Biography:

Dr. Tripp is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Graduate Athletic Training Education Program in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Tripp holds numerous professional certifications including Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Golf Medical Professional, Golf Fitness Instructor, Clinical Instructor Educator and Emergency Medical Technician. He teaches, conducts research and reviews manuscripts and textbooks in the fields of Athletic Training, Sports Medicine and Biomechanics. Dr. Tripp has published and presented research nationally and internationally on topics including scapular kinematics, overhead-throwing athletes, golf biomechanics and kinetics, effects of fatigue on sensorimotor system function and enhancing neuromuscular control in the upper-extremity.

Research Interests:

• • 3-Dimensional Golf Biomechanics and Kinetics
• • 3-Dimensional Scapular Kinematics in Healthy and Injured Populations
• • Clinical Assessment of Scapular Dyskinesis
• • Orthopedic and Biomechanical Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Overhead-Throwing Athletes
• • Effects of Fatigue on Sensorimotor System Function
• • Enhancing Neuromuscular Control in the Upper-Extremity

Classes:

APK 6326 Seminar in Athletic Training
APK 5936 Evidence-based Orthopedic Exam II: Lower-extremity
APK 6314 Evidence-based Orthopedic Exam I: Upper-extremity
APK 5936 Athletic Training Residency
APK 2300 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries