Summary & Impact Reports The NATA Foundation supports and advances the athletic training profession through its research grants program. Through 2021, the NATA Foundation has awarded 361 research grants valued at more than $5.13 Million. Below you will find Summary & Impact Reports highlighting the outcomes of professional and student grants supported by the NATA Foundation. The reports provide information such as clinical take home messages, publications resulting from the funding, and statements highlighting the impact the NATA Foundation and its donors have had on individuals and the athletic training profession. Professional Research Grant RecipientsStudent Research Grant Recipients Timothy Butterfield, PhD, ATC 2012 Professional Research Grant Recipient: General “Load Dependent Effects of Massage on Immunomodulation and Afferent Density” Read Dr. Butterfield’s Grant Report Richard J. Boergers, PhD, ATC & Thomas Bowman, PhD, ATC 2015 Professional Research Grant Recipients: General “The Effect of LaCrosse Protective Equipment and Advanced Airway Equipment on the Ability to Provide CPR” Read Dr. Boergers’ & Dr. Bowman’s Grant Report Kenny Lam, ScD, ATC 2016 Professional Research Grant Recipient: Outcomes “Do treatments provided at the point-of-care influence recurrent injury risk and long-term patient outcomes after acute lateral ankle sprain?” Read Dr. Lam’s Grant Report Lindsey K. Lepley PhD, ATC 2016 Professional Research Grant Recipient: New Investigator “Eccentric exercise to promote immediate beneficial adaptations to muscle” Read Dr. Lepley’s Grant Report Sara Nottingham, EdD, LAT, ATC 2016 Professional Research Grant Recipient: Education “An investigation into doctoral preparation and mentorship in the socialization of pre-tenured athletic training faculty members” Read Dr. Nottingham’s Grant Report Kara Radzak, PhD, ATC 2017 Professional Research Grant Recipient: New Investigator “An Evaluation on the Prevalence and Effectiveness of Care Provided by Athletic Trainers in a Military Population” Dr. Radzak’s Grant Report coming soon Christopher Kuenze, PhD, ATC 2018 Professional Research Grant Recipient: New Investigator “Physical Activity Participation in Adolescent Athletes with a Recent History of ACL Reconstruction” Read Dr. Kuenze’s Grant Report Sakiko Oyama, PhD, ATC 2018 Professional Research Grant Recipient: General “Investigation of lumbo-pelvic-hip muscle function, trunk/pelvis kinematics and joint loading in baseball pitching” Read Dr. Oyama’s Summary Report Joshua Honrado, DAT, ATC, CSCS, RYT 2020 Professional Research Grant Recipient: LGBTQ+ “Comparing Harmful Behaviors among Dancers Utilizing the RISQ and According to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” Read Dr. Honrado’s Summary Report Samantha E. Scarneo-Miller, PhD, LAT, ATC 2017 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “Emergency Action Planning Policy Adoption in Secondary School Athletics” Read Dr. Scarneo-Miller’s Grant Report Alicia Pike Lacy, PhD, ATC 2017 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “Organizational Culture’s Effect on Injury Treatment Decision Making” Read Dr. Pike Lacy’s Grant Report Rebecca Hirschhorn, PhD, ATC 2019 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “The Epidemiology of EMS Activations for Sport-Related Injuries by Athletic Training Service Level” Read Dr. Hirschhorn’s Grant Report Alexandra F. DeJong Lempke, PhD, ATC 2020 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “In-field gait training for runners with exercise-related lower leg pain” Read Dr. DeJong Lempke’s Summary Report Danielle Torp, PhD, ATC 2020 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “Effects of gait retraining with auditory biofeedback on biomechanics and ankle joint health in individuals with chronic ankle instability.” Read Dr. Torp’s Summary Report Derek Dewig, PhD, ATC 2021 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Quadriceps Function, Landing Biomechanics, and Performance in Individuals with ACL Reconstruction” Read Dr. Dewig’s Summary Report Mayrena Isamar Hernandez, MPH, LAT, ATC 2021 Student Research Grant Recipient: Doctoral “Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Clinical Management Decisions toward Low Socioeconomic Status Student Athletes” Read Ms. Hernandez’s Summary Report About Us Board of Directors Committees Awards DEIA News Education Educational Resources Research to Clinical Practice About the ERC Mentorship Programs Doctoral Mentor Program Faculty Mentor Program Scholarships Scholarship Endowments Scholarship Awardees How to Apply Student Writing Contest Research Athletic Training Research Agenda Research CARES #ATsKnowWhy Social Media Campaign Free Communications Program Free Communications Awards Pronouncements Position Statements Research Grants Research Program Endowments Grant Priorities Grant Writing Workshop Masters Student Grant Program Research Grant Awardees Summary & Impact Reports Distinguished Scholar Lecture Exchange 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 Other Marketable Securities Planned Giving Societies AT Loyal Giving Society Special Events and Campaigns Giving Tuesday Scholarship Sponsorship Research Grant Sponsorship Partner with us Avive