EDAC Speakers Bureau

Connect to Thought Leaders Using the EDAC Speakers Bureau

Are you looking for speakers to invite to your next education event? Do you need an ethnically diverse subject matter expert to provide valuable insight into hot topics in sports medicine? Look no further than the EDAC Speakers Bureau!

Developed by the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee, the speakers bureau features a list of ethnically diverse subject matter experts whose expertise range from AT education to value and worth. By opting into the EDAC Speakers Bureau, these thought leaders have agreed to be contacted by ATs and members of the public who are looking for presenters.

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Kenneth Lam, ScD, ATC, FNATA

Professor
A.T. Still University

Arizona District Seven
  • Health Care Economics
  • Health Informatics/Health Information Technology
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Practice-Based Research
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Kevin King, MA, BS, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer
Carolina Panthers

North Carolina District Three
  • Football
  • Heat / Hydration
  • Leadership
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Kysha Harriell, PhD, LAT, ATC Florida District Nine
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
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LaGwyn Durden, ATC

Dir/Coord Sports Medicine
NCAA Sport Science Institute

Indiana District Four
  • Sports Medicine Administration
  • Track & Field
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Linda Bobo, ATC

Full Professor/Program Director
Stephen F. Austin State University

District Six
  • AT Education
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Louanne Jefferson, MEd, ATC Michigan District Four
  • Basketball
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Entrepreneurship
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Lovie Tabron, MS, LAT, ATC Georgia District Nine
  • ATs Care/Critical Incident Stress Management
  • Mental Health
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Luzita Vela, PhD, LAT, ATC

Asst/Assoc Professor
University of Arkansas

Arkansas District Six
  • AT Education
  • Clinical Outcomes Assessment
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Patient-Centered Care
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Lyn Nakagawa

Assistant Athletics Director, Athletic Training and Student-Athlete Well-Being 
University of Hawaii

Hawaii District Eight
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Leadership
  • Soccer
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Marsha Grant-Ford, PhD, ATC

Asst/Assoc Professor
Montclair State University

New Jersey District Two
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
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Mercedes Himmons, PhD, LAT, ATC

Assistant Athletic Trainer
Southern Connecticut State University

Pennsylvania District Two
  • BIPOC Student Retention
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Retention in Higher Education
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Miguel Rueda, MA, ATC

Asst/Assoc Athletic Director
University of Colorado

Colorado District Seven
  • Collegiate Setting
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Mike Martinez, MS, LAT, ATC

Associate Director of Training & Development for Inclusive Excellence
Ball State University

Indiana District Four
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Diversity
  • Equity
  • Inclusion and Accessibility
  • Qualitative Research & Epistemological Perspectives of Students of Color
  • Student of Color Integration & Validation in Health Care Education
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Murphy Grant, MS, ATC, PES

Athletic Trainer/Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers/Grant Sports Performance & Therapy

District Four
  • Cervical Spine Injury Management
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Football
  • Hydrotherapy/Rehabilitation
  • Leadership
  • Risk Management/Legal/Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Natalie Trotter, ATC

Athletic Trainer
IncreMedical / Emory Sports Medicine

Georgia District Nine
  • Basketball
  • Professional Sports (Basketball)
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Nikki Harris, DAT, LAT, ATC

Asst/Assoc Professor
AT Still University

District Nine
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Young Professionals
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Nina Walker, MA, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer
UNC- Chapel Hill

North Carolina District Three
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Lacrosse
  • Leadership
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Patrice Elder, MEd, ATC, RAA

Athletic Director
Oak Hill School

Tennessee District Nine
  • Leadership
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Pierre Nesbit, MEd, LAT, ATC

Athletic Trainer
University of Michigan Football

Michigan District Four
  • Football
  • Rehabilitation
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Pradeep Vanguri, PhD, LAT, ATC

 Professor
NovaNova Southeastern University Southeastern

Florida District Nine
  • Functional Movement
  • Golf Mobility Assessment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Neuroscience
  • Sport Performance
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Prince Williams, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CMT

Head Football Athletic Trainer
Cal Poly University of San Luis Obispo

California District Eight
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurship
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Rae Everson, MS, AT, CES

Senior Associate- Content, Engagement, Operations, and Strategy
US Council for Athlete's Health (USCAH)

Ohio District Four
  • Athletic Department Healthcare Administration
  • Diversity
  • Ice Hockey
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lacrosse
  • Policy and Procedure Development and Review
  • Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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Rebecca Lopez, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Associate Professor
University of South Florida

Florida District Nine
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Emergency Preparedness/Preventing Sudden Death
  • Exertional Heat Illness
  • Hydrotherapy/Rehabilitation
  • LBGTQIA+
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Rene Shingles, PhD, AT, ATC Michigan District Four
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
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Ritchy Hitoto, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, PES, PhD Candidate

Head Athletic Trainer - Men's Basketball/Men's Golf
Texas A&M University Commerce

Texas District Six
  • Leadership
  • Value/Worth
  • Young Professionals
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Want to be Considered for the Bureau?

Interested in having your name added to the EDAC Speakers Bureau? To be considered for inclusion in the bureau, fill out the EDAC Speakers Bureau Digital Consent Form. Once it is received, EDAC will review your form and follow up with question and/or next steps.

If you currently appear in the EDAC Speakers Bureau and would like to opt out, you can do so by notifying NATA at engage@.nata.org.