Dr. Patterson has been a Program Director at Georgia Southern University for the last 12 years. Previously he spent 4 years as program director at Cedarville University in Ohio. Prior to his academic appointments he served as an athletic trainer at the collegiate level. He continues to work clinically as an AT doing PRN work when needed. His clinical expertise has been in the sport of baseball where he worked with USA Baseball for 12 years and most recently worked with the Savannah Bananas for two seasons. His undergraduate degree is in Exercise Science/AT from Vanguard University of Southern California. His Masters is in Counseling Psychology/Emphasis in Sport from Palm Beach Atlantic University and his EdD is in Health Care Education from Nova Southeastern University.

COPA Con 2024 Presentation:
When Performing Arts Meets Athletics: The Results Are Bananas!