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)