Dr. Jennifer Ostrowski is a Full Professor and Director of the Doctor of Athletic Training Program at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. She holds an undergraduate degree in Athletic Training from Salisbury University, a Master’s degree from the University of Kentucky, and a Doctoral degree with emphasis in Sport Psychology from Michigan State University. 

Dr. Ostrowski’s research centers on mental health and psychosocial aspects of injury, and therapeutic modalities. She has authored a national textbook, titled Psychosocial Strategies for Athletic Training, and over 30 peer-reviewed publications, as well as presenting more than 60 platform and webinar presentations and 40 poster presentations at professional conferences. Dr. Ostrowski’s research on therapeutic modalities has focused on superficial and deep heating modalities, including shortwave diathermy, therapeutic ultrasound, and ThermoStim probe. She has also examined muscle cooling using salted and wetted ice bags, and comparing ice to cryo-compression modalities. 

Dr. Ostrowski has been awarded several National, state, and private grants totaling nearly $100,000 to fund her therapeutic modalities research. Her research in psychosocial aspects of injury focuses on empowering athletic trainers to incorporate a psychosocial focus and concrete interventions into their clinical practice. Most of her publications center on gaps in professional education and how to incorporate psychosocial and mental health content into professional athletic training curriculums. She has been an invited speaker at several conferences and served as a subject matter expert for the NATA’s pilot Self-Assessment Module in mental health. 

Dr. Ostrowski has served on the NATA Post-Professional Education Committee, the EATA Research Committee, and the BOC Exam Development Committee. She also previously served on the Board of Directors for Haven House, an organization that provides mental health services to residents throughout the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ostrowski is also certified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and has been offering courses in both adult and youth mental health first aid since 2018.