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Full Name and Credentials
Shari Bartz-Smith PhD, AT, ATC

Title
AT Program Director, Associate Professor

Office
CHS 254

Phone
616-331-3044

Email
[email protected]

Bio
Dr. Shari Bartz-Smith is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Athletic Training in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Grand Valley State University, a position she has held since 1999. Prior to coming to GVSU, she held the positions of Head Women’s Athletic Trainer and Assistant Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is an active member of several professional organizations including the NATA, GLATA, and MATS.

Professional Interests
Current research interests involve mentoring Master students on research related to athletic training practices in the secondary school setting, examining worth and value of the athletic trainer in various professional practice settings, and writing rare event case studies encountered at their clinical sites.

Education

PhD - (2003) University of Alabama Birmingham and University of Alabama, Doctorate of Philosophy in Health Education and Health Promotion
MAEd - (1995) University of Alabama at Birmingham, Master of Arts in Education in Exercise Physiology
BS - (1992) Grand Valley State University, Bachelor of Science in Health Science (emphasis in Athletic Training)

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