Dr. Liz Drake is an educator and certified athletic trainer with extensive experience in teaching, research, and clinical practice. Dr. Drake is currently an Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she also serves as Affiliated Faculty for the Center for Rural Behavioral Health. Her teaching portfolio includes a wide range of courses such as Structural Kinesiology and Biomechanics, Advanced Sports Medicine, Manual Therapy and Neurological Assessment and Care, delivered in traditional, hybrid, and online formats.

Dr. Drake's expertise extends to simulation-based education, where she has helped design and executed emergency simulations for athletic training students, managed manikin responses, and participated in interprofessional mass casualty simulations. She has also trained standardized patients, created patient profiles, and developed interprofessional simulation experiences for undergraduate and graduate allied health and nursing students.

Throughout her career, Dr. Drake has contributed to the athletic training field through presentations, research, and service. She has been actively involved in professional organizations, including the Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and currently serves as an advisor for the Minnesota Athletic Trainers’ Association Student Senate.