Nick Prall is currently a paramedic for an EMS service in Tennessee. He received his undergraduate degree in athletic training from Cumberland University, and went on to complete 2-3 years as an athletic trainer working PRN. He found a love for emergency medicine, and went the EMS route. He is now a paramedic, currently working towards obtaining his paramedic-critical care level.
Mercedes Higgins is currently an AT at California University in Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at California University of Pennsylvania. She recently completed her PhD at Robert Morris University.
Zeb Callahan is currently an AT at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University, and completed his master's degree at For Hays State University. Zeb has worked in a variety of settings, including spending time with Team USA Gymnastics, and Track & Field.
Emily Aaron is currently an athletic trainer for Grand Valley State University. She received her undergraduate degree from U of Michigan, and then her graduate degree from the U of MInnesota.
Kali Kight is currently an AT working as a DME Coordinator at a practice in Cincinnati. She received her undergraduate degree from the U of Cincinnati and then her graduate degree from West Virginia University. Kali spent a lot of time looking for her next position of employment during COVID- take time to hear her story & advice!
Ian Stites is currently an industrial AT for Amazon. He received his education from the University of South Florida. Ian has worked in a multitude of settings, including industrial and with NASA. Thanks for your hard work Ian!
Eli Kassab is currently an athletic trainer at Dixie State University. Previously, Eli has been an athletic trainer in both the collegiate, professional, and PRN settings. He received his undergraduate degree from Weber State U and his graduate degree from Northern Arizona U. Eli also spends time dabbling in the real estate realm as well as mental health advocacy.
Matt Scherer is currently an AT at Mount St. Joseph College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate degree at Adrian College in 2017 and went on to complete his MAT at Adrian College in 2018. Matt is a co-founder of All Things AT; he has also obtained his CSCS & does an awesome job intertwining that with his AT work! Thanks for all you do Matt!
Nikki Harris is currently the coordinator for athletic training services for FIU Campus Rec, as well as a clinical assistant professor for the MSAT. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psych at Wayne State, and went on to complete her Master's of Science in AT at FIU. She recently completed her DAT at AT Still University.
Christian Robertson is currently an athletic trainer pursuing career options in medical administration with some clinical duties. Christian received his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Louisiana, and received his Master of Health Administration from LSU-Shreveport. Christian has worked in the high school, clinical and orthopedic settings.
Paul Rupp is currently the athletic trainer for Oakton High School. Paul has worked in both the high school and collegiate settings. Paul received his undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University, and completed his Master's degree at Syracuse.
Anna Sedory is current an athletic trainer and Director of the Injury Care and Prevention Program for the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia. She has worked as an athletic trainer in various settings, ranging from collegiate, high school and junior college, to education, drug enforcement and Disney. Anna received her Bachelor of Science from California State University, Fullerton and went on to complete her Master of Science in Sports Health Care at AT Still University.
Victoria Morris is currently an athletic trainer for Elkhart High School. Previously, she was an athletic trainer for Kemp High School, Northwestern State University, and El Campo High School. She completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Texas at Arlington, and her Master of Science in Health and Human Performance at Northwestern State University.
Beatris "Bea" Martinez is currently an industrial athletic trainer at an aerospace manufacturing facility. She previously worked for a high school in Seattle, at the University of Louisiana. Beatris completed her B.S. in Kinesiology at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2016, and went on to complete her Master's in Athletic Training at the Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TACTICAL AT!Maura Shea is in charge of the First Line Tactical Athlete Program for Forte Sports Medicine, where she currently works with tactical athletes in fire safety. She is also the president of the Public Safety Athletic Trainers Society. She completed her undergraduate education at Xavier University, and then completed her DAT at Indiana State University.
Terrance Motley is a former strength coach who is on the final stretch of completing his DPT. Motley completed his undergraduate degree at BYU, his master's degree at the University of Louisiana, and is completing his DPT with Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Previously, Motley was a strength coach at BYU, LSU, UL and CU. He is excited to utilize his previous work in S&C to provide quality patient care. His work in sports medicine and with athletic trainers along the way has helped to shape his outlook on patient care- we are thankful for awesome S&C coaches turned PTs like T MOT!
Sports Medicine and Clinicians: This series will be dedicated to hearing from our PT friends on how working in sports medicine as well as working with ATs has helped shape them as clinicians. Potentially dabbling in the PT-AT divide, and how we can improve collaboration on BOTH sides for the good of our patients.Alisha Miller is currently an associate professor at Anderson University. and a dual-credentialed PT-AT. She completed her Master's in PT at Indiana University, and her BS in AT at West Virginia Wesleyan College .
Amanda Andrews is currently an athletic trainer for Life High School in Dallas. She completed her BS at Hardin-Simmons University, her MS at Northwest Missouri State, and her EdD at Liberty University. We are excited today for her discussion on her experiences on creating/updating policies and procedures in the variety of settings she has worked in.
Daniel Ruedeman is currently an athletic trainer with an orthopedic trauma clinic in the University of Colorado Health Hospital, CO. He completed his AT education at Concordia University, and MTSU. He has spent time in a multitude of settings, and we are excited for him to share both his story as well as his passion for AT on today's episode!
Continuing the series discussing how to recruit & retain students in athletic training programs, as well as how to better prepare student ATs for the working world of AT. Guest for this episode: David Maldonado. David is currently the athletic trainer for Alamogordo High School in New Mexico. He completed his education at New Mexico State University, and he has a huge passion for educating and mentoring athletic training students. Thankful for his words of wisdom, and the work he does for the profession.