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AT Program Celebrates 10

Years of Changes, Growth

elcome to the first issue of the Florida Gulf Coast University Athletic

Training Program newsletter. It is difficult to imagine that we will be hosting our

10th graduating class in May 2016. Where has the time gone? The past 10

years have been exciting with the addition of new faculty members, new

facilities and a new name. Here are some highlights:

The program continues to build on a solid foundation. We are thrilled to

learn that the AT class of 2015 had a Board of Certification first-time pass

rate of 94%, well above the national average of 82%.

We moved from Ben Hill Griffin Hall into our new office and laboratory

space with the opening of Marieb Hall in 2012. Students now have full

access to a 1,600-square-foot lab facility dedicated to athletic training, as

well as laboratories for exercise, human anatomy/cadaver and motion

analysis, plus a HydroWorx ® therapy pool.

Our department name has changed. We have combined with the

Occupational Therapy program and are now called the Department of

Rehabilitation Sciences.

AT Program, cont’d page 2

Inside Faculty Spotlight – Meet

Kelley Henderson, AT

Clinical Education

Coordinator

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4 Alumni: Where are they

now? Learn about what

our alumni are doing

now.

AT Students & Grads In

and Outside the Class-

room

7 Meet the Class of 2017

Alumni Event - Save the

Date

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We welcomed Kelley Henderson in 2012 who has taken on the role

of Clinical Education Coordinator.

Undergraduate students are participating in research opportunities

with faculty. They are submitting to the National Athletic Trainers’

Association for presentation and publication.

We have collaborated with the FGCU Exercise Science pogrom to

propose a 2016 study abroad trip to Brazil, working at the 2016

Summer Olympics.

We continue to add clinical education opportunities for students

locally and outside of the area and state, which include NCAA

Division I and II sports teams.

The Future:

The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education has

announced that entry-level programs will now be taught at the

graduate level by 2020. We are anticipating the transition at FGCU

from an entry-level undergraduate program to a master’s program

in the next few years, which will allow the program to develop

new and exciting learning opportunities for our students.

We look forward to the chance to catch up with many of our AT

graduates at our first alumni event in Spring 2016.

Jason Craddock, EdD, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Director, Athletic Training Program

AT Laboratory in

Marieb Hall, Room 111

Faculty

Spotlight

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AT Faculty See Student Opportunities

as Difference at FGCU

t was not just the sunshine that lured Kelley Henderson to the FGCU

Athletic Training Program in 2012. Ms. Henderson serves as the AT

Program Clinical Education Coordinator, and says she chose to come to

FGCU because of the field time and clinical experience that was offered

to the students. “I liked the fact that the AT program here is a profession-

al program and focuses on AT immersion in the field.”

She has worked to add even more clinical opportunities for students,

which include the Air Force Academy, Colorado; St. Lawrence

University, New York; Nova Southeastern University and The Cleveland

Clinic both in Florida. AT Faculty, cont’d page 3

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Along with her coordinator responsibilities,

Ms, Henderson is the Advisor for the Eagles’

Sports Medicine Club. In the past 3 years, the

club’s team has finished in the top 5 of the South-

eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Quiz Bowl

competition out of 19 to 25 teams. “I am very

proud of our team and we are looking forward to

attending the competition again in February,

2016. In the spring, we’re planning to practice

with an online-based system to improve our

chance at winning the competition,” she says.

In the next few years, Ms. Henderson is looking

forward to the transition of the undergraduate AT Program to a

Master’s program, which she says will provide a unique experience for

students. “I believe that the AT Master’s Program at FGCU will fill a

niche that will be very

d i f fe ren t f rom mo s t

programs.”

Besides teaching, she has

presented internationally at

the Joanna Briggs Institute in

Adelaide, Australia in 2013. She is also on the National Athletic Trainers’

Association Foundation Educational Resources Committee, and on

FGCU’s One Book, One Campus Committee and the Academic

Integrity/Student Conduct Committee.

Ms. Henderson received her Master of Science in Health

Promotion from Northwestern State University. She has worked as an

assistant athletic trainer at the University of West Florida and a physician

extender at Andrews Institute. She spent six years serving as Clinical

Coordinator and then Program Director for Athletic Training Education

at Texas Christian University. Currently, Ms. Henderson is working on her

doctoral degree, which she anticipates completing in

December 2016.

Ms. Henderson assists

students in the AT Lab,

Marieb Hall

Jason Craddock, EdD,

ATC, LAT, CSCS Director, Athletic Training

Program, Assistant Professor

Phone: (239) 590-7535

E-Mail: jcraddoc@fgcu.edu

Office: Marieb Hall 415

Shawn Felton, EdD,

ATC, LAT Asst. Professor,

Rehabilitation Sciences

Phone: (239) 590-7529

E-Mail: sfelton@fgcu.edu

Office: Marieb Hall 308

Kelley Henderson.

M.Ed., ATC, LAT Instructor II & Clinical

Coordinator, AT Program

Phone: (239) 745-4205

E-Mail:

khenderson@fgcu.edu

Office: Marieb Hall 429

Meet the Faculty

“...AT Master’s Program

at FGCU will fill a niche

that will be very different

from most programs.”

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Jessica Gent, ’08

Jess received her MBA at Webber International in Lakeland and works as a regional

representative-Upper Northeast for The Industrial Athlete, Inc. She lives and works in

Schenectady, N.Y., where her work includes education on preventing workplace injuries,

developing and implementing industrial ergonomic programs, and on-site rehabilitation.

Megan Burke, ’14

Megan is currently a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, pursuing

her masters in Human Physiology and Kinesiology. She is working as the

head athletic trainer at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School,

Gainesville.

Natasha Johnson, ’08

After graduation, Natasha worked as an ATC for a few years with Dr. Kagan in Fort Myers

before going back to school. In June 2015, she completed her degree as a Physician

Assistant at the University of Florida and is currently working as a Trauma PA-C in Melbourne.

Amy Mainelli, ’09

Amy completed her DPT at University of St Augustine in St. Augustine, in 2012, and has

been working as a travel physical therapist in all settings from acute care to

outpatient orthopedics. She is lives in North Smithfield, R.I. with her husband Domenic.

Alumni

Where are they now?

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Courtney Dean, ’11

Courtney worked at IMG Academy for two years following graduation. She is finish-

ing her final year of DPT school and working on her manual therapy certification at

the University of St. Augustine, where she will graduate in December 2015. She

recently moved to Savannah, Ga. to be near her fiancé, Jordan, an Airborne Army

Ranger, and to prepare for an April 2016 wedding. Courtney plans to take the

NPTE examination in January to pursue a career in sports medicine in an

orthopedic outpatient setting.

Chantel Evanson, ’11

Chantel worked as a paid intern at Radford University in Radford, Va. after graduating

from FGCU. After a year, she moved back to Florida to return to school where she is

currently in her second year of DPT school at Nova Southeastern University in Tampa. She

works full-time as a PT technician in an outpatient private practice.

Lee Albritton, ’11

Lee graduated in 2015 from University of St. Augustine with his Master's degree in

Orthopaedic Assistance. He took his certification exam and he is patiently awaiting the

results and seeking employment.

Jordan Blough, ’10

Jordan is the head athletic trainer for the University of New Orleans Privateers men’s basketball

team, where she says she is trying to get the coach to schedule a game at Dunk City. She also

works for Ochsner Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. Previously, she worked at the IMG Academy for 4

years before moving to New Orleans.

Kelly Powe Garrard, ’06

Kelly received her DPT from the University of North Georgia College &

State University. She works as a full-time physical therapist in an outpa-

tient rehabilitation center at Habersham Medical Center, Demorest, Ga.

She received her certification in dry needling and says “that has been an

awesome tool that has had great results! We are a rural hospital, so I see

a little bit of everything!” From 2011 to 2013, Kelly worked at Habersham

Central High School as Assistant ATC. Kelly enjoys kayaking with her

husband Gregg.

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AT Students & Grads

In & Outside the Classroom

Dr. Shawn Felton

conducts lab, (top)

DJO Bracing Day,

Class of ’16

Spine boarding at

Germain Arena with the

Florida Everblades

Hockey Team,

Class of ’15

Lee County

Heart Walk,

Classes ’12, ’13, ’14

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2014 Eagle Sports

Medicine Club Golf

Tournament,

Class of ’15 and ’16

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Meet the Class of

’17 in Marieb Hall

AT Lab

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences on the Web

Stay Connected – Follow us on AT Alumni Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fgcuathetic.trainingalumni?fref=ts

Department of Rehabilitation Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/FGCURehabSciences

For more AT Program information, go to the Department of

Rehabilitation Sciences website at fgcu.edu/chpsw/rs/.

Learn more about how to support gift giving through FGCU

Foundation fgcu.edu/foundation/.

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EVENTS ’15

Nov. 20

EBP CEU Workshop -

Understanding Evidence-Based

Practice and Patient Reported

Outcomes, at Alico Arena

Hospitality Suite, 8 am – 1 pm.

Register on Department Store

at:

http://www.fgcu.edu/chpsw/rs/

Dec. 12

AHA 2015 Lee County

Heart Walk - Join the

Rehabilitation Sciences Team

to walk for a great cause.

http://bit.ly/1KIIPwU.

Mark Your Calendar for

the March 2016

AT Alumni Event more information coming soon

Class of ’17

Lab Practice

FGCU, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Athletic Training Program, Fall 2015

Exam Prep

in AT Lab

Contact Us: FGCU, CHPSW

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,

Athletic Training Program

10501 FGCU Boulevard South,

Fort Myers, FL 33965

Phone: 239-745-4255

Email: lzallie@fgcu.edu