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National Athletic Training Month 2026
Sunday, 29 March, 2026
Welcome to National Athletic Training Month 2026. Each year we highlight several athletic trainers to talk about their roles, some interesting experiences, struggles, and advice for those starting out in the field. Today on the podcast, I am joined by three athletic trainers who have made marks in the world of research. Connect with The Host! Subscribe to This Podcast Now! The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix! Housekeeping -- Get the whole story about Dr. Mark and his launch into this program, by listing to his "101" episode that'll get you educated, caught up and in tune with the Doctor that's in the podcast house! Listen Now! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast? Connect with Mark today! Links from this Episode: -- Dr. Mark Halstead: On the Web -- On X -- Tracey Covassin: https://education.msu.edu/people/c/covassin-tracey -- Nikki Harris: https://www.atsu.edu/research-portal/profile?id=7e2e-a7ca-3b1b-b6d0 -- Eric Post: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-post-445a5a68/ Calls to the Audience Inside this Episode: -- Be sure to interact with the host, send detailed feedback via our customized form and connect via ALL of our social media platforms! Do that over here now! -- Interested in being a guest inside The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast with Dr. Mark? Tell us now! -- Ready to share your business, organization or efforts message with Dr. Mark's focused audience? Let's have a chat! -- Do you have feedback you'd like to share with Dr. Mark from this episode? Share YOUR perspective! Be an Advertiser/Sponsor for This Program! Tell Us What You Think! Feedback is the cornerstone and engine of all great podcast. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more. Share your insight and experiences with Dr. Mark by clicking here! The Host of this Program: Mark Halstead: Dr. Mark Halstead received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He stayed at the University of Wisconsin for his pediatric residency, followed by a year as the chief resident. Following residency, he completed a pediatric and adult sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has been an elected member to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). He has served as a team physician or medical consultant to numerous high schools, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Washington University, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Athletica, and St. Louis Rams. He serves and has served on many local, regional and national committees as an advisor for sports medicine and concussions. Dr. Halstead is a national recognized expert in sport-related concussions and pediatric sports medicine. — Dr. Mark Halstead on Facebook — Dr. Mark Halstead on LinkedIn — Dr. Mark Halstead on X — Learn Why The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Exists... The Guests Featured In this Program: Tracey Covassin: Dr. Tracey Covassin is a Professor and licensed athletic trainer at Michigan State University in the Department of Kinesiology. She is currently the CAATE Director of the Graduate Athletic Training Program at Michigan State University. She is also the Director of the Sport Concussion Research Laboratory, where her research focuses on sex differences in concussion outcomes, epidemiology and risk factors associated with sports-related concussion. Dr. Covassin currently directs a multi-site high school and college sport-concussion outreach program in the Mid-Michigan area. Dr. Covassin has over 175 professional publications and 200 professional presentations, and over 2 million in external grant funding. Dr. Covassin has been an invited speaker at numerous international and national conferences. She was on the NATA Research and Education Foundation committee, Athletic Training Research Agenda Task Force and is currently on the NATA Convention Planning Committee and a CAATE Peer Reviewer. She is a Fellow in the NATA and in 2022 was inducted as a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Dr. Covassin is winner of the NATA Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educators Award and Rachel Oats Leadership award. Nikki Harris: Dr. Nikki Harris serves as Associate Professor and Director of Student Recruitment in the Department of Athletic Training at A.T. Still University. She holds a Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) from ATSU and a Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning from Florida International University. In addition, she brings nearly a decade of clinical experience across secondary school and collegiate settings prior to transitioning to academia. Nikki values the effects of research on practice and education and has demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of the athletic training profession through her scholarly work. Her research examines how athletic trainers are educated, socialized, and supported within educational and healthcare systems, and how social, environmental, and contextual factors influence patient care and outcomes. Eric Post: Eric Post, PhD, ATC is the Manager of Sports Medicine Research at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, where he oversees research initiatives to advance Team USA athlete health and safety. Dr. Post received his PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and previously served as Program Director for the Master's in Athletic Training Program at Indiana State University and as a faculty member at San Diego State University.
