School of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. at Indiana University, 2004
• M.A. at University of North Carolina, 1995
• B.S. at Indiana University, 1993

Background

Secretary, Indiana Athletic Trainers' Association, 2004-2008

Site Visitor, Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education, 2004-present

Education Task Force, Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association, 2005

Pi Lamda Theta Research Grant, 2003

Research:

My primary research interests include: professional socialization, self-efficacy of novice professionals, student retention, issues of curriculum and instruction in student learning.

Publications

"The Role of Legitimation in the Professional Socialization of Second-Year Undergraduate Athletic Training Students." Journal of Athletic Training 43, no. 4 (July-August 2008): 373-378.

Larson-Meyer, D. E., Hunter, G. R., Trowbridge, C. A., Turk*, J. C., Ernest, J. M., Torman, S. L., & Harbin, P. A. (2000). The effect of creatine supplementation on muscle strength and body composition during off-season training in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14(4), 434-442.

Turk*, J. C., Prentice, W. E., Chappell, S., & Shields, E. W. (1999). Collegiate coaches' knowledge of eating disorders. Journal of Athletic Training, 34(1), 19-24.

Courses Recently Taught

A279 Recognition and Evaluation of Lower Extremity Injuries in the Physically Active

A269/A270 Preceptorial in Athletic Training I & II

A384 Principles and Techniques of Therapeutic Exercise

A587 Athletic Training Principles for the Upper Extremity

P280 Principles of Athletic Training and Emergency Care