Estefania “Stef” Zavala, DAT, LAT, ATC is an associate athletic trainer at Northwestern University. She provides treatment and rehabilitation to the Women’s Soccer team. Stef previously worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and provided patient care to the Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving programs. 

Stef has taken a special interest in the management of chronic shoulder injuries. She assisted in developing a swim and dive specific injury screening battery and has utilized it in informing practice for working with a water sport. She completed her Bachelor’s in Athletic Training from Lewis University in 2019 and Doctorate of Athletic Training from University of Idaho in 2021. Stef is also involved in the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) and serves as the District 11 Representative.