodcast co-creator Dr. Pradeep Vanguri and I shoot the bull about stuff. Some decent stuff in here... |
Mon, 14 December 2015
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. Mike and I had a great chat about a number of things about his experiences and career in athletic training. I think you'll enjoy this episode!
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Thu, 8 October 2015
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. This is very open and honest discussion of her career and she gives great professional advice to these soon-to-be athletic trainers and it serves as a good model for other student-led interviews. If you have interest in your student group doing some thing similar, let me know!
https://www.systemicdryneedling.com
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Mon, 7 September 2015
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. We talk on this episode about his almost 20 year career working primarily in 'non-traditional' or 'emerging' settings and about his experiences in the ATAF and his contract services company. |
Mon, 24 August 2015
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! |
Mon, 10 August 2015
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! |
Mon, 27 July 2015
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. |
Mon, 13 July 2015
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://www.dci.org Do you have any interest in working with, consulting, or volunteering with a drum corps? If so, complete this brief online survey, and Alyssa will get you linked-into the right people!: https://iu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5no2BulFMUBiFmt
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Sun, 5 July 2015
ATPodcast is taking this week off. Enjoy some clips from past shows! |
Mon, 22 June 2015
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. These are old friends of mine and it made for a very fun discussion! |
Mon, 15 June 2015
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! |
Mon, 1 June 2015
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. The findings from her master's thesis was published in the November issue of International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, titled "The Effects of Walking on Gastrocnemius Cooling During an Ice Bag Treatment". She discusses this in this episode as well as her experiences utilizing the XLNTbrain concussion management system. Good stuff. |
Mon, 18 May 2015
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! On numerous occasions Ronnie has been voted Professional and NFL athletic trainer of the year. He has served as a past PFATS President and is currently on the NFL's Head, Neck, and Spine Committee. In 1999, Ronnie was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. |
Mon, 20 April 2015
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!!!! |
Mon, 6 April 2015
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 USOC's Sports Medicine Volunteer Program as well. Hannah was previously employed at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa where she worked with Chris Norton, a Luther College athlete who had sustained a spinal cord injury. She was instrumental in helping Chris form SCI CAN--a non-profit organization whose mission is to support those with spinal cord injury and neurological disorders. She talks about this in this episode. Please visit the link below to learn more. |
Mon, 23 March 2015
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! Russ also holds several patents for technology used widely in athletic training--namely bracing and rehab equipment. He talks extensively about his experiences in bringing his ideas from concept to marketplace and the patent process. Fascinating stuff! |
Sun, 15 March 2015
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. |
Fri, 6 March 2015
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... |
Mon, 23 February 2015
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! |
Mon, 9 February 2015
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 athletictrainerweekly.com, a very nice blog site which compiles news articles, research and commentary related to athletic training. A great chat with a great guy. Enjoy! |
Mon, 26 January 2015
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. Tim Miesmer currently serves as Head Football Athletic Trainer at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. Kendall Murray is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Reboud Sports and Physical Therapy in Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado. |
Mon, 12 January 2015
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 sportsmedres.org, 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 Athetic Trainers' Osteoarthritis Consortium as well.
Go Jumbos!!!
http://oaaction.unc.edu/resource-library/injury-prevention/ |
Wed, 27 August 2014
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! |
Wed, 6 August 2014
Drs. Dominic Carreira, Jerry Obed, and David Perloff of Broward Health speak with Dr. Pradeep Vanguri about their 2014 presentations to the clinical preceptors at Nova Southeastern University. |
Mon, 21 July 2014
Mike Hopper is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Waterloo HS in Waterloo, Illinois and Kristi Messina is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Rockwall-Heath High in Rockwall, Texas. They joined me in Indianapolis to talk about their careers and AT experiences. Mike and Kristi are the organizers of #ATTalk, a live Tweet Chat forum for topical discussion about athletic training issues. What they are doing is great, great stuff and something all AT's should talk part in. Below is a link to their blogsite which talks about how to get involved. Do it!!!
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Mon, 7 July 2014
Dr. Kirk Armstrong is Assistant Professor and Program Director of Georgia College and State University's Athletic Training Program. His research interest involves the use of 'standardized patients' to assess AT students' clinical skills, which he discusses. We also reminisce about our time together as athletic trainers at Loras College All Sports Camp where we first met way, way, way back in the day. Fun stuff. |
Thu, 3 July 2014
Jay Sedory is president of the Virginia Athletic Trainers' Association and works as a Certified Athletic Trainer at the US Marine Corps' Basic School in Quantico, Virginia. He joined me in Indianapolis during the NATA's 65th Annual Meeting and Symposium. |
Mon, 23 June 2014
Dr. Ray Castle is Athletic Training Program Director at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His story of serving on the 2013 Boston Marathon finish line medical team has been well-documented and Ray talks about that as well as his return for the 2014 race. He also discusses his education and early career and his sports medicine services company, Action Medicine Consultants. A super episode!
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Mon, 9 June 2014
Angela Shirk Sneed is a Certified Athletic Trainer with OrthoCarolina's Motorsports Program. She joined me from Pocono Raceway where she was working in support of Roush Fenway Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports. We discussed her career in motorsports and her experience in professional football and as a Certified Athletic Trainer working for her own company. Very good stuff! Charlotte Observer article on OrthoCarolina's Motorsports Program.
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Fri, 6 June 2014
Many of our guests have matriculated through the fine AT program at "Harvard on the Hocking": Ohio University
Let me know if I missed any previous Ohio U alumnus guests, please! lenker@atpodcast
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Mon, 26 May 2014
Jim Bazluki is a Certified Athletic Trainer for Carolinas Medical Center and currently serves as Head Athletic Trainer at Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, North Carolina. Additionally, Jim is Vice President of the North Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association and chair of their Strategic Planning committee. In March, he was the 21st person inducted into the North Carolina Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame. Most notably, Jim was the first ever guest on ATPodcast! |
Mon, 12 May 2014
BOC Standards Committee chair Mark Doughty, Dr. Cailee Welch, and Dr. Chris Nightingale joined ATPodcast to discuss Evidence Based Practice in Athletic Training. Mark talks about the process through which the new EBP CEU requirement was developed. Dr. Welch talks about her research in EBP in athletic training and Dr. Nightingale discusses his experiece implementing EBP into clinical practice and educational programs. Very good stuff! |
Mon, 28 April 2014
Sandy Krum enjoyed a long career in professional baseball before serving as Head Athletic Trainer on TV's "The Biggest Loser". He is a sought after speaker on sports medicine topics and wellness. I've never heard anybody speak with more passion about athletic training and I'm sure you'll love this episode!
Also, check out his column/profile in Chicago View Magazine |
Mon, 14 April 2014
Brittany Stone is Head Athletic Trainer at Coker College in Hartsville, SC. She joined me for a quick chat during a rain delay here at Tusculum. Great stuff! |
Mon, 31 March 2014
John Zuluaga of University of Central Oklahoma chats with Pradeep about his AT education and his time since graduating Nova Southeastern's program. |
Sun, 30 March 2014
Dr. Frank Walters joins Pradeep and his ATSO officers for a great conversation. It's good to hear this NATA Hall of Famer member share his experiences and wisdom with the next generation of AT's! |
Thu, 27 March 2014
Kim and Matt Bressler are Certified Athletic Trainers working at Clover High School in Clover, SC. They speak to Tusculum senior Robbie Robinson about sharing their married life in a professional setting. |
Mon, 24 March 2014
Dr. Monique Mokha is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she instructs AT students in the areas of kinesiology and biomechanics. She spoke with Dr. Pradeep Vanguri and a panel of NSU's ATSO officers about her career and experiences in athletic training and academia. A very fun episode! |
Thu, 20 March 2014
Volunteer High School's Audrey Stanley spoke with ATPodcast from the school's Athletic Training Room in Church Hill, Tennessee. Audrey is in her eighth year at VHS after her educational career at Ohio University. She also serves as President of Mountain Athletic Trainers Society. |
Mon, 17 March 2014
Mars Hill University Head Athletic Trainer Allen Shelley speaks with David Montes of Tusculum. He shares his experiences accumulated over the past 20 years in the college athletic training setting. |
Fri, 14 March 2014
Ben Cleveland serves as Assistant Athletic Training and Instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. He met with me one fine March day to talk about his experiences in athletic training and some upcoming projects. Sorry about the mild wind noise... it was too nice to sit inside for the interview! |
Tue, 11 March 2014
Jessica DeWitt is in her first year as Head Athletic Trainer at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She speaks with Tusculum College senior Athletic Training Student Andrea Wilcox. A great episode! |
Sat, 8 March 2014
Wingate University's Director of Sports Medicine Tim Singleton talks about his career and athletic training experiences--among many other things--in this very special episode of ATPodcast. |
Thu, 6 March 2014
Pradeep convened several officers from Nova Southeastern's Athletic Training Student Organization to discuss their experiences in athletic training and to talk about what "We've Got Your Back" means to them. Some audio issues with this recording, but great content. Thanks to these future Certified Athletic Trainers!
Cristina Mesa Candice Drake Cassie Garcia Frankie Lanzana Cynthia Hernandez Christian Requena
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Sat, 1 March 2014
Tusculum College Athletic Training Student Amanda Grempel interviews NATA Hall of Fame member John Lopez about his career and experiences in Athletic Training. John currently serves as Newberry College's (SC) Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training. |
Wed, 26 February 2014
Kevin King is finishing his first full year with the Carolina Panthers. He checked in with ATPodcast after returning from the NFL combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
Wed, 26 February 2014
Jeff Bodenhamer serves as Rehabilitation Coordinator for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. He talked with ATPodcast about his education and career including his work at various levels of professional baseball. |
Mon, 10 February 2014
Nova Southeastern's Dustin Gatens joins us again for a discussion on some new things going on at NSU as well as in athletic training education. We also talk a bit about some developments in NCAA D-II and tell some embarassing Pradeep Vanguri stories... |
Mon, 27 January 2014
Several Certified Athletic Trainers joined ATPodcast for a roundtable discussion of the NATA's Executive Committee on Education white paper report and recommendations of the entry-level master's degree as the most appropriate degree for professional preparation of AT's. Sara Brown, former chair of the ECE was able to join us and was helpful in providing insight into the process and decisions behind the recommendation. Also, Dr. Michael McGee of Lenoir Rhyne University talked about the transition his program made to ELM a couple years ago. A very informative episode. Thanks also to Dr. Pradeep Vanguri, Todd Hirsch, Brad Morgan, Kristi Messina, and Ryan Wantz for their participation! |
Mon, 20 January 2014
I asked selected speakers at the Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society Symptosium in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend to summarize their presentations. Dr. David Liddle of Vanderbilt University Medical Center summarizes his presentation on running injuries. Dr. Gary Solomon, clinical neuropsychologist for the Nashville Predators and Tennessee Titan and co-director of the Vanderbilt Sport Concussion Center discusses current research in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Emergency physician Dr. Warne Fitch describes some take-home points from his presentation, "Little Known Signs of Well Known Problems". Finally, Dr. Richard Duroucher discusses visual impairments and activity. |
Mon, 6 January 2014
Pradeep and I talk reflect upon our 2013 and the direction of the podcast in 2014. I sing a little Julio Iglasias. Minimal educational content in this one... hey, it's not like you're getting CEU's for this anyway! Enjoy! |
Mon, 23 December 2013
Jessika Hunt is in her seventh year at University of California Riverside. Prior to that, she served for three years as Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer at Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmetsburg, Maryland. Jessika talks about her rewarding career as a Certified Athletic Trainer. |
Mon, 9 December 2013
Jeremy Jackson is an athletic trainer and teacher at Pasadena High School just outside of Houston, TX. He and his Sports Medicine students produce a series of interviews with athletic trainers and guests talking about sports medicine-related issues and I joined him to compare notes. His series can be found here: sportsmedicinebroadcast.com |
Sun, 1 December 2013
Pretty much just me talking about me. Better content next time. This episode ends with a montage of recognition previous podcast subjects have given their mentors. |
Wed, 20 November 2013
We've been lucky enough over the past year to talk with some great NATA Hall of Fame members. It's great hearing these old-timers talk about their experiences and to hear first-hand about the evolution of our great profession.
Chuck Kimmel and Jerry Robertson (Part 1) Chuck Kimmel and Jerry Robertson (Part 2)
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Mon, 18 November 2013
NATA Hall of Famer Dr. Chad Starkey currently serves as Program Coordinator at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. An energetic educator, Dr. Starkey has presented at countless meetings and authored many books and articles. He's served on numerous education committees and been the receipient of too many awards to list. We talk a bit about the workgroup currently examining the athletic training professional degree among many other things. A fun interview! |
Mon, 4 November 2013
Michael Blackburn has served as Head Athletic Trainer for the past five years at University of North Carolina Pembroke in Pembroke, North Carolina. His career as a Certified Athletic Trainer has previously taken him to Ferris State and Western Illinois University. Michael joined me and senior AT students Herchell Bridges and David Montes for a discussion of his career and education. EDIT: UNC-Pembroke kicked our butts 60-20... |
Mon, 21 October 2013
This is the long lost episode... Pradeep and I basically shoot the bull for an hour or so. We have some good reflections on Vegas podcasts and make plans for next year. We talk sponsorship. We talk medical bags (and disc golf bags for some reason) and scissors and socks. Enjoy. |
Mon, 7 October 2013
Dustin Fink is a Certified Athletic Trainer working in Mount Zion, Illinois. He is also the creator of The Concussion Blog, an awesome website/resource for information related to concussion. Dustin discusses his career and education and also talks about why he chose to create The Concussion Blog. His dog Eli joins the discussion, too! |
Mon, 23 September 2013
Travis Armstrong currently serves as Associate Head Athletic Trainer at his alma mater, Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. He returned to GCU after working at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina for several years along side his wife Christy, all of which he talks about herein. |
Mon, 9 September 2013
Jared Plummer currently works in sales for ACO Med Supply and DonJoy Orthopedics in North Carolina after working at University of Maryland, Florida Atlantic, and Ole Miss. Funny guy with neat perspective on all things athletic training. |
Mon, 26 August 2013
Dr. Pradeep Vanguri of Nova Southeastern University speaks with several presenters of their 2013 preceptor workshop. This is a cool format. Thanks everybody!
Direct download: Nova_Southeastern_Preceptor_Workshop.mp3
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Mon, 12 August 2013
Dr. Celest Weuve is Assistant Program Director at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. She is amongst the foremost researchers in workplace bullying in athletic training. Dr. Pradeep Vanguri joins us for a great discussion about her research as well as her career prior to LMU. |
Mon, 29 July 2013
My good friend Melissa Sparks joined me on ATPodcast to talk about her career as an outreach athletic trainer working at J.M. Robinson High School in Concord, North Carolina. Sparky was the 2013 NC Outreach Athletic Trainer of the Year--an accolade that is well-deserved! |
Mon, 15 July 2013
Todd Hirsch is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, NJ. He joined me and Pradeep for a discussion of his career and perspective on athletic training. He talks about his upcoming NATA Webinar, "The Young Professionals Guide to Career Longevity as a Certified Athletic Trainer." |
Tue, 9 July 2013
Mashup of some moments from the first 40 episodes. |
Mon, 8 July 2013
Recent North Dakota State University masters graduate Mike McKenney joined me for a talk about his education and experiences working as a Certified Athletic Trainer. He worked three years in the Colorado Springs area in a physician extender role and will be starting full time at Northeastern University in the fall. He discusses his masters research related to muscle cramping. Neat stuff! |
Mon, 8 July 2013
Terry Noonan is Director of Athletic Training Services at University of Iowa and the first Certified Athletic Trainer I ever met. He joined me in Las Vegas for a short chat about his education, career and experiences in athletic training. He talks, too, about his successes utilizing Active Release Technique. |
Mon, 1 July 2013
NATA Hall of Famer Matt Webber and NATA Vice President Scott Sailor join me in Las Vegas to talk about their careers and experience in athletic training. Matt also talks about his book and website which chronicles modern athletic training throughout since 1881. Scott also talks about the efforts to plan this largest Annual Meeting in NATA history. |
Sat, 22 June 2013
Several of the Tusculum staff sit down with me to talk about their experiences in athletic training. Tim Miesmer, Michael Hawkins, and Amy Brooks. |
Mon, 10 June 2013
Watauga Orthopaedics' Dr. Marc Aiken talks about his involvement with The Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament and USA Water Ski as well as about his experiences working with Certified Athletic Trainers throughout his career. We were joined by Kristi Overton-Johnson, a patient of Dr. Aiken and the former women's water ski slalom world record holder and Regina Jaquess, another patient of Dr. Aiken and the current world record holder. Kristi and Regina talk about thier careers and competing around the world as well as their endeavors off the water. www.wataugaortho.com www.inhiswakes.com www.reginajaquess.com |
Sun, 26 May 2013
In April 2013, Tennessee became the 45th state to pass a youth concussion law. Working in conjunction with state legislators and various medical and allied health groups for several years, Johnnie Anderson and Tim Hoskins were instrumental in getting the law passed, particularly in a format which recognizes Certified Athletic Trainers as experts in concussion management. Tim and Johnnie join me to discuss their careers and the process by which Tennessee's concussion law came to pass. As mentioned in the interview, here are links to some information about the Zackery Lystedt law (on which Tennessee's is based) as well as a link to the CDC 'Heads Up' online training. http://www.plaintiffstable.com/blog/zackery-lystedt-and-tennessees-new-youth-sports-concussion-law/ |
Tue, 30 April 2013
Dustin Gatens is a Certified Athletic Trainer who has been on staff at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for seven years. He joined us for a discussion of his education and his career. Dustin also talks at length about the multi-disciplinary team in place at NSU as well as some of the research initiatives underway there. |
Mon, 29 April 2013
Tusculum College Athletic Training Program Director Tom Stueber joins Chris and Pradeep for a discussion about his career and experiences as a Certified Athletic Trainer. We also reflect a little on the NATM podcast project. And for some reason, we talk alot about marine biology and dolphin movies... |
Sun, 31 March 2013
Bob Casmus is Head Athletic Trainer at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. He joined me for a discussion about his education, career and his heavy involvement in various athletic training organizations and on various committees. Some great words of wisdom! Thanks, Bob. |
Sat, 30 March 2013
Larry Starr spent 30 years working as an athletic trainer in Major League Baseball. He was, in fact, the first Certified Athletic Trainer in the big leagues. He talks about his most exciting career with Dr. Pradeep Vanguri. An unbelievable story! |
Fri, 29 March 2013
Sarah Philipp is a Tusculum College graduate working as Southeastern Sports Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina as an outreach Certified Athletic Trainer at Hendersonville, High School. She talks about her current job and her experience as a fellow with New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute. She also talks about her recent interest in incorporating yoga into rehabilitative protocols. Cool stuff! |
Thu, 28 March 2013
Dr. Frank Walters was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers' Association in 2010 after a long career which, among other things, saw him oversee athletic healthcare to Washington DC schools. Dr. Walters was instrumental in the creation of the NATA's Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee. He currently serves as the Director of Sports Medicine for Broward Health and joined Pradeep Vanguri for an informative and entertaining discussion on his career and the lessons learned throughout. |
Wed, 27 March 2013
Laughlin Memorial Hospital Certified Athletic Trainer Leanne Harkness talks about her education and experiences since coming to the United States from England 6 years ago. Leanne also talks about balancing the demands of playing intercollegiate athletics and successfully navigating an athletic training education program. |
Tue, 26 March 2013
Kelly Jo is Head Athletic Trainer at Cincinnati Ballet who has worked and traveled extensively in Performing Arts positions following her education at Eastern Kentucky University and Indiana University. This is a very interesting interview! |
Sun, 24 March 2013
Maryland Athletic Trainers' Association president and Towson University Associate Athletic Trainer Greg Penczek speaks with me and Pradeep about his career and education as well as his involvement with the Maryland state organization. We get a chance to talk about the ATEP student exchange program responsible for our introduction as well as some imporant concepts in education and professional practice in Athletic Training. A very fun interview! |
Sat, 23 March 2013
Sallie Wallace is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Fort Jackson Army Installation in Columbia. She talks about her interesting position and her career leading up to her current job. |
Fri, 22 March 2013
East Carolina University's Head Athletic Trainer Zac Womack talks about his experience in the New York Yankees organization and about returning to his alma mater and his transition to the Head Athletic Trainer position. |
Thu, 21 March 2013
Mike Finke of Patterson Medical chats with me a little about his career as a Certified Athletic Trainer in the NFL and major College/University settings and we talk at length about how his background made him a great resource to athletic trainers while working in medical supply and equipment sales. His experiences afford him a neat perspective on many different job settings for Certified Athletic Trainers. A great interview! |
Wed, 20 March 2013
Podcast co-creator and Nova Southeastern University Associate Professor/ATEP Clinical Coordinator Pradeep Vanguri joins me for a discussion about athletic training education and issues facing students and new graduates. We also discuss his educational and work experience as well as the direction of the podcast. |
Tue, 19 March 2013
Athletic Training Student Herchell Bridges speaks with Niki Dehner (Blanchflower) about her career as a Certified Athletic Trainer in California and her academic preparation. She gives some good advice to students. |
Mon, 18 March 2013
Carson Newman University Head Athletic Trainer Mike Van Bruggen and LeConte Medical Center Sports Medicine Coordinator and Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Association Vice President Scott Byrd join me for a discussion of their introduction to athletic training and about their education. Scott gives an update on Tennessee concussion legislation efforts. |
Sun, 17 March 2013
Carson Newman University Head Athletic Trainer Mike Van Bruggen and LeConte Medical Center Sports Medicine Coordinator and Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Association Vice President Scott Byrd join me for a discussion of their job roles and settings as well as the importance of being involved in state, district, and national organizations. |
Sat, 16 March 2013
Jeff Guffey and Kevin King discuss the impact athletic training has made on their lives. |
Fri, 15 March 2013
Deanna Palatucci is the Head Athletic Trainer for the Knoxville Ice Bears profession hockey team in Knoxville, Tennessee. She and I spoke about her athletic training experieces leading up to her current role in professional sports and she provided some insight into the day-to-day operation of working in such a unique setting. |
Fri, 15 March 2013
Jeff Guffey (Southern Guilford High School) and Kevin King (UNC-Chapel Hill/Carolina Panthers) discuss their careers. |
Thu, 14 March 2013
Dr. Eric Fuchs, ATEP Director at Eastern Kentucky University joins me for a discussion about his career in Athletic Training. We discuss many current issues related to Athletic Training education as well as important initiatives for the promotion of the profession of Athletic Training. An audio recording of Charlie Thompson's address to the attendees of the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association is included at the end of this episode. Charlie is the Head Athletic Trainer at Princeton University and was invited to give the 2013 Pinky Newell Address during the awards ceremony of the EATA Annual Meeting in Buffalo, NY. |
Wed, 13 March 2013
Coastal Carolina University's Assistant AD for Sports Performance joins me to discuss his experiences in the field of Athletic Training. |