District IX
Winners of the "Breakfast of Champions"
competition for 2002, 2003, & 2004!

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Reports, Presentations, Information Donation Forms District Chair & State Representative Materials

Scholarship Information

Grant/Award Programs


Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association

NATA Foundation District IX Chair Alabama Representative
Mike Wilkinson
Mississippi Sports Medicine
1325 East Fortification Street
Jackson, MS  39202
601/ 354-4488
1-800-624-9168 ext. 292
601-832-9177
Fax: 601-914-1858

mwilkinson@msmoc.com

Amanda K. Andrews, Ph.D., ATC, LAT
Assistant Program Director ATEP
Troy University
2nd Floor Athletic Towers, Sports Medicine
Troy, AL  36082
334-670-5818 (O)
akandrews@troy.edu

Florida Representative Georgia Representative
Gianluca Del Rossi, PhD, ATC
University of South Florida
3500 East Fletcher Avenue Suite 511, MDC 106
Tampa, FL  33613
813-396-9094

Fax: 813-396-9195
gdelross@health.usf.edu
Jenay Dunlap Myers
JDM Sports Medicine, LLC
P.O. Box 741200
Riverdale, GA 30274

404-643-1483 (W)
Fax: 770-603-8810
JDunlap153@aol.com
Kentucky Representative Louisiana Representative

Joseph A. Beckett, EdD, ATC
Associate Professor & Director
Athletic Training Education Program
Eastern Kentucky University
224 Moberly
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY  40475-3102
Office: (859) 622-2134
Fax: (859) 622-1254
Joe.Beckett@eku.edu

Janet Passman
Louisiana College
1140 College Drive
Pineville, LA  71359
318-487-7290
Fax: 318-487-7174

passman@lacollege.edu
Mississippi Representative Tennessee Representative
Scott Piland
University of Southern Mississippi
School of HPR
Box 5142
Hattiesburg, MS  39406
601-266-6138
scott.piland@usm.edu
Marisa A. Colston
ATEP – Director
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Dept. 6606
Chattanooga, TN  37403
Office: 423-425-4743
Fax: 423-425-5395

Marisa-Colston@utc.edu
Public Relations Committee Representative Public Relations Committee Chair
Kysha Harriell MS, ATC
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248065
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL  33124
(305) 284-320
(305) 284-5168 (fax)
kharriell@miami.edu

MaryBeth Horodyski, EdD, ATC
University of Florida
Dept of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
PO Box 112727
3450 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL  32611
(352) 273-7074
(352) 273-7388 (fax)
horodmb@ortho.ufl.edu

Scholarship Committee Representative  

Theodore Arzonico, Jr. MED, ATC
3843 Brantley Place Cir
Apopka, FL  32703-6855
(407) 297-1318
tarzonico@cfl.rr.com

 

District 9
Free Communications Award Winners

2005 - Master's Oral Winner
Rebecca Lopez, MS, ATC, LAT, Florida International University, “Superficial Cooling Does Not Decrease Core Body Temperature Before, During, or After Exercise in an American Football Uniform”

2002 - Master's Oral Winner
Tricia J. Hubbard, ATC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, “Do Those with Functional Ankle Instability Have Associated Mechanical Instability As Measured By Instrumented Ankle Arthrometry?”


2007 District 9 Scholarship Winners
8
scholarships totaling $16,000

Doctoral Michelle Odai Florida International University Jerry Rhea Scholarship Award sponsored by National Football League Charities
Masters Nicholas Seiler The University of Alabama Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Award sponsored by Jerry Rhea/Atlanta Falcons Scholarship Fund
Masters Lauren Steiner The University of West Alabama Sponsored by National Basketball Athletic Trainers' Association
Entry Level Keitaro Abe Georgia Southern University Karen Toburen Scholarship Award sponsored by Karen Toburen, EdD, ATC
Entry Level Sharon Elliott Florida Southern College Donald J. Fauls Memorial Scholarship Award sponsored by NATA Foundation Golf Classic/Gatorade
Entry Level Ashley Foster Eastern Kentucky University Sponsored by Bike Athletic Company
Entry Level Amy Knox The University of Alabama Dr. Jack Hughston Memorial Scholarship Award sponsored by The Hughston Foundation
Entry Level Casey Perkins Eastern Kentucky University Bobby Barton Scholarship Award sponsored by Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association/District 9

All District 9 Scholarship Recipients 1991-2007

District 9 Grant Recipients
23 grants totaling $87,529.00

2007

Kimberly L. Dolak, ATC
University of Kentucky
“Comparison of Early Hip Strengthening to Early Quadriceps Strengthening in the Treatment of Females with Patellofemoral Pain”
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program

2007

Jeffrey A. Russell, MS, ATC
University of Wolverhampton, UK
“Validity and Reliability of a Fiber Optic Transducer for Measuring Tension in Ankle Ligaments”
$2,491.00
Doctoral Research Grant Program

2006 Charles Emerson, BS, ATC and Dawn M. Minton, BS, ATC
Florida International University
“The Effects of Hypohydration, Hyperthermia, and Electrolyte Depletion on Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramping”
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program
2005

Peter Giacobbi, PhD
University of Florida
“Occupational Stress, Coping and Burnout Detection In The Athletic Training Profession”
$54,779.00
General Research Grant Program

2005

Lyndsay Smith, BS, ATC
Georgia Southern University
“Effect Of Attention Focus Interventions On Anterior Tibial Shear Forces During Landing In Females”
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program

2005

Melisa Fazio, BS, ATC & Jennifer Sebert, BS, ATC
University of Kentucky
"Gender, Structure, and Activity: Variables Affecting Knee Kinematics"
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program

2005 Julie Sandy, ATC
Georgia Southern University
"Effect of Length of Board and Slide Speed on Motor Recruitment Patterns and Muscle Coordination in the Lower Extremity"
$985.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program
2005 Amelia Sesma, BS, ATC
University of Kentucky
"Effects of Foot Orthotics on Dynamic Postural Control Tasks in Subjects with CAI"

$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program
2004

Kristina A. Palmer, BA
Georgia Southern University
“Effects of Ankle Taping and Bracing on Shock Absorption Patterns During Drop Landings”
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program

2004

Aikane Belez, BS, ATC
Georgia Southern University
“Electromyographic Responses, Hip Strength, and Landing Biomechanics in Recreational Volleyball Athletes with Patella Tendonitis”
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Research Grant Program

2004

Cale Jacobs, MS, ATC
University of Kentucky
“Relationships of Strength and Endurance of Hip Abductors to Functional Performance”

$2,500.00
Doctoral Research Grant
View Grant Information Summary

2003

Michelle Boling, ATC
University of Kentucky
"Effect of a Functional Rehabilitation Program on EMG and Pain in Patients"
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program

2003

Geoffrey Dover, MS, ATC, CAT(C
University of Florida
"Comparison of Shoulder and Elbow Joint Position Sense Using a Vibration Stimulus"
$2,096.00
Doctoral Research Grant sponsored by Proctor & Gamble
View Grant Information Summary

2003

Stacey Downar, ATC
University of Kentucky
"Isometric Muscle Force Measurements Obtained by Hand-Held Dynamometry and Strength Relationships Among Athletes Ages 14 to 25"
$1,000.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program

2003

Amy Newell, BA, ATC, CAT(C
University of Florida
“The Effects of Ephedra on Anaerobic Performance”
$870.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program

2003

Scott G. Piland, MA, ATC
University of Georgia
"Concussion Symptom Resolution"
$2,500.00
Doctoral Research Grant sponsored by Proctor & Gamble
View Grant Information Summary

2003

Shawna Wood, BS, ATC/L
Barry University
"Kinematic, Kinetic and EMG Analysis of the Effects of Game-like Activity on Cutting Maneuvers in Collegiate Soccer Players"
$771.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program

2001

Christine Douglas, BA, ATC
University of Florida
“Magnets Used for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and the Reduction of Pain and Swelling”
$779.00
Osternig Master’s Grant Program

1998

Paul Fiolkowski, MA, ATC
University of Florida
"The Effects of Athletic Footwear on Gait Kinetics and Kinematics in Running"
$2,500.00
Doctoral Research Grant sponsored by Active Ankle Systems, Inc.

1996

Aimee Gunnoe, ATC
University of Florida
"A Study of the Relationship between Life Events and Incidence of Injury in High School Football"
$1,000.00
General Research Grant Program

View Grant Information Summary

1996

Gary Harrelson, EdD, ATC
University of Alabama
"An Assessment of Learning Preferences Among Undergraduate Athletic Training Students"
$1,670.00
General Research Grant Program

View Grant Information Summary

1995

Kenneth Eaves, MS, ATC
University of Florida
"The Effects of Four Prophylactic Ankle Supports on the Athletic and Functional Abilities in Chronically Unstable Ankles"
$1,000.00
General Research Grant Program

1994

R. T. Floyd, EdD, ATC
K. Wright, DA, ATC

Livingston University
"An Assessment of Sports Medicine Supervision in Southeastern United States Secondary Schools"
$4,588.00
General Research Grant Program

Last updated 09/03/2007

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