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WELCOME FROM LEE DIBBLE

Dear Alumni and Friends,

Welcome to this issue of the ATEP / GSSM newsletter. This past year has seen some exciting changes here within the College of Health. Last year, Dean Perrin began the process of departmental reorganization. Over the course of this next academic year, the ATEP / GSSM will complete a move to a new department: the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. In May of this year, I was hired as the new Program Director of ATEP and Jessica Tidswell was hired as the Clinical Education Coordinator. Both Jess and I have been involved with the Sports Medicine Programs at the University of Utah in various capacities in the past, and now look forward to helping to shape the future of the programs. As we begin to work towards the departmental transition and a CAATE Accreditation visit next year, it is important to thank Dr. Brad Hayes for his dedication to the program and the infrastructure he helped to build, and to thank Charlie Hicks-Little and Josh Larson for being sources of stability for the ATEP and GSSM during these transitions. As a team, we are working hard to improve the ATEP and GSSM student experiences as well as facilitate the

success of the graduates of the programs. Please feel free to contact me with your feedback and suggestions. Regardless of offering feedback, we are interested in what is happening in your lives. Please let us know where you are and how things are going. I can be reached at Lee.Dibble@hsc.utah.edu, or you can reach all program faculty and staff at athletictraining@utah.edu.

Trevor Jameson, Director of Athletic Trainer for the University of Utah, describes the addition to the U.

The Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center was completed in May of 2015 and houses Athletic’s weight and conditioning room, fueling station, and Athletic Training Room. The 9,000 sq/ft Athletic Training room allows for state of the art care for University of Utah student athletes. It includes a hydrotherapy area complete with the Hydroworx underwater treadmill system and the hot and cold “U” plunge pool. The cardio area has various pieces of equipment including 2 Alter G (Antigravity treadmills) and Watt Bikes. The treatment area has all the latest treatment and recovery modalities. It includes space for the Delos Postural sway device, force plate, and Opto jump; which are all used for evaluation and treatment. The Sorenson Legacy Foundation High Performance Center is situated in the remodeled south end of HPER West. The athletic training staff and student athletes are extremely grateful to all who have generously donated to the best athletic training room in the country.

SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER

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FEATURE STORY

GSSM STUDENT: JACLYN ARDUINI

Jaclyn Arduini is a certified, licensed Assistant Athletic Trainer and Graduate Assistant with the University of Utah Club Sports Teams, as well as the Ballet and Modern Dance programs. She provides both on-field and clinical coverage for a wide variety of athletes from Ballet and Modern Dance to Lacrosse and Hockey. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Jaclyn obtained her Biomedical Physiology/Kinesiology degree at Simon Fraser University before moving to Brampton Ontario to complete her degree in Athletic Therapy at Sheridan College. During her time as a Student Athletic Therapist at Sheridan, she was able to work with a variety of collegiate soccer, basketball and volleyball teams, as well as interned in the Canadian Football League. While at Sheridan, Jaclyn received the Candidate Writing Award for her research proposal The Incidence of Non-Contact ACL

Injuries in a Pes Planus Athletic Population; work she continues here at the University of Utah under Dr. Charlie Hicks-Little. After graduating, Jaclyn worked as an Assistant Athletic Therapist at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta. In Alberta, she was in charge of Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball. She also was able to volunteer for several major Canadian games, and was called upon to attend the Western Canada Summer Games and Canada Summer Games as a member of the core medical team. This past year, as the GA for Club Sports, Jaclyn was the Medical Coordinator for the ACHA Division II Hockey Club Sport Nationals, which the Utes hosted and took sixth place. She was also awarded scholarships by the University of Utah (Robert O’Ruhling Scholarship), and RMATA (Sue Hillman Graduate Scholarship). Jaclyn also presented at NATA’s 66th Annual Convention this past June on a case study entitled Return to Play at 30 Days, Grade 1 Splenic Laceration in a Club Sport Hockey Player. Living in Utah the past year has enabled her to renew her love for the mountains and dust the rust off her hiking and skiing legs. Jaclyn is an avid runner and has completed 7 full marathons and 11 half marathons, hoping for number 12 in Las Vegas this November.

CURRENT ATEP STUDENT: HAILY AUGUSTINE

Ya’áh’tééh. Haily Augustine yinishyé. Tódích’íí’nii nishłį. Hałtsooí bashishchiiin. Oljató déé’ naashá. Ákót’éego dine asdzáán nishłį.

Haily Augustine is from the bitter-water clan, born for the meadow people clan. She is from Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah. She is Dine.

Haily is a Gates Millennium Scholar and Ambassador, a Sterling Scholar, and a Navajo Nation Scholar from the ATEP class of 2016. She serves as a Service Project Leader for University of Utah’s Inter-Tribal Student Association and is a member of the

Athletic Training Student Association. In an attempt to get her community involved and increase college students’ awareness of the reservation, she has successfully conducted clothing and toy drives for Head Start, has participated in spring break alternatives, and has helped with the local Little Feathers program. This past summer, Haily worked with first-generation college students primarily from the Native American community at Utah State University-Eastern campus as a counselor through the Upward Bound program. Motivated by the fact that more than half of the 300,000+ members of the Navajo Nation live in poverty and experience high rates of suicide, disease, mortality, and alcoholism, she plans to do research on Native American health disparities. Following graduation, Haily plans to attend graduate school for Athletic Training, or Public Health, with the hope of eventually attending medical school. Ultimately, Haily hopes to acquire as much knowledge as possible and bring it home to her Native American community to teach and practice what she has learned.

Ahé’hee’,

Thank-you.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Blake Johnson MBA, MS, ATC-L, BS’04, MS’06,

Blake is the Director of Business Operations with University of Utah Healthcare Sports Medicine, and serves as an adjunct professor in the college of health. Following graduation, and a season long internship in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, Blake began his career as an athletic trainer and outreach coordinator with University of Utah Health Care in 2008. As an athletic trainer in sports medicine, Blake was able to foster relationships in the community and develop a strong presence at the high school level with athletic training and sports medicine services. He created a sports medicine model that quickly gained momentum and support throughout the organization.

Blake continued to see opportunity for growth with sports medicine and completed his Master’s in Business Administration in 2011. Through the support of physicians, faculty, and staff within University Health Care, Sports Medicine has grown from athletic training services and outreach coverage to include a research, clinical, and educational arm. Athletic trainers are now becoming more recognized and valued within University Health Care, and employed in various positions throughout the organization. In addition to the growth within the healthcare setting, sports medicine has grown throughout the community. This past winter, University Health Care entered into a partnership with the Utah Jazz and Salt Lake Bees as the official healthcare provider.

As the Director of Business Operations in Sports Medicine, Blake maintains a close relationship with the Athletic Training Education Program, Graduate Studies in Sports Medicine, and also works closely with University Athletics. Blake is a native of Utah and thus, is grateful to be working in his own back yard and for his alma mater. Blake has been an integral part of the success and growth within Sports Medicine and is grateful for the time spent and lessons learned as an undergraduate and graduate student at Utah, and for the guidance of great mentors, lasting friendships, and educational experiences he gained.

In his free time Blake enjoys spending time with his family and friends, vacationing, camping, and playing sports. Blake and his wife Jeri reside in Bluffdale, Utah, and are the proud parents of four beautiful children; Stratton, Marley, Torah, and Tatym. If there is one thing Blake has learned throughout his career it is that, “Life is on one big road with lots of signs. So when you’re riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality. Wake up and Live! – Bob Marley”.

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NEW FACULTY

ATEP DIRECTORDr. Lee Dibble is a Licensed Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist as well as a PhD trained rehabilitation researcher who is currently an Associate Professor within the Department of Physical Therapy. Dr. Dibble received his Bachelor’s degree in Physiology from UC Davis in 1989, his certification as an Athletic Trainer in 1990, his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University in 1991, and a PhD in Exercise and Sport Science with

an emphasis on Motor Learning and Motor Control from the University of Utah in 2001. Lee has worked clinically with sports medicine and orthopedic patients at Duke University and at the University of Utah. For the past 15 years, Dr. Dibble directed the University Rehabilitation and Wellness Clinic, a clinic that delivers preventative and traditional rehabilitation care for persons with balance disorders.  His current research examines mobility, postural control, and gaze stability in persons with nervous system injury. This research has been supported in part, by grants from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the American Parkinson Disease Association, the Parkinson Disease Foundation, the US Army, and the National Institutes of Health.  Outside of work, Lee enjoys camping, hiking, playing soccer, and skiing with his family.

CLINICAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR Dr. Jessica Tidswell is a Licensed Athletic Trainer, a Board Certified Sports Physical Therapist and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Dr. Tidswell received her first Bachelor’s degree from Montana State University – Bozeman in Exercise Science in 1999, where she was also a collegiate athlete in the sport of alpine skiing. She went on to earn her Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree at Duke University in 2002 and then returned to the

University of Utah Athletic Training Education Program to earn her second Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in December of 2008. Jess has worked clinically with professional Olympic and elite athletes for most of her career. She worked with the US Ski & Snowboard Association both as a traveling Coach/Physical Therapist and as the in-house Rehabilitation Specialist at the USSA’s training facility in Park City. She worked privately for professional freeskier Tanner Hall for two years and most recently started her own clinic in Park City. Jess remains the Head PT/ATC for the USA Nordic Sports Organization (USA Ski Jumping and USA Nordic Combined). She is a senior classifier with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and volunteers her time to serve on a special advisory panel for the IPC and to classify athletes for alpine skiing and snowboarding around the world. Outside of work, Jess is a professional photographer, an avid skier, hiker, road biker and loves to be outdoors with her husband and three Labradors: Bridger, Aksel and Sage.

ATEP/GSSM CONTACT INFO

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