GLATA Research Assistance Grants Recipients

Grants are named after leaders in athletic training research and education. Please click the link next to the award to learn more about each honoree and their contributions to the profession.

Bob Behnke Research Assistance Award (https://www.nata.org/HallofFame/index.htm#164)
Gordy Graham Research Assistance Award (https://www.nata.org/HallofFame/index.htm#178)
Gordy Stoddard Research Assistance Award (https://www.nata.org/HallofFame/index.htm#175)
Thomas Weidner Research Assistance Award (https://www.nata.org/HallofFame/index.htm#297)

Author	Category	Title
2023
Yuki Sugimoto	Professional	The Effect of Increased Visual Attentional Demands on Knee Loading, and Reduced Force Sensing in Athletes with ACLR
Amber Schnittjer	Doctoral	Erring on the Knee of Caution: Neurological Insights into ACL Injury Risk Using a Novel Gait Perturbation Paradigm
Ashley Bosch	Master's	To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Insight Into the Professional Interactions of LGBTQ+ Athletic Training Students
2022
Amelia Bartels	Master's	Using Clinically Accessible Force-Sensing Insoles to Determine the Association Between Movement Biomechanics and Time Since Surgery in Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Tyler Beauregard	Doctoral	Barriers and facilitators of Quality Improvement in Athletic Training
Francesca Genoese	Doctoral	The Effect of Immersive Visual and Auditory Distraction on Lower Extremity Visuomotor Reaction Time and Jump-Landing Biomechanics in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Madison Gourley	Master's	Size and Scope of National Athletic Training Facilities in the Secondary School Setting
Erin Lally	Doctoral	Using Music to Modify Step-rate and Running Biomechanics In Healthy Runners
Oliver Silverson	Doctoral	Exploring the relationship between scapulothoracic and glenohumeral kinematics in individuals with glenohumeral multidirectional instability
2021
Erika Zambarano	Doctoral	Effect of Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex Stability Training on Stability and Movement Mechanics
Emma Nicholson	Masters	Do Cognitive and Motor Brain Function Associate with the Biomechanical Dual-Cost during Double-Limb Landing
2020
Shelby Baez	Professional	Keeping the Mind in Mind: Use of Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Outcomes in Patients after ACL Reconstruction
Mayrena Hernandez	Doctoral	The Barriers and Facilitators of Low Socioeconomic Status Youth Athletes Toward Sport Specialization
Kylee Sparks	Masters	The Prevalence of General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in Collegiate Athletic Trainers
2019
Grant Norte	Professional	Does a 4-Week Nordic Hamstring Exercise Protocol Influence Hamstrings Muscle Volumes in patients after ACL Reconstruction.
Caroline Lisee	Doctoral	Quality and Quantity of Knee Joint Loading in Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Development.
Sharon Feld	Masters	Teaching Concepts of Behavioral Health in Professional Athletic Training Programs.
2018
Katsumi Takeno	Doctoral	The impact of a glenohumeral labrum injury on neuromuscular control in shoulder girder and upper extremity muscles.
Julie Melillo	Masters	Influence of Muscle Motor Point Identification on Quadriceps Function Following Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation.
2017
Sarah Scheurer	Masters	The relationship between corticomotor excitability and quadriceps neuromuscular function in ACL reconstructed patients
2016
William Pitney	Professional	Athletic Trainers Perceptions of Organizational-Professional Conflict in Athletic Training Practice Settings.
Eric Post	Doctoral	Knowledge of Sport Volume Recommendations and Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Sport Specialization Among Youth Sport Coaches.
Adam Kelly	Doctoral	The Impact of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy on Clinical measures of Functional Performance
Tamara Sagadore	Masters	The effectiveness of a 4-week yoga intervention on the activation and timing of transverse abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles, pain and functional disability among healthy and low back pain participants.
2015
Dorice Hankemeier	Professional	Collegiate Athletic Trainers’ Perceptions of Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice
Stephanie Trigsted	Doctoral	The Effect of Fear on Neuromuscular Control during Clinical Tests following ACL Reconstruction
Gayle Thompson	Professional	Barriers to Persistence of Underrepresented Students in Athletic Training Education.
Jessica Kirby	Doctoral	Exploring Transition-to-Practice and Mentoring of Newly Credentialed Athletic Trainers Working in the Secondary School Setting.
2014
Jennifer Popp	Professional	Supplemental Oxygen Administration Knowledge and Skill Retention in Athletic Training Students
2013
Stacy Walker	Professional	The Professional Socialization and Transition to Practice of Newly Certified Athletic Trainers’
Rhiannon Seneli	Student	Foot Joint Coupling and EMG Patterns in Habitual
William Pitney	Professional	The Experiences and Perceptions of Workplace Bullying Among Athletic Trainers in the Secondary School Setting
2012
Phillip Gribble	Professional	An Examination of Modifiable Factors Influencing Dynamic Postural Control in Participants at Risk for Ankle Injury
Brian Pietrosimone	Professional	Understanding the Progression from ACL-Reconstruction to Knee Osteoarthritis
2011
Christine Lauber	Professional	Are Approved Clinical Instructor Perceived Strengths Regarding Important Clinical Instructor Behaviors Influenced by Personal, Employment, or Professional Experience?
Masafumi Terada	Student	The Effect of Chronic Ankle Instability on the Location of Center of Mass and Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Kinematics during Landing
Adam Lepley	Student	The Effect of Knee Injury on Brain Function
Laura Harris	Professional	Examination of the Psychological Impact of Sport-Related Concussion on the Adolescent Patient
2010
Lisa Jutte	Professional	Validation of Cryotherapy Application Times for Various Body Parts
Junji Shinohara	--	Effects of Five-Toed Socks with Grippers on the Foot Sole and Ankle Bracing on Dynamic Postural Control and Ankle Joint Kinematics in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
2009
Stacy Walker	Professional	The Influence of Small Group Standardized Patient Encounters and Case-Based Simulations on the Clinical Decision-Making of Athletic Training Students
David Bazett-Jones	Student	Relationships between Static and Dynamic Strenth and Endurance Measures in the Hip and Core Musculature
2008
William Pitney	Professional	Work Family Conflict Among High School Athletic Trainers
Lisa Jutte	Professional	Effect of Anti-histamine on Signs and Symptoms of Eccentric Muscle Damage
Junji Shinohara	Student	The Effect of Five-Toed Socks on Dynamic Postural Control in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability
2007
W. Steven Tucker	Professional	Scapular Muscle Activity in Overhead Athletes with Symptoms of Impingement Syndrome during Closed Chain Exercises
Steven Broglio	Professional	Reliability of postural control assessments
Kirk Armstrong	Student	Continuing Education for Certified Athletic Trainers: Participation and Perceived Impact on Professional Practice
2006
Christopher Geiser		The Effect of Isolated Hip Abductor Fatigue on Lower Extremity Mechanics
Michael Miller		An Investigation of clinical instructor/supervisors behaviour with athletic training students
Kim Miller		Changes in performance and muscle activation of the knee and ankle on different playing surfaces
Karrie Hamstra-Wright		The influence of an attention demanding task on step width and trunk control during treadmill walking in older adults
Karrie Hamstra-Wright		The influence of fear of falling and falls self-efficacy on compensatory step response training and rehabilitation for older adults
Gretchen Schlabach		In Search of our Professional Identity: Discovering Professional Values of NATA Hall of Fame Inductees in District 4
2005
Stacy Walker		Methods of Clinical Proficiency Evaluation in Athletic Training
Michael Miller		An Investigation of Clinical Instructor/Supervisor’s Behaviors with Athletic Training Students
William Pitney		Maintaining Commitment to Health Care by Certified Athletic Trainers in the High School and Clinical Setting
Phillip Gribble		The effects of chronic ankle instability on proximal muscle group strength deficits
2004
Jason Scibek		Shoulder kinematics in patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears following a subacromial injection.
Jennifer Earl		Reliability and validity of the Smart System for analyzing lower extremity functional alignment
2003
Ronald Wagner		Efficacy of Computer-Based Instruction in Teaching Orthopedic Assessment Skills
Gary Noble & Tom Weidner	Professional	Athletic Training Students Perception of Supervision during Clinical Education Experience
2002
Tim McGuine	Professional	Knowledge of educational practices in Wisconsin Health Education
Riann Palmieri	Student	Is arthrogenic muscle inhibition present in the quadriceps musculature of the uninjured limb following a unilateral knee joint effusion?