At the June 16, 2008 Board of Directors meeting, the Foundation Board approved a total of $18,960.00 funding for six Doctoral Research Grants ($14,960.00), and four Osternig Master's Research Grants ($4,000.00). In addition to the new grants approved, funding was subsequently approved on the July 10 conference call for a multiple year Project Grant ($107,013.00).

Doctoral Research Grants

• Lindsey Drewes, MEd, ATC
  University of Virginia
  “Effects of Rehabilitation Incorporating Short Foot Exercises on Functional Outcomes in Those with Chronic Ankle Instability”
  $2,500.00

• Sae Yong Lee, PhD, ATC
  University of Virginia
  “Direct and Indirect Effects of Alignment, Range of Motion, and Gait Measures on     Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Status in Runners”
  $2,500.00

• Shelley W. Linens, MEd, ATC
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  “The Effects of a 4 Week BAPS Rehabilitation Program on Subjects with Functional Ankle Instability”
  $ 2,500.00

• Brendon P. McDermott, MS, ATC
  University of Connecticut
  “Intravenous vs Oral Rehydration: Medical and Performance Considerations”
  $2,500.00

• Brian Pietrosimone, MEd, ATC
  University of Virginia
  “The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Quadriceps Central Activation and Gait”
  $2,460.00

• Kristin Popp, MA
  University of Minnesota
  “Bone Geometry, Strength, and Biomechanical Changes in Runners with a History of Stress Fractures”
  $2,500.00

Osternig Master's Research Grants

• Tracy Andrus, BS, ATC
  Old Dominion University

  “Effects of Prefabricated Orthosis and an Augmented Low-Dye Taping on Plantar Pressures and Pain in Subjects with Plantar Faciitis”
  $1,000.00 (The First Grant Awarded Through The Richard F. Malacrea Research Endowment)

• Holly Emmanuel, ATC
  University of Connecticut
  “Appearance of D20 in Sweat-Oral Ingestion vs Intravenous Administration"
  $1,000.00

• Haley Hahn, ATC
  University of Toledo
  "The Effects of Sex Differences and Hormone Fluctuations on Ankle Stability and Function"
  $1,000.00

• Alan R. Needle, BS, ATC/L
  University of Delaware
  “Microneurography Evaluation of Somatosensory Afferent Traffic in the Unstable Ankle"
  $1,000.00

Project Grant

• Alison R. Snyder, PhD, ATC
  A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences
  “The Clinical Outcomes Research Education for Athletic Trainers (CORE-AT) Project: Training Clinical Researchers for Evidence-Based Practice”
  $107,013.00

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