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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Speaker Title / Organization State District Specialties
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

LA28 Senior Manager, Venue Operations

 California District Three
  • Emergency Preparedness/Preventing Sudden Death
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Football
  • Functional Movement
  • Heat / Hydration
  • Large Event Management
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship/Coaching
  • Olympic Sports
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine Administration
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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

Associate Professor / Program Director
University of Arkansas

 Arkansas District Six
  • AT Education
  • BIPOC Student Retention
  • Clinical Outcomes Assessment
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Interprofessional Practice
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
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Lyn Nakagawa, MS, ATC, CSCS

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

 Hawaii District Eight
  • Administration
  • AT Education
  • Athletic Department Healthcare Administration
  • Clinical Education
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Diversity
  • Equity
  • Inclusion and Accessibility
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • NCAA Compliance
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Soccer
  • Sport Performance
  • 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, EdD, LAT, ATC

Director, Office of Strategic Planning Support
Ball State University

 Indiana District Four
  • Administration
  • AT Education
  • Cultural Competency/Social Determinants of Health
  • Diversity
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Equity
  • Inclusion and Accessibility
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship/Coaching
  • Policy and Procedure Development and Review
  • Qualitative Research & Epistemological Perspectives of Students of Color
  • Retention in Higher Education
  • Student of Color Integration & Validation in Health Care Education
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Murphy Grant, MS, ATC, PES, CES

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

 North Carolina District Three
  • Administration
  • Athletic Department Healthcare Administration
  • Basketball
  • Cervical Spine Injury Management
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Emerging Settings
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Football
  • Golf Mobility Assessment
  • Hydrotherapy/Rehabilitation
  • Leadership
  • Movement Screening
  • Patient-Centered Care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Risk Management/Legal/Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • Soccer
  • Sport Performance
  • 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, ATC, CES, PES

Senior Director / Owner
US Council for Athlete's Health (USCAH)

 Ohio District Four
  • Athletic Department Healthcare Administration
  • Collegiate Setting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Injury Prevention
  • Olympic Sports
  • Policy and Procedure Development and Review
  • Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine Administration
  • Value/Worth
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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.