General Grant Category

Alicia Montalvo, PhD, MPH, ATC
Arizona State University
“Current and predicted impacts of extreme heat events on risk of exertional heat illnesses in high school athletes”
$49,924

New Investigator Grant Category

Allyssa Memmini, PhD, LAT, ATC
University of New Mexico
“Evaluating Perceptions of Post-Concussion Return-to-Learn Management among Hispanic Collegiate Student-Athletes”
$20,000
Funded by: The Ted Quedenfeld Endowment Established by Stephen E. Bair

Caitlin Brinkman
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Characterizing Sleep, Kinesiophobia, and Reinjury Anxiety after ACL Reconstruction”
$2,409
Funded by: PFATS Kent and Maxine Falb Doctoral Research Grant

Aleiza Higgins
The University of North Carolina Greensboro
“Attentional Considerations Regarding the Relationship Between Concussion and Subsequent Musculoskeletal Injury”
$2,472
Funded by: Cantu-Guskiewicz Research Endowment for Sport Concussion

Cecilia Kaufman
University of Connecticut, Korey Stringer Institute
“Perception of Employers Regarding Athletic Trainers within the Occupational Setting”
$2,477
Funded by: Darren L. Johnson, MD Doctoral Research Fellowship Endowment

Elaine Reiche
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Biopsychosocial Assessments of Kinesiophobia and Functional Outcomes Post-ACL Reconstruction”
$2,500
Funded by: The Abdenour Family Research Grant

Announced October 2024