Athletic Training Education
The Athletic Training Education Program is designed to provide a comprehensive, progressive educational and clinical preparation for a career in athletic training. Through didactic and clinical education experiences, each student shall develop competency in the following domains of athletic training:
- Prevention and Risk Management
- Recognition, Evaluation and Assessment
- Immediate Care
- Treatment, Rehabilitation and Reconditioning
- Organization and Administration
- Professional Development and Responsibility
Performance standards of the professional athletic training program are listed below. Students should read these standards carefully and are expected to be familiar with and comply with them. The Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies expects that all applicants for admission possess and demonstrate the skills, attributes and qualities set forth below, with or without reasonable dependence on technology or intermediaries.
- Critical Thinking
- Interpersonal Communication
- Mobility
- Motor Skills
- Sensory
- Behavioral
Southeastern Louisiana University was the first university in the state of Louisiana to have an accredited Athletic Training Education program. Accreditation was obtained October 18, 2002. In the Athletic Training Education Program at Southeastern, a student will have the opportunity to experience a variety of settings. Students participate in a five semester progression of clinical experiences that include working on campus with athletic teams and working off campus with the following affiliated sites:
- Southeastern Louisiana University Athletic Training Room
- Southeastern Louisiana Campus Health Center
- Covington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Plaza Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- North Oaks Health Systems
- North Oaks Sports Medicine
- Central High School
- Episcopal High School
- St. Paul's High School
Catalogue requirements for 2006-07 and 2007-2008 are available on the web. Students are responsible for program requirements for their catalog year. One's catalog year is the year in which one declared the major, unless it has been more than seven years or the student has not attended Southeastern for a full calendar year.
Athletic Training Academic Faculty
H. Reiss Plauche, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director
Karen Lew, M.Ed., ATC, LAT, Program Director
Cary Berthelot, M.A., ATC, LAT, Instructor
Tracie Parish, PhD., ATC, Assistant Professor
Josh Yellen, M.A., ATC, LAT, Instructor/Clinical Coordinator
Athletic Training Clinical Staff
Tony Trombetta, M.A., ATC, LAT, Head Athletic Trainer
Quinton Sawyer, M.A., ATC, LAT, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Laura Shelton, MA, ATC, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Meghan Campbell, MS, ATC, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Associate Faculty
Robert R. Kraemer, Ed.D., FACSM
Dan Hollander, Ed.D., CSCS*D
Jennifer Jeansonne, Ph.D.
Christina Merckx, PhD, ATC
Charlie Dykes, MSN, RN
Michelle Vidrine, M.S., RN
Heather Compton, MS, RD, LDN
Robert Peltier, MD
Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Eddie Hebert, Ph.D., Department Head
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Donnie Booth, Ph.D., RN, Dean
