UK College of Health Sciences Students to Present at National Meeting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2014) − Eight students in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences' athletic training program and two students in the rehabilitation sciences doctoral program have been invited to present at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) 65th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28, in Indianapolis.
“We are proud to see this stellar group of students, who are continuing the tradition of representing us on national stage,” said Tim Uhl, director of the musculoskeletal laboratory and an associate professor in the Division of Athletic Training. “It is a significant achievement, which demonstrates the high-caliber of students in our program.”
Below are the students invited to present, along with the titles of their accepted research presentations:
- Julie P. Iannicelli, ATC (AT student), “Congenital Variation in the Distal Ulna and Subsequent Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Subluxation in a Female Tennis Athlete.”
- Jennifer Werner, ATC (AT student), “First Rib Stress Fracture in High School Baseball Player: Case Report.”
- Minda McCullough, ATC (AT student), “Risk Factors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Meta-analysis.”
- Emily Gravelin, ATC (AT student); “Case Report of a Traumatic Knee Injury in a Middle School Football Athlete”
- Diamond O'Donovan, ATC (AT student), “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in a Division III Swimmer.”
- Anna Porter, ATC (AT student), “Scapular Muscle Activities During Closed Chain Shoulder Exercises.”
- Catherine Beckemeyer, ATC (AT student), “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II in a Collegiate Softball Athlete.”
- Derek Rafeldt, ATC (AT student), “Identifying and Differentiating Ehrlichiosis From Post-Concussive Symptoms in a High School Football Athlete.”
- Aaron Sciascia, MS, ATC, PES (RHB Doctoral student), “Establishing Pre-Season Self-Reported Functional Outcomes Scores for the Knee, Shoulder, and Elbow in Athletes.”
- Jenny Toonstra, MA, ATC (RHB Doctoral student), “Factors that Influence Patient Expectations for Recovery Following Cartilage Repair of the Knee.”
Media Contact: Ann Blackford at 859-323-6442 or ann.blackford@uky.edu