The NATA Foundation is accepting applications for its Research Mentor Program.  This initiative helps provide guidance and mentorship to junior faculty members involved in athletic training research by pairing them up with more experienced investigators.  Applications are being accepted now through May 1.  The new class of mentors and mentees will convene in Las Vegas for a luncheon where they will meet, network and hear a presentation from a leading researcher. Please go to www.natafoundation.org/research/mentor-program to learn more about the program and to complete an application.
 

For the second year, poster presentations chosen to be displayed during the Annual Meeting as part of the NATA Foundation Free Communications program will be accessible all week in the ATExpo (exhibit hall). Authors will be present at their posters on Thursday, June 27 to discuss their research and answer questions.

• 10-10:30am – Student Exchange (non-peer-reviewed) Presentations

• 10:30-11:15am – Author Presentations (A-L)

• 11:15-12pm – Author Presentations (M-Z)

The Free Communications Committee received a record number of submissions this year. We’d like to thank Committee Chair Jennifer Earls and the committee for their hard work in selecting this year’s program participants!
 

We are currently seeking items for the 2013 Silent Auction in Las Vegas and hope to have a variety of different options available for bidding. That’s where you come in!

Just because you don’t have David Beckham on speed dial doesn’t mean you can’t make a difference!  Do you make craft beer in your spare time?  Why not donate a six pack of your special brew?  Have textbooks that you don’t use in your classrooms?  They typically sell really well.  Paintings, photographs, gift cards, skiing packages, vacation rentals, “Dinner with an NATA Hall of Famer” and/or, of course, collegiate or professional gear/autographs/memorabilia…we’ll take it all!  To commit an item to the auction, please contact Rachael Oats at rachaelo@nata.org.
 

The NATA has called for additional research to identify injury prevention and intervention strategies in active populations. This workshop will provide a methodological foundation for conducting single and multi-site observational and intervention research studies. Participants will be presented with strategies to define outcomes and exposures, facilitate study implementation, collect data, and data analysis considerations. Real-world examples and experiences that illustrate the concepts outlined will be presented by panel members who have carried out similar studies in recent years.
Speakers: Kristen L. Kucera, PhD, MSPH, ATC, Timothy A. McGuine, PhD, ATC, Chuck Thigpen, PhD, PT, ATC
 

Congratulations to the following NATA Foundation leaders who were named award recipients in the NATA’s 2013 Honors and Awards program. They are:

Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the NATA Research & Education Foundation Board of Directors.  These new Board members will take office at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting in June 2013.

	President R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC, CSCS (District 9)
	Vice President, District Relations Scott Johnson, MSED, ATC, LAT (District 3)
	Vice President, External Affairs Cindy Trowbridge, PhD, ATC, LAT (District 6)
	At Large Member Brian Conway, ATC, LAT
	District Three Chair Jill Manners, MS, MPT, LAT, ATC, PT