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Faculty
William E.
Prentice
PhD, PT, ATC, LAT:
Professor of Exercise and Sport Science specializing in Sports Medicine
Kevin M. Guskiewicz
PhD, ATC, LAT:
Chair and Professor of Exercise and Sport Science specializing in Sports
Medicine
Meredith
Petschauer
PhD, ATC, LAT: Lecturer, Clinical Coordinator for Undergraduate Athletic Training
Education Program
Darin Padua
PhD, ATC, LAT: Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Troy Blackburn
PhD, ATC: Director of the
Neuromuscular Research Laboratory
Joseph Myers
PhD, ATC: Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
specializing in Sports Medicine
Steve Zinder
PhD, ATC: Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Exercise and Sport Science specializing in Sports Medicine
Staff
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Alain Aguilar
MA, ATC, PES,CPT, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer Men’s
Soccer
Alain is a
Lecturer and serves as the Assistant Director in the Fitness Professional
Tract within the department of Exercise and Sport Science. His teaching
focuses on theory and application of strength training and conditioning for
fitness professionals and performance enhancement in athletic populations.
Aside from his faculty responsibilities he also works as the Men’s Soccer
Athletic Trainer within the UNC Student Health Service. Prior to working for
UNC he served as Assistant and Head Athletic Trainer at Saint Augustine’s
College (2006-2008). His undergraduate degree is from The Ohio State
University where he was an Athletic Training Student (2001-2004).
Alain has a masters degree in Exercise and Sport Science with a
specialization in Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (2004-2006). During that time he worked as a graduate assistant
with the Volleyball, Men’s Lacrosse, and Fencing teams. Aside from being a
Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) he is a Performance Enhancement Specialist
(PES) and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) through the National Academy of
Sports Medicine, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a native
of Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife Jennifer reside in Raleigh. |
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Doug
Bennett
MA, ATC, LAT, PES
Head Athletic Trainer for Club Sports
Doug is the
Head Athletic Trainer for UNC’s Club Sports Program. Doug returned to
Chapel Hill after spending a year at Penn State University working with
their football program. He earned his MA in Exercise and Sport Science here
at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2005-2007) and also has
a BS in Kinesiology from Penn State University (2004). In a year of work
between his undergraduate and graduate work, Doug served as the Head
Athletic Trainer for the Johnstown Chiefs, a professional (AA) hockey
organization. In addition he was the Head Athletic Trainer at Westmont
Hilltop High School as well as working in an outpatient Physical Therapy
clinic, both in his hometown of Johnstown. In the summer of 2003 Doug
worked NFL training camp for the Seattle Seahawks and returned to the NFL in
the summer of 2006 as a camp intern with the Philadelphia Eagles. Doug is
an active BOC Certified Athletic Trainer as well as a Performance
Enhancement Specialist (PES) as accredited by the National Academy of Sports
Medicine. Doug enjoy’s spending as much time as possible time with his
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Marc Davis
PT, ATC, LAT
Clinical Instructor
Davis' duties at Carolina
consist of providing physical therapy and athletic training services to
students, student athletes, and faculty/staff in the Campus Health
Service. Davis received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical
therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1974.
After graduating from Carolina, he worked as a physical therapist at
Danville Memorial Hospital in Danville, VA., from October of 1974 to May
of 1975. He began his current tenure on the sports medicine staff at
Carolina in July of 1975. Davis, a native of Wilmington, NC, and alumnus
of New Hanover High School, is a member of the American Physical Therapy
Association and the National Athletic Trainers Association. He was the
recipient of the award for the outstanding physical therapist of the year
for 1998 by the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association. Marc Davis
served as the head athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina
men's basketball team, from 1977-2008. He has also served as the head
athletic trainer for the men's and women's swimming and diving teams.
Davis is married to the former Paula Gee. They have an 18-year-old
daughter, Irma Consuelo.
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Nicole Fava
MA, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer for Women's Soccer
Head Athletic Trainer for Track & Field
Nicole is in her third year as a staff athletic trainer at UNC working with
the women's soccer team as well as both the men's and women's track and
field programs. She assists in the supervision and clinical education of
both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as providing care to
patients in the James A Taylor Physical Therapy/Athletic Training
clinic.Nicole earned her BS in Exercise Science/Athletic Training from
Ithaca College in 2001. She continued her education at University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving her masters degree in Exercise and Sport
Science with a concentration in Athletic Training in 2003. Prior to
returning to UNC, Nicole has served as an assistant athletic trainer at
Appalachian State University where she worked with the women's basketball
team and cheerleading squads. She directed the drug testing education
screening and counseling program, served as the athletic department
insurance coordinator, supervisor of the Roger E. Thomas athletic training
room and lecturer in the Health Leisure and Exercise Science department.She
has been an NATABOC certified athletic trainer (ATC) and a Certified
Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) since 2001
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Doug Halverson
MA, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Assistant Athletic Trainer for
Football
Head Athletic Trainer for Women's Lacrosse
Doug Halverson is beginning his third year as a staff athletic trainer at
Carolina, working with the football and women's lacrosse teams. This is
Halverson's first year as assistant athletic trainer for UNC's football
team. Previously, he oversaw the field hockey (2005-2007) and men's and
women's golf (2006-2007) teams. Halverson returned to UNC after working
at Georgia State University, where his primary responsibility was coverage
of the women's basketball team and supervising graduate athletic trainers
in the coverage of spring sports(2004-2005). Halverson is a 2002 graduate
of UNC, where he earned a B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science with a
specialization in Athletic Training. While serving as a student athletic
trainer from 1999-2002, he worked with the women's soccer, volleyball, and
track and field teams. He also served as the intern athletic trainer for
the WUSA's Atlanta Beat in 2001 and 2002. Following his undergraduate
degree, Halverson continued his education at UNC, where he served as a
graduate assistant athletic trainer, working mainly with the Tar Heel
football and men’s and women’s tennis programs. He received a M.A. in
Exercise and Sports Science - Athletic Training in 2004. He has been a
NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) since 2002 and NSCA Certified
Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) since 2005. Halverson is a
native of Winston-Salem and currently lives in Chapel Hill.
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 Chris Hirth
MS, PT, ATC, LAT, PES, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Basketball
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's
and Women's Swimming
Chris Hirth, a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin, is beginning his 12th
year as the head athletic trainer with the Men’s Soccer program. He also
serves as a physical therapist in the James Taylor Campus Health Service
and a lecturer in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. Hirth
received his B.S. in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin –
LaCrosse in 1989 and his M.S. in Human Movement Science from the
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 1994. He has been a
certified athletic trainer since 1994. His current responsibilities also
include lecturing in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science in the
areas of strength and conditioning, performance enhancement and athletic
training including rehabilitation of lower extremity injuries. He is also
involved lecturing nationally with the National Academy of Sports
Medicine. Hirth is married to his wife Anna and they have son Blake. He
enjoys spending time with his family, exercising and reading
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Dan Hooker
PhD, PT, ATC, LAT, SCS
Associate Director of Sports Medicine
Dan Hooker
has served the University of North Carolina as an athletic trainer and
physical therapist since 1972. He is presently the Associate Director of
Sports Medicine. He has provided athletic training coverage for most of the
Tar Heel sports teams. He was the program director for the Graduate Athletic
Training Curriculum from 1975-1979. Hooker earned his Bachelor of Science
in Physical Therapy from Medical College of Virginia, 1967, Master of
Science in Education from the University of Southern California, 1971, and
his PhD in Education from Carolina in 1981. He has been an American Board
of Physical Therapy Certified Sports Physical Therapy Specialist since 1987
and has served the Atlantic Coast Conference Sports Medicine Association as
President and as Secretary. He has contributed to several textbooks
providing chapters on the rehabilitation of the spine, electrical
modalities, compression devices, and traction. Hooker is involved in the
research activities of the Exercise and Sports Science department providing
consultation and data collection on a study of back pain in retired NFL
players and consultation on several studies on concussions in football
athletes. He received the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award in
2002.
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Jen Ketterly
MS, RD
Coordinator of Nutrition
Programs
Sports Nutritionist
Jen
Ketterly is in her fourth year as a member of the UNC Sports Medicine
staff. In her role as Director of Sports Nutrition she oversees the
sports nutrition needs for UNC’s 28 varsity sports including nutrition
education, counseling, training tables, body composition analysis, and
supplement evaluation. Jen holds a BS in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell
University, where she was also a varsity-student-athlete. She earned her
masters degree in Clinical Nutrition with a sports nutrition emphasis from
the University of Kentucky while completing her clinical training at UK’s
Chandler Medical Center and Lexington VA Hospital. Prior to coming to
UNC-CH, Jen held a similar position at the University of Connecticut where
she coordinated the campus nutrition services, wellness program
development, and worked with both male and female teams and individual
student-athletes. Jen is also the Registered Dietitian for the Center for
Retired NFL Athletes based at UNC and serves as an instructor and
preceptor in the Departments of Exercise and Sport Sciences and Nutrition,
and the Schools of Medicine and Public Health. She is a member of the
American Dietetic Association (ADA) and Sports, Cardiovascular, and
Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) dietetic practice group.
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Kevin King
MEd, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Athletic
Trainer for Football, Fencing, and Cheerleading
Kevin King
joined the athletic training staff in 2007. He serves as a staff athletic
trainer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for football,
fencing, and cheerleading. He earned his Bachelors of Science degree in
athletic training from East Carolina University in 2000 and his Master's
degree in Education from the University of Connecticut in 2003. He will
also assist the UNC undergraduate and graduate programs as a clinical
supervisor. Prior to coming to UNC, Kevin spent over three years as a
staff assistant athletic trainer working football in the ACC. He also
served as a sports medicine intern with the following teams: Cleveland
Browns (04', 03'), New York Giants (Summer 99', 98'), Pittsburgh Pirates
(99'), San Diego Padres (98'), and the minor league Carolina Mudcats (99',
97'). He
is a proud BOC certified athletic trainer (ATC) and Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Kevin and is wife, the former Nicole Dube,
reside in Raleigh.
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Sally Mays
MA, ATC, LAT, CSCS, CMT
Head Athletic Trainer for Women's Volleyball
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's & Women's Tennis
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Wrestling
Sally Mays has
served as one of the staff athletic trainers for Fetzer Athletic Training
Room which provides sports medicine services for twenty four varsity sports
since 1997. She is the Head Athletic Trainer for wrestling, volleyball and
men's and women's tennis. She also provides care to patients in the
Physical Therapy/Athletic Training Clinic at Campus Health Services. Sally
received a bachelor's degree in secondary education and athletic training
from Washington State University in 1986. She then received a master’s
degree in athletic training from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill in 1989. For five years she was the Head Athletic Trainer and Strength
and Conditioning Coach for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She
also taught athletic training classes and supervised undergraduate athletic
trainers in an internship program. In 1994 she accepted a position as the
Director of Athletic Training and Performance Enhancement for the University
of Minnesota overseeing a staff of five athletic trainers, twenty five
undergraduate students and three strength and conditioning coaches while
coordinating and instructing the undergraduate athletic training internship
program. Sally joins her co-workers in presenting and speaking nationally on
a variety of topics, primarily rehabilitation and preventative health care
programs that are athletic performance based. In 1996 she was named to the
United States Olympic Team Medical Staff working with USA Volleyball in
Atlanta, Georgia. She has also worked the US Olympic Festival in 1995 with
USA Basketball and US World's Figure Skating Championships in 1998. Sally is
a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the National
Strength and Conditioning Association. She is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC),
a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Massage
Therapist.
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Scott Oliaro
MA, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer for
Field Hockey
Head Athletic Trainer for Softball
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's
and Women's Golf
Scott Oliaro
served seven seasons as Assistant Football Athletic Trainer and two as the
Head Athletic Trainer for Football before becoming the Head Athletic Trainer
for Field Hockey, Men's and Women's golf in 2007. Oliaro has also served as
the Head Athletic Trainer for softball since 1998.Oliaro assists the
education program as a lecturer for both the undergraduate and graduate
athletic training programs. He has authored several articles in various
medical journals, including the Journal of Athletic Training. Oliaro has
presented a variety of topics at national, district and local levels. He
currently serves as the program director for the College Athletic Trainer’s
Society. Oliaro is a 1993 graduate of Cornell University where he earned a
B.S. in nutritional sciences. At Cornell he was a three-year football letter
winner, a two-time captain and a two-year Ivy League selection at tailback.
A native of Lansing, Mich., Oliaro grew up in Burlington, Vt. In 1999,
Sports Illustrated named Oliaro Vermont's 42nd best athlete of all-time.
Oliaro earned a Master's degree in athletic training from North Carolina in
1996 where he was also the Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer for UNC Field
Hockey’s National Championship team in 1995. Oliaro is a NATABOC certified
athletic trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s
Association. In 1996, he worked the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Prior
to coming to UNC, Scott spent two years as an assistant athletic trainer for
American University and the Washington Capitals. He and his wife, Jeri,
reside in Chapel Hill with their daughter - Mia Katherine - born on June
27th, 2005 and son Tyler Michael born May 17th 2007.
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Rebecca Rebmann
MS, RD
Sports
Nutritionist
Rebecca joined the UNC Sports Medicine staff in summer of 2008. As a Sports
Nutritionist/Dietitian, she works closely with UNC’s athletic program,
providing sports nutrition education for various UNC varsity athletic teams,
as well as nutrition counseling for individual student athletes. In
addition, she provides nutrition education and counseling for the general
student population through UNC’s Campus Health Services. Rebecca holds a BS
in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech, where she danced
with the Dance Company of Virginia Tech. After a career in Flavor Chemistry
and Medical Communications, she continued her education at Columbia
University, earning an MS degree in Applied Physiology and Nutrition and
obtaining her Registered Dietitian credentials. Prior to joining UNC,
Rebecca was the Assistant Sports Nutrition for Nutrition Conditioning, Inc.,
providing sports nutrition education for the New York Giants, the School of
American Ballet, and several other professional athletic programs.
Rebecca is a member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the ADA’s
Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) dietetic practice
group.
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Terri
Jo Rucinski
MA, ATC, LAT, PT, CSCS
Fetzer Athletic Training Room Supervisor
Head Athletic Trainer for Women's Basketball
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Baseball
Terri Jo
Rucinski is the Staff Athletic Trainer for the men’s baseball and women’s
basketball teams. In addition to her athletic training duties, Terri Jo
also serves as the Supervisor of the Fetzer Athletic Training Room, and is a
Staff Physical Therapist at the James A. Taylor Campus Health Service. Terri
Jo also assists the education program as a lecturer for both the
undergraduate and graduate athletic training programs, with emphasis on the
prevention and rehabilitation of shoulder injuries. She has been involved
with the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers for the past 17 years
and has served on several examination development committees. Terri Jo
received her B.S., in Physical Education Teaching and Athletic Training from
the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in 1987. She went on to receive her
M.A., in Exercise and Sports Science with specialization in Athletic
Training from UNC in 1989. Terri Jo worked in Milwaukee Wisconsin at
Froedtert Sports Medicine until she returned to the University of Wisconsin
- La Crosse, in 1994, to pursue her physical therapy degree. She received
her B.S. in physical therapy in 1996. She is also a Strength and
Conditioning Specialist, receiving her certification in 1998. Prior to
Terri Jo's return to UNC, she worked in Madison Wisconsin, at the UW-Health
Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Clinic and was also the Head Athletic
Trainer at Madison Area Technical College.
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Scott Trulock
MA, ATC, LAT
Head
Athletic Trainer for Football
Scott Trulock, 35, joined the UNC Sports Medicine staff on July 1, 2007 as
the Head Athletic Trainer for Football. He returns to UNC after serving
with several different teams in the National Football League for the last
eleven years, most recently with the Denver Broncos. Prior to his 3 year
stint in Denver, Trulock worked in Tampa Bay, where he spent two seasons
(2002-03) as the Buccaneers’ Director of Rehabilitation. Prior to his time
in Tampa, Trulock spent three seasons (1999-2001) as an Assistant Athletic
Trainer for the San Diego Chargers and three seasons in the same capacity
with the Philadelphia Eagles (1996-98). While working in the NFL, Trulock
served as the Director of Research for the Professional Football Athletic
Trainers’ Society Research and Education Foundation. He also had the
fortune of working with the Buccaneers for their 2002 Super Bowl
Championship. Scott’s return to UNC is a homecoming of sorts, as the
Orlando, Fla., native completed his Masters Degree here in 1996 after
serving as a Graduate Assistant for 2 years. Scott came to UNC after
graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Medicine from Valdosta State
in 1994. Scott and his wife, Jamie, have 2 girls Corinne (4) and Riley
(1).
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Nina Walker
MA, ATC, LAT, CSCS
Head Athletic Trainer for Distance Runners
Head Athletic Trainer for Crew
Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Lacrosse
Nina Walker is in her
second year as a staff athletic trainer at Carolina. Her primary
responsibilities are with the men's lacrosse, rowing and cross country
teams. Walker returns to UNC after working for the last 5 years at
Quinnipiac University in Hamden Connecticut. She was responsible for the
care and treatment of the men's lacrosse and field hockey teams, as well
as clinical instructor for undergraduate program. She also served as an
Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
program, teaching Nutrition and Lower Extremity Lab. Walker is a 1999
graduate of Boston University, where she earned a B.S in Athletic
Training. While serving as a student athletic trainer she worked with
Boston University's football, women's field hockey, women's lacrosse and
women's ice hockey teams. She also did an internship at University of
Massachusetts- Boston, where she was primarily responsible for the
football, men's lacrosse and the basketball teams. Following her
undergraduate degree, Walker attained a M.A. in Exercise and Sports
Science with a specialization in Athletic Training in 2001 from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She served as a graduate
assistant athletic trainer, working mainly with the Tar Heel volleyball
and rowing programs. She also volunteers for committees designed to
promote the profession of athletic training such as the BOC Role
Delineation Study and Public Relations Committee.
She has been an BOC
certified athletic trainer (ATC) since 1999 and a Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) since 2004. Walker enjoys spending as much
time as possible with her mother, Nino.
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