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Dr. William E. Prentice, PhD, A.T.C., P.T.
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
214 Fetzer Gym, CB# 8700
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
prentice@email.unc.edu
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Professional Summary
Bill
Prentice, PhD, PT, ATC
assumed responsibility as the Coordinator of the Athletic Training
specialization in 1980 and is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and
Sport Science. Dr. Prentice is recognized as an author, educator, and
clinician. He received both BS and MS degrees from the University of
Delaware, a PhD degree in sports medicine and applied physiology from the
University of Virginia and BSPT degree in physical therapy from the
University of North Carolina. He started his career as an Assistant Athletic
Trainer at Temple University prior to beginning his PhD at Virginia. He also
served for ten years as the Director of Sports Medicine Education for the
Healthsouth Corporation. He is the author of nine textbooks most notably
Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training, Essentials of Athletic Injury
Management, Athletic Training: An Introduction to Professional Practice,
Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, ,
Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training,
Therapeutic Modalities for Physical Therapists, Techniques of
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Get Fit, Stay Fit, and one additional
fitness book. He has published more than 75 journal articles and abstracts,
and has made more than 160 lectures and presentations. He served as the
Athletic Trainer for the Women’s Soccer Program at the University of North
Carolina for 26 years since1980 and during that period the team won 17 NCAA
and one AIAW National Championships. He has been the recipient of numerous
awards from the NATA including most notably the Most Distinguished Athletic
Trainer Award in 1999; the Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Athletic
Training Educator Award in 1997; and, the Educational Multimedia Committee
Videotape Production Award in 1997. In June 2004, Dr. Prentice was inducted
into the National Athletic Trainers Association's Hall of Fame. In June
2006, the NATA established the William E. Prentice Doctoral Scholarship that
will be presented annually in his name. He also received the Outstanding
Alumni Award from the College of Physical Education, Recreation, and
Athletics at the University of Delaware in 1989.
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