2021 Grant Awardees Professional Grant Program Student Grant Program General Grant Category Alan Needle, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, CSCS Appalachian State University “How to TRAIN Pathways: Targeted Rehabilitation of Ankle Instability through Neurological Pathways” Learn More Sara Nottingham, EdD, LAT, ATC University of New Mexico “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Personalized Educational Intervention to Improve Athletic Trainers’ Knowledge of Clinical Documentation” Learn More New Investigator Grant Category Brett Pexa, PhD, ATC, LAT High Point University “Validation and Compliance of Daily Self-Reported Athlete Health Variables in Collegiate Student-Athletes” Learn More Doctoral Grant Category Karlee Burns, MS, LAT, ATC Temple University “Concussion, Migraine, and the Athletic Trainer” Funded by: District 2 Research Endowment Sunghoon Chung, ATC Old Dominion University “Effects of A Single-Session Balance Training on Spinal Reflexive Excitability Modulation and Corticospinal Excitability in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability” Funded by: The Abdenour Family Research Grant Derek Dewig, MA, ATC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Quadriceps Function, Landing Biomechanics, and Performance in Individuals with ACL Reconstruction” Funded by: Malacrea Research Endowment Learn More Seunguk Han Brigham Young University “Effects of anticipation on movement strategies in patients with chronic ankle instability” Funded by: Ted Quedenfeld Research Endowment Mayrena Hernandez, MPH, LAT, ATC The University of Wisconsin-Madison “Secondary Athletic Trainers’ Clinical Management Decisions toward Low Socioeconomic Status Student Athletes” Funded by: GLATA Thomas Weidner Doctoral Research Endowment Learn More Aliza Nedimyer, MA, LAT, ATC The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Information Seeking in Athletic Trainers Related to Exertional Heat Illness” Funded by: Darren L. Johnson Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Jennifer Tinsley, MS, LAT University of Kentucky Research Foundation “Resilience and Professional Quality of Life in Firefighters” Funded by: James R. Andrews MD Research Endowment Past Grant Recipients About Us Board of Directors Committees News Awards Education Educational Resources About the ERC Faculty Mentor Program FAQ’s Scholarships Current Scholarship Endowments Scholarship Awardees How to Apply Student Writing Contest Research Research Grants Grant Priorities Current Research Endowments Research Grant Awardees Summary & Impact Reports Free Communications Program Free Communications Awards Distinguished Scholar Lecture Exchange Athletic Training Research Agenda The AT Profession AT Education Position Statements AT Strategic Alliance AT Glossary Support Ways To Give Donate Now Automatic Recurring Gifts Gifts of Stocks and Bonds Donor Giving Societies Special Events and Campaigns Amazon Smile Scholarship Sponsorship Research Grant Sponsorship