Associate Dean Geisler is a native of Lakeville, MA and current resident of Boston, MA. A certified athletic trainer since 1987 with over 15 years of varied clinical practice and 23 years' experience directing athletic training education programs at Georgia Southern University and Ithaca College. He is deeply interested in the development and assessment of the medico-clinical thinking processes of novice and experienced clinicians, the development of adaptive expertise in clinicians, progressive curriculum design, capability-based education, and meaningful programmatic assessment. He has over 170 national and international presentations and publications on clinical and educational based subjects in athletic training and health professions education to his credit. He is a member of the European Board of Medical Assessors, and past member of the Association of Medical Education, Europe.

As a scholar, he is the recipient of two manuscript awards from the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal. For his many professional contributions, he has been the recipient of the NATA Athletic Training Service Award and NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. As an educator, he was awarded the NATA Executive Council on Education's Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award in 2021 and has received two Dean's Awards for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching, a Dean's Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning, and the all college Faculty Excellence Award, all from Ithaca College.

He admits to being an enthusiastic but slow road cyclist, an amateur shutterbug of nature and wonder, an aspiring wine snob and amateur foodie, and an unabashed promoter of equal rights, freedom, justice, and authentic democracy for all living beings. Susan, his life partner and wife of 34 years and he are fulfilled parents of two amazing young men – Nicholas, a writer living in Los Angeles, CA and Benjamin, a photographer and artist living in Brooklyn, NY.

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Athletic Training has been my professional calling since I was a freshman in high school.  I started by attending summer camps during my high school years to learn the basics of being an athletic trainer and was able to get practice by working with the school's football and basketball teams.  I received my formal athletic training education and experience from the internship program at Ohio State from 1984-89 working with various teams including the football, men's lacrosse, ice hockey and men's gymnastics teams.  While in undergrad I was fortunate to be able to work a summer internship with the Detroit Lions under Head Athletic Trainer & NATA Hall of Fame member, Kent Falb.  That experience parlayed into another summer internship during my years in graduate school with the San Francisco Forty Niners.  Upon graduating from Ohio State with my Masters degree in 1991, I began my professional career in Orlando, FL working in the clinical and high school setting striving to improve my manual and rehabilitation skills learning from some very gifted and talented physical therapists and athletic trainers.

After 5 years in Orlando, the offer came to move to the San Francisco area to work with the Forty Niners as an Assistant Athletic Trainer under the mentorship of athletic training legend, NATA Hall of Fame member, and longtime Head Athletic Trainer, Lindsy McLean.  After 7 years as an assistant, Lindsy retired and I received an opportunity and the honor to serve as the Head Athletic Trainer where I remained in that capacity for 3 years.  During my years with San Francisco, I pursued improving my manual therapy skills through attending various continuing education courses.  The time with the Forty Niners provided me a very special and invaluable experience, preparing me for what lie ahead professionally.   I have been able to improve my rehab and manual skills, but realize there is so much more to learn and improve on, that I have desired to attend something new each year to expand my skill set.   

I came to Ithaca College in the fall of 2006 after having gained experience in the clinical, high school, and the professional settings which I hope will provide the students who come through our Athletic Training Education Program a unique perspective and a resource from which to draw from during their educational pursuits.

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Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, Lasell College. Coordinator of Clinical Education, Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts, Past-President

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Dr. Patrick McKeon is a BOC certified athletic trainer who joined the Ithaca College Athletic Training faculty in 2013. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Springfield College in Springfield, MA;  his Master of Science degree in Sports Health Care from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in Phoenix, AZ (now in Mesa, AZ); and his PhD in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He has held several positions as a clinical athletic trainer including Pearl River High School, Canisius College, and Marist College in New York, as well as Phoenix College and Brophy College Preparatory in Arizona.

SCHOLARLY/RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. McKeon’s research focuses on functional alterations associated with lower extremity joint injury. He incorporates patient-, clinician-, and laboratory-oriented outcomes to evaluate these alterations due to injury. Dr. McKeon also seeks to develop a greater understanding of the restoration of function associated with rehabilitation.  He aims to provide insight into effective clinical interventions for the sports medicine clinician to improve functional outcomes and enhance prevention strategies for patients who suffer lower extremity injury.  

EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS

Dr. McKeon's educational focus centers on evidence-based practice concepts and clinical reasoning theory. Within the courses he teaches, Dr. McKeon strives to instill a strong foundation in the integration of internal and external evidence for enhancing decisions related to the recognition, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries/illnesses associated with athletic training clinical practice.

PERSONAL

Dr. McKeon enjoys spending his free time with his family and friends seeking out great life experiences. His wife, Dr. Jennifer McKeon is the IC Athletic Training Program Director and a faculty member in the Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training. They have two children (Bobby and Mallory) who are also proud to be Bombers!

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Luzita is a faculty member and Program Director for the University of Arkansas’ professional athletic training program. Prior to the University of Arkansas, Luzita was a faculty member and Clinical Education Coordinator at the University of Virginia. She has served as a faculty member at the University of Texas Arlington where she coordinated the Standardized Patient Lab and facilitated interprofessional education activities. She also worked at Texas State University where she served as the Clinical Education Coordinator for 6 years and served as the Coordinator of the Post-Professional Athletic Training Program and Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences program for 2 years. Luzita has also worked clinically as an athletic trainer in her jobs at both West Chester University (field hockey and women’s lacrosse) and Hope College (variety of sports).

 Luzita is an active member in the profession. She served as the Chair of the CAATE Standard Committee and on the editorial board of Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. She also reviews manuscripts for the Journal of Athletic Training, Journal of Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Training Education Journal.  She served on the Professional Education Council and helped to develop the 5th edition of the NATA Education Competencies. She also served on the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) and chaired the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s EDAC.

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Scott Heinerichs is the dean of the College of Health Sciences at West Chester University (WCU), the largest of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the fourth largest university in the Philadelphia area. Heinerichs has more than 17 years of extensive leadership in the field of health sciences, in addition to vast experience in specialized and regional accreditation. His position as dean is effective immediately.

Known for his expertise in the areas of outcomes-based education and clinical reasoning, Heinerichs has served the University in a variety of leadership roles, including that of interim assistant vice president; faculty associate for teaching, learning, and assessment; interim chair of the Sports Medicine Department; and program director for the inaugural entry-level master’s degree in athletic training. He most recently served as the interim dean of the University’s College of Health Sciences, overseeing more than 150 faculty members across six academic departments.

Heinerichs holds a Doctor of Higher Education Academic Leadership from Widener University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of South Carolina, and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from West Chester University.

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Dr. Wise has 24 years of college-level teaching experience and holds a current professional credential as a board-certified substitute teacher from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. As a practicing athletic trainer, Dr. Wise has worked with a variety of intercollegiate athletic teams, volunteered as a medical provider/first responder for multiple organizations and served as a BOC test site administrator.

At Waynesburg, Dr. Wise is the clinical education coordinator and teaches predominately in athletic training and Health & Exercise Science. She has presented at state, district and national conferences, including but not limited to Eastern Athletic Trainer's Association; National Athletic Trainers’ Association; American College of Sports Medicine; and the American Alliance for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Her current research efforts revolve around Reflective Practice, Andragogy and Vulnerability.

Dr. Wise, EdD, ATC, completed her baccalaureate and master's degree in sports medicine and athletic training from Barry University; she then received her terminal degree in higher education from Northeastern University.      

EDUCATION

B.S. and M.S. Barry University; Ed.D. Northeastern University

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Mary Barnum’s tenure as an athletic training educator spans 30 years and has allowed her to collaborate with many excellent researchers and educators. Barnum has 14 years of experience as a clinical education coordinator and 16 years as a program director, serving as a preceptor throughout. Barnum has had the pleasure of teaching and mentoring more than 600 future athletic trainers. She has served as chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee, as a member of the NATA Executive Council for Education, as well as multimedia, scholarship, and grants committees. She has also served as a contributor, reviewer, and/or section editor for several athletic training journals. Barnum was a significant contributor to the Clinical Education White Paper Series as well as the Master Preceptor Development Program. She is co-creator of the Supervision, Questioning, and Feedback Model for Clinical Supervision and Teaching. The majority of Barnum’s scholarly work centers on providing feedback to assist students in developing the critical thinking skills needed to make sound clinical decisions.

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Sara Brown, a graduate of Miami University and the University of Arizona, was the director of the athletic training program at Boston University from 1991 to 2020. She holds emeritus status at Boston University and is an adjunct faculty member at A.T. Still University. She completed a four-year term as the chair of the NATA’s Executive Committee for Education in 2013 and served as the inaugural chair of the Standards Committee for the CAATE. In earlier years, Sara has held positions on the BOC Board of Directors including BOC President and BOC Vice President. She is a co-author with Chad Starkey of an orthopedic textbook and has been teaching at the college level for over 30 years.

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Dr. Sarah Manspeaker, PhD, ATC is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Athletic Training. Dr. Manspeaker received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Duquesne University and her Master of Education in Athletic Training and Doctor of Philosophy in Human Movement Science from Old Dominion University. Dr. Manspeaker has more than 15 years of teaching experience within both professional and post-professional Athletic Training Programs. Her primary areas of instruction include evaluation of lower extremity and spinal injuries, therapeutic rehabilitation, topics related to non-orthopedic conditions, and evidence-based practice concepts. She also has an active interest in global health and education and leads two study abroad courses to Australia and Ireland.

In recognition of her faculty successes, Sarah has received two Rangos School of Health Sciences, Dean's Award for Faculty Excellence, in the areas of Teaching and Service to the Mission. Sarah has published extensively on topics related to interprofessional education, best practices in athletic training education, and the infusion of evidence into clinical practice. She has completed more than 30 presentations on these topics at the regional, national, and international levels.

Manspeaker is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and serves as a site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. She serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Athletic Training, an editor for the Athletic Training Education Journal, as well as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care.
Manspeaker is a licensed athletic trainer in Pennsylvania and she has practiced clinically with varying levels of athletics including the United States Olympic Committee, professional soccer, NCAA Divisions I and III, high school, and recreational athletics. She also maintains a position as the Medical Director for the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Winter Games.

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Dr. Quinton Sawyer began his tenure in 2018 as the Associate Head Athletic Trainer for the Charlotte Hornets. Sawyer previously spent two seasons as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Sports Science Coordinator for the Phoenix Suns and has also served for five seasons as the head athletic trainer for the Michigan State University’s men’s basketball team. Prior to his arrival in East Lansing in fall 2011, the Camden, North Carolina native spent two years as the head athletic trainer at Campbell University, where he was responsible for coordination and oversight of all athletic training services for the Division I Athletic Department. Sawyer joined the Fighting Camel program after spending three years at Southeastern Louisiana University as athletic trainer for the Lions’ men’s basketball and volleyball teams. Prior to joining the Southeastern staff, Sawyer spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at North Carolina, working with the Tar Heel men’s junior varsity basketball team along with the UNC swimming and diving teams. Sawyer was also a game day assistant athletic trainer with the Tar Heel varsity men’s basketball team, where he was a part of the 2005 NCAA National Championship run.

A 2004 graduate of UNC, Sawyer spent two summers as a certified intern athletic trainer in the NFL with the Denver Broncos for the organization’s training camp. Sawyer earned his master’s degree in exercise and sport science from UNC in 2006. Sawyer completed his Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) degree through A.T. Still University in 2017 and has served as a clinical preceptor for athletic training students for over a decade. During the summers of 2004-07, he was a research assistant with JUMP-ACL (Joint Undertaking to Monitor and Prevent ACL Injury), a collaborative multi-site prospective cohort study of neuromuscular risk factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries. The study enrolled over 5,000 subjects and was based in the U.S. Military, Naval and Air Force academies. Sawyer completed a two-week volunteer rotation at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York during the summer of 2013 where he was the athletic trainer for the Women’s Junior National Volleyball Team. He has also volunteered on the medical staff for the Boston Marathon in 2010, 2014, and 2015. Sawyer has completed several volunteer experiences with USA Basketball, including serving as the athletic trainer for the Select Team during the ramp up to the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and serving as an athletic trainer for the Men’s National Team for the 2023 World Cup in Manilla, Philippines. Sawyer also participated in the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp in Cairo, Egypt in the summer of 2022.

He has received several honors throughout his career, presenting his master’s thesis and his doctoral research at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association symposium. Sawyer is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and has attained the Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Sawyer also has completed his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Quinton and his wife, Lauren, were married in May 2015 and are the proud parents of daughters Laila and Olivia.

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Department Chair Athletic Training at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

Dr. Volberding also serves as Oklahoma State Medical Proceedings Section Co-Editor for Athletic Training. 

Research interests include: cultural competence, emotional intelligence/self-efficacy, the professional preparation of athletic training students, transition to clinical practice, and first responder health care. 

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Dr. Peer is a Full Professor at Kent State University and holds an adjunct appointment at Northeast Ohio College of Medicine and KSU College of Podiatric Medicine.  She holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration with a Cognate in Health Care Management.  Kimberly served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Athletic Training Education Journal and serves on the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Ethics Committee as well as the NATA Committee on Professional Ethics.  Her national contributions include service to the BOC, NATA, JAT and REF in multiple capacities.  Her statewide service includes a 6 year term on the Governor’s Ohio licensure board and over 12 years of service to the OATA.  Kimberly has been lauded with national, regional, and state level awards for her contributions to the profession and athletic training education, including but not limited to, NATA Fellow and Most Distinguished, OATA Hall of Fame, and GLATA Outstanding Educator. Dr. Peer has published and presented extensively on the international and national levels about ethics education and pedagogy and has co-authored textbooks on professional ethics in athletic training and athletic training pedagogy.

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My specializations, clinical interests and research interests center around clinical education (preceptors and students); performing arts medicine; artistic gymnastics health and wellness; pediatric injury issues and the influence of culture on patient outcomes.

Degrees:
BS, East Stroudsburg University
MEd, University of Virginia
PhD, Temple University

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For 15 years Dr. Perrin directed the graduate programs in Athletic Training (MEd) and Sports Medicine (PhD & EdD) at the University of Virginia. He was named the Joe Gieck Professor of Sports Medicine, founded the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Research Laboratory, and mentored over 50 students who received a doctoral degree in Sports Medicine. His primary research interest, funded by the National Institutes of Health, focused on anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors in female athletes.

Dr. Perrin was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Athletic Training for eight years (1996-2004) and founding editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (1990-1995). He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, 3nd Edition (with translations in Japanese, Greek, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean and French), editor of The Injured Athlete, Third Edition, and coauthor of Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries and Research Methods in Athletic Training. He also served as series editor of the 5-textbook Athletic Training Education Series.

From 2007 to 2011 he served on the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages, Bureau of Health Professions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As a faculty member, he was recipient of a University of Virginia All-University Outstanding Teaching Award in 1997 and in 1998 received the Curry School of Education Foundation's Outstanding Professor Award. His professional awards from the National Athletic Trainers' Association include the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award in 1996, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award in 1998, the William G. Clancy, Jr., MD Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research in 1999, and induction into the Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2015 he received the NATA Research & Education Foundation’s Lifetime Contribution Award. Among his honors are distinguished alumni awards from CSC, ISU, and Pitt, including induction into the Legacy Laureate Society at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008. In 2009 he received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University.

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