News: Athletic Training
How NFL Player Damar Hamlin Tackled the Odds: Health Experts Weigh In
A panel of UCF medical and rehabilitation experts discuss what happened, what Hamlin’s physical and mental recovery could look like, and protecting the heart health of athletes.
CHPS Dean Christopher Ingersoll Awarded by CAATE for Contributions to AT Education and Accreditation
The athletic training accreditation entity, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), honored UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences Dean Christopher Ingersoll with the 2022 Pete Koehneke Award....
A Fitness Expert Weighs In On How To Build The Best Workout Routine For Yourself
Working out is an essential part of a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. As a matter of fact, getting regular exercise and physical activity can help improve and maintain the health...
Kristen Schellhase Inducted into 2022 Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida Hall of Fame
(pictured left) Kristen Schellhase and (right) Elaine Judy Kristen Schellhase, program director for UCF Athletic Training Program, was inducted into the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida (ATAF) Hall of Fame...
UCF Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science Advances Scientific Thinking in Students at all Levels
When students are interested in the fields of kinesiology and physical therapy, it is often because they want to help people; but students don’t need to wait to graduate to...
Research Spotlight: Colby Mangum Uses Core Data Research to Protect Athletes, Improve Performances
Core Muscles are the Center of Colby Mangum’s Research in Athletic Training Assistant Professor L. Colby Mangum, a faculty member in the Master of Athletic Training program Assistant Professor L....
Mangum Awarded Department of Defense Grant as Part of Research Team to Improve Knee Pain and Function
Colby Mangum was recently awarded a grant as a co-investigator through the Department of Defense focused on improving rehabilitation for chronic pain around the kneecap (Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program...
Athletic Training Program Hosts Extreme Simulation Event to Enhance First Responder Skills
Students in the master of athletic training program teamed up with licensed athletic trainers in the community for a hyper-realistic emergency training simulation event to enhance their first responder skills....
Athletic Training Students Present Capstone Research
Thirteen students in the Master of Athletic Training program presented their final capstone research projects on April 12 to an interprofessional audience, including students, faculty and staff from the College...
‘Fire and desire’: UCF athletic training student works to bring the field to U.S. Virgin Islands
Growing up as a student athlete in the United States Virgin Islands, athletic training graduate student Isis Collier was used to a “walk it off” mentality when she or her...
