The Doctoral Mentor Program extends the NATA Foundation’s current Faculty Mentor Program to include doctoral students. The Doctoral Mentor Program provides a supportive external environment for athletic training doctoral students wishing to gain mentorship centered on research collaboration, service to the profession, and advancing teaching practices as preparing for a role in higher education, or industry.

Program Goals:

• Increase opportunities for young scholars to meet and collaborate on various research initiatives.
• Cultivate a community of support that focuses on coaching, advocacy, and mentorship.
• Provide service opportunities for early career faculty in a capacity that allows for a mutually beneficial relationship in regard to career development particularly around research and service.
• Assist in reducing the unknowns around transition to higher education or industry.

**The program is focused on providing support and mentorship to doctoral students looking to gain additional support around career development. The program is not meant to provide a doctoral student with a doctoral advisor/mentor that facilitates dissertation programming.

HOW TO APPLY:

Those interested in participating in the program should complete and submit an application, along with a current CV to Kathryn LaLonde at kathrynl@nata.org by May 1..