Assistant Professor

Office: Room 228, Zink Hall

Email: chbh@iup.edu

Phone: 724-257-5507

Education

  • BS, University of Pittsburgh, Health and Physical Science- Athletic Training
  • MS, Old Dominian University- Athletic Training

Professional Certifications

  • Program Evaluation Specialist in Allied Health Educational Program Accreditation - Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training
  • Licensed Athletic Trainer, Commonwealth of PA Board of Medicine
  • Certified Athletic Trainer, National Board of Certification for Athletic Training

Courses

  • KHSS 221, Human Structure and Function
  • KHSS 175, Prevention & Care of Injuries to the Physically Active
  • KHSS 545, Pathology and Assessment in AT I
  • KHSS 565, Pathology and Assessment in AT II
  • KHSS 646, Therapeutic Exercise
  • KHSS 577, AT Clinical Practicum II
  • KHSS 677, AT Clinical Practicum IV
  • KHSS 143, Physical Well-Being

Professional Highlights

  • Designed the first BS in Athletic Training program at IUP (initial accreditation in 2001)
  • Over 40 regional, National and international professional presentations and guest speaker invitations
  • Studies & Publications:
    • The effects of electrical muscle stimulation on strength development of the biceps brachii muscle (1988)
    • Open vs. closed kinetic chain rehabilitation of the lower extremity; a functional and biomechanical analysis. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation (1994).
    • Co-author of "Closed kinetic chain exercises for the lower extremity: theory and application. In: Current Concepts in Rehabilitation of the Knee. Sports Physical Therapy Section Home Study Course (1994) 
  • Member of medical advisory committee for the City of Pittsburgh Marathon 
  • Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification Role Delineation Study Panel 
  • Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification Cultural Sensitivity Study
  • Site Visitor for the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training 
  • Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification National Examination Development Committee, Written Simulation Sub-committee Chair 
  • Member of the National Athletic Trainers Association Examination Separation Task Force 
  • Member of the PA Athletic Trainers' Society Ethics Committee
  • Exam Item Reviewer and Validator for the Board of Certification National Examination Development Committee
  • External Program Evaluator for State University of New York Cortland
  • Dan Libera Service Award, Board of Certification for Athletic Training
  • Featured guest: "Muscles Make Motion" show of the "Mind your Own Body" youth TV series produced by WQED TV, Pittsburgh
  • Special Athletic Training assignments: US Olympic Festival Women's Basketball; XVI Central American and Caribbean Games (Mexico City); USA Olympic Wrestling finals; USA Olympic Track and Field trials; 2018 World U20 Championships (Finland)