Two athletic training students won scholarship awards at the 2017 MAATA Annual Symposium and Conference in La Vista, NE. Aaron Patterson (junior) and Paige Clawson (junior) were each awarded the 2017 Professional MAATA Scholarship Award. This award is based on GPA, athletic training service, community service, and research.
Katie Hirsch is a recent graduate from the exercise physiology master’s program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Working under the direction of Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, she conducts research in the areas of exercise, nutrition, and body composition in athletic and clinical populations, with special interests in exercise and nutritional supplementation to improve performance, body composition, and metabolic health in women. In the fall, Katie will b
egin pursuing her Ph.D. in Human Movement Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Katie is a certified exercise physiologist (EP-C) with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Nic Shea is a Master’s student in exercise physiology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Nic works in the neuromuscular lab researching firefighter safety and performance. Nic also assists in training the UNC student athletes across all Olympic sports. Prior to UNC, Nic coached wrestling and strength and conditioning at Staley High School. Nic completed his Bachelor’s degree at Truman State University where he was a 2x NCAA Academic All-American in 2013 & 2014. He plans to continue education with a PhD in kinesiology.
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Truman SAAC members joined in the National SAAC program and were trained in CPR and AED skills at their meeting on Wednesday, February 15. There is compelling research from this public health program that proper CPR/AED training can save the life of someone who is in cardiac arrest. Twenty-four members of SAAC were trained by Liz Jorn (FAR) and Jana Arabas, Faculty Instructors for the American Heart Association. SAAC members were taught skills such as how to do proper chest compressions and use an AED. Students were also educated about the NEMO Heart Health program that provides awareness of the importance of heart health and AED education throughout Northeast Missouri.