Paul R. Geisler, Ed.D, ATC

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Paul R. Geisler, EdD, ATC Hill Center G71 8 Van Ostrand Rd. 953 Danby Road, Ithaca College Groton, NY 13073 Ithaca, NY 14850 © (607) 351-5224 (607) 274-3006 [email protected] Education

2004 Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Doctorate of Education Curriculum Studies

Emphasis Areas: Curriculum Theory & Cultural Studies

Dissertation Research: Dysacademia in the Ivory Towers: Performativity, Neoliberalism, Discipline & Control & Wandering into the Turbulent Shadows of the 3rd Space(s)

1990 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Master of Arts Physical Education Emphasis Areas: Exercise Physiology & Athletic Training

Thesis Research: Serum creatine kinase and hydroxyprolene tissue markers and eccentric exercise induced DOMS

1987 Marietta College, Marietta, OH

Bachelor of Science Sports Medicine Emphasis Area: Athletic Training Departmental Honors in Sports Medicine

Honors Research: Cervical spine hypomobility as a cause of supraspinatus impingement syndrome

Academic Experience

8/05-Present Professor, Fall 2018 – Present (Promoted, Spring 2018) Associate Professor, Fall 2012 – Spring 2018 (Tenure Granted & Promoted, Spring 2011) Assistant Professor, Fall 2005 – Spring 2012

Director, Athletic Training Education Associate Member, Graduate Faculty (Spring 2012 – Present)

Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences

School of Health Sciences & Human Performance Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 10/17-Present Member, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Doctor of Science in Health

Sciences Program Advisory Board


4/13-Present Adjunct Research Fellow, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions 8/04-6/05 Assistant Professor

Coordinator, Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Education Member, Graduate Faculty Jiann-Ping Hsu School of Public Health College of Health & Human Sciences, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro

8/98–5/04 Tenure Track Instructor

Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Education Program Coordinator Temporary Graduate Faculty Member (1998-2000) Department of Health & Kinesiology College of Health & Professional Studies Assistant Athletic Trainer, Baseball & Golf Teams, GSU Athletics (1998-2002) Georgia Southern University

1990-1991 Visiting Lecturer & Research Assistant Department of Physical Education, Exercise & Sports Science University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Classes Taught (Instructor of Record) Ithaca College

Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries Assessment of Athletic Injuries (Pre-Curriculum Reform)

Assessment of Athletic Injuries I & II Athletic Training Techniques I, II & III Medical Science I & II (Pre-Curriculum Reform) Medical Science Senior Internship in Athletic Training Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training V & VI The Clinical Gaze (Freshman Seminar) Georgia Southern University

Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries (UG) Assessment of Upper Extremity Injuries (UG) Assessment of Lower Extremity Injuries (UG) Clinical Skills in Sports Medicine I & II (UG) Pathophysiology in Sports Medicine (UG) Clinical Instruction in Sports Medicine (G) Clinical Evaluation in Sports Medicine (G) Clinical Management in Sports Medicine (G)

Related Professional Experiences

1996-2001 President & Owner, SPEC Systems, Inc. & KineticGolf Program Professional sports medicine training and education programs for sports performance enhancement and rehabilitation

1993-1998 Faculty Member/Instructor, Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Exercise for Golf, The Golf Academy of the South, Casselberry, FL

1993-1996 National Director, HealthSouth Sports for Golf, Soccer, & Baseball Programs, HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL


1991-1993 Athletic Trainer, HealthSouth Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Orlando, FL

Assistant Athletic Trainer, Orlando Thunder, World League of American Football

Athletic Trainer, Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL 1989-1991 Athletic Trainer, Durham Academy, Durham, NC

1990-1991 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill

1988-1989 Head Athletic Trainer, National Center for Sports Medicine/National Orthopedic

Hospital, Arlington, VA

Athletic Trainer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Arlington, VA

Peer Reviewed Publications

2019 Geisler PR. The Complex nature of sports specialization: It can, and should be,

personal. Athl Train Sports Hlth Care. 2019;11(1):3-6. doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20181031-02.

2018 Geisler PR. I wanna go to AT school (said no one, ever). J Athl Train.

2018;53(10):921-925. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-564-17.

Hummel C, Geisler PR, Lazenby T, Reynolds T. Post traumatic deep vein thrombosis in collegiate athletes: An exploration clinical CASE Series. J Athl Train. 2018;53(5):497-502. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-362-16.

Kicklighter T, Geisler PR, Barnum M, Martin M. Exploration of factors perceived

to influence development of diagnostic reasoning in athletic trainers and students. Athl Train Educ J. 2018;13(2):120-130.

2017 Geisler PR, McKeon PO, McKeon JM. EBP reconsidered: On the necessity to

move towards an evidence-based athletic training (EBAT). Athl Train Educ J. 2017;12(2):81-94.

Geisler PR. Looking backward, looking forward, looking around…the time is now (Editorial). J Athl Train Ed. 2017;12(2):62-65.

McKeon PO, McKeon JM, Geisler PR. Redefining professional knowledge in athletic training: Whose knowledge is it anyway? Athl Train Educ J. 2017;12(2):95-105.

Geisler PR & Lazenby T. Iliotibial band impingement syndrome: An evidence-informed clinical paradigm change. Int J Athl Ther Train. 2017;22(3):1-11.

2016 Geisler PR. Making clinical education educative: Strategies for enhancing clinical

reasoning skills for preceptors and novice clinicians. Athl Train Spts Hlth Care. 2016;8(3):93-96.

Kicklighter T, Barnum M, Geisler PR & Martin M. Validation of the quantitative diagnostic thinking inventory for athletic training: A pilot study. Athl Train Educ J. 2016;11(1):58-67.


2015 Adler KL, Cook PC, Geisler PR, Yen YM & Giordano D. Current concepts in hip

preservation surgery: Part II--Rehabilitation. Sports Hlth. 2016;8(1):57-64. [Epub first published, 2015].

2014 Geisler PR, Hummel C & Piebes S. Evaluating evidence informed clinical

reasoning proficiency in oral practical examinations. Athl Train Ed J. 2014:9(1);43-48 (Winner, ATEJ Outstanding Non-Research Manuscript Award, 2014).

2013 Reynolds TJ, Hummel C & Geisler PR. Deep vein thrombosis in a collegiate

female Soccer player: A case & evidence-supported review. J Athl Enhance. 2013:2(2);April;1-4.

2011 King D, Bartman N & Geisler PR. Trunk posture limits shoulder ROM and trunk

rotation. Med Sci Sp Ex. 2011:43(5); Suppl. Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR. Management of a stage III Lisfranc

ligament injury in collegiate football player: A case report. Athl Train Spts Hlth Care. 2011:3(2);95-99.

2010 Geisler PR & Lazenby T. Transient axillary neuropraxia in a collegiate baseball pitcher: A case report. Athl Train Spts Hlth Care. 2019:2(5);235-239.

2009 Geisler PR & Lazenby T. Clinical reasoning in athletic training education:

Modeling expert thinking. Athl Train Educ J. 2009:4(2);2-14. 2005 Geisler PR. The pedagogical implications of popular (culture) science: Reggae

music, Vanilla Sky & Minority Report as postmodern scientific curriculum. J Curr Theor. 2005:21(1);159-173.

2003 Geisler PR. Multiculturalism and athletic training education: Implications for

educational & professional progress. J Athl Train. 2003:38(2);141-151.

1996 Geisler PR, Hackney AC, McMurray RG & Ainsworth BA. Elevated tissue degradation markers and subjective reports of pain as indicators of delayed onset muscle soreness. Biol Sport. 1996:13(1);13-20.

Peer Reviewed Presentations

2019 Geisler PR, Lazenby TAW. What Do We Know About Clinical Expertise in Athletic

Training? A Critical Meta-Synthesis of the Available Evidence. The 71st EATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, 2019. King of Prussia, PA. Rapid Fire Free Communications Session.

2018 Geisler PR. A Patho-Anatomical Paradigm for Iliotibial Band Pathology: A Synthesis of

Evidence. New York State Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting. 2018. BOC Approved EBP CEU Course. Cortland, NY.

Geisler PR. A New Patho-Anatomical Paradigm for Iliotibial Band Pathology in Running Based Athletes: The Evidence Says it’s Time to Move On. The 2018 Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series, “Evidence Informed Clinical Practice for the Athletic Trainer”. 2018. BOC Approved EBP CEU Course. Ithaca, NY.

Geisler PR, McKeon PO, McKeon JMM. Curriculum 3.0: Fostering Clinical Capabilities in Athletic Training with an Integrated, Evidence Informed 3 Pillars+


Curricular Model. 2018 EATA Educators’ Conference, in association with 70th EATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. 2018. Boston, MA.

McEvoy P, Geisler PR, Harenberg S, McKeon PO. The acute effects of electrically stimulating the plantar intrinsic foot muscles on star excursion balance test reach distances. 2018. 70th EATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Boston, MA. Poster presentation. [Awarded Graduate Poster Finalist]

2017 Lazenby T, Geisler PR. Iliotibial Band Impingement Syndrome: An Evidence-Informed

& Updated Clinical Paradigm. 2017 Canadian Athletic Therapists’ Association Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. Poster presentation, accepted February 2017.

Geisler PR, Hummel C & McKeon PO. Use of Computer Based Virtual Scripts to Assess Competency and Clinical Reasoning Outcomes in Undergraduate Athletic Training Students. 2017 Canadian Athletic Therapists’ Association Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada. Podium & poster presentation. Accepted February 2017.

Jones C, Kelly E, Geisler PR. Isolated, high grade tear of teres minor in collegiate division 1 football player: A case report. 69th EATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. 2017. Philadelphia, PA. Poster presentation.

2016 Geisler PR, McKeon PM, Kicklighter T, Heinerich S. Clinical Reasoning Abilities of

Entry Level Athletic Training Students and Certified Post Professional Students Using the Diagnostic Thinking in Athletic Training Inventory: Does Educational Program Matter? NATA Annual Conference & Clinical Symposium Free Communications Program. 2016. Baltimore. Free Communications RapidFire Oral Presentation.

Heinerichs S, Metz S, Prewitt A, Geisler PR, Klicklighter T. Clinical Reasoning Abilities of Athletic Training Preceptors Using the Diagnostic Thinking in Athletic Training Inventory. NATA Annual Conference & Clinical Symposium Free Communications Program. 2016. Baltimore. Free Communications RapidFire Oral Presentation. Kicklighter TH, Geisler PR, Barnum M, Heinerichs S, Martin M. A holistic investigation of clinical reasoning in athletic training. 2016 SEATA Annual Symposium. Atlanta, GA.

Geisler PR, McKeon PM, Kicklighter T, Heinerich S. Clinical Reasoning Abilities of Entry Level Athletic Training Students and Certified Post Professional Students Using the Diagnostic Thinking in Athletic Training Inventory: Does Educational Program Matter? EATA Annual Conference & Symposium. Boston, MA; 2016. Poster presentation.

D’Onofrio A, Bailey K, Geisler PR. Acute Traumatic Patella-Femoral Fracture and Dislocation in a High School Football Athlete: A Case Study. EATA Annual Conference & Symposium, Boston, MA; 2016. Poster presentation.

2015 Geisler PR. DVTs, Clinical Prediction Rules & College Athletes? The 2015 Kent

Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series, “Evidence Informed Clinical Practice for the Athletic Trainer”. 2015. BOC Approved EBP CEU Course. Ithaca, NY.


Mir J, Geisler PR & Kelly E. Complex ligamentous and tendinous damage of the hand and wrist in a collegiate football player with little functional impairment: A case study. 2015 EATA Annual Conference & Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.

2012 Geisler PR. Evaluating the integration of clinical reasoning and evidence based

medicine decision making in undergraduate athletic training students. NATA Executive Committee for Education and CAATE “Best Practices” Symposium, 2012 NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO. Oral Presentation.

Lazenby T, Carminati S & Geisler PR. Management of an ulnar collateral ligament

tear in a division III baseball pitcher: A case study. Abstract published in 2012 NYSATA Symposium Clinical Proceedings. Lake Placid, NY. Poster presentation.

Adelman D, Kelly E & Geisler PR. Collegiate hockey player with CAM Type

Femoroacetabular Impingement: A case study. 2012 EATA Annual Conference & Symposium. Boston, MA. Poster presentation.

2011 Scriber K & Geisler, P. Making Evaluation of Student Clinical Performance More

Meaningful. Abstract published in 2011 NYSATA Symposium Clinical Proceedings. 2011; Lake Placid, NY. Poster presentation.

King D, Bartman N & Geisler PR. Trunk posture limits shoulder ROM and trunk

rotation. 58th Annual Meeting & 2nd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine. 2011; Denver, CO. Poster presentation.

Geisler PR & Drouin J. Integrating clinical reasoning & evidence based medicine: A

pedagogical strategy for enhancing clinical decision-making. 2011 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Washington, DC.

2010 Millspaugh R, DiCenso M & Geisler PR. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

with previous history of posterior foraminotomy: A case report. 60th NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium. 2010; Philadelphia, PA. Free communications poster presentation.

Gray C, Scriber K & Geisler PR. Femoral neck stress fracture in a female soccer player. 60th NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium. 2010; Philadelphia, PA. Free communications poster presentation. Lazenby T, Geisler PR & Berger E. Posterior elbow dislocation management in a division III collegiate football player: A case report. New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. 2010; Syracuse, NY. Poster Presentation. Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR. Management of a stage III Lisfranc ligament injury in collegiate football player: A case report. New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting. 2010; Syracuse, NY. Poster Presentation.

2009 Geisler PR & Scriber K. Teaching thinking & thinking teaching: clinical reasoning in

athletic training education. 2009 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference. 2009; Washington, DC. Breakout session.

2008 Ambrose E, Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR. Multiple anterior cruciate

ligament failure in a college football player & the corresponding surgical techniques of


reconstruction: A case report. 60th EATA Annual Meeting & Symposium. 2008; Valley Forge, PA. Poster presentation.

Crowell C, Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR. Right Achilles’ tendon partial rupture in a collegiate football player: A clinical case report. 60th EATA Annual Meeting & Symposium 2008; Valley Forge, PA. Poster presentation.

2005 Geisler PR. Interconnecting the didactic with the clinical: Enhancing student cognition, motivation & responsibility with individual clinical education plans. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference. 2005; Montgomery, TX.

2004 Geisler PR. When is enough, enough? Engineering human education in the

GenRich/HomoOptimus Future. Georgia Educational Research Association, 29th Annual Meeting. 2004; Savannah, GA.

2003 Geisler PR. Who’s in Control Here? Program Accreditation, Surveillance, Biopower

and Being in the Ivy Towers. Georgia Educational Research Association, 28th Annual Meeting. 2003; Savannah, GA.

Geisler PR. Inventing the 3rd person and 3rd space: Bowling for Columbine™ & the shadows of a Serresian curriculum. The 2003 Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice. 2003; Dayton, OH.

Hendrick A, Geisler PR, Riemann B, Davies NR & Joyner AB. Organizing Learning and Practice to Enhance the Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training Education. 54th Annual NATA Meeting & Clinical Symposium. 2003; St. Louis, MO. Poster presentation.

Geisler PR. Science, consciousness, ethics, and power: Vanilla Sky™ & Minority Report™ as poststructural scientific curriculum. 2nd Annual American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Meeting. 2003; Chicago, IL.

Geisler PR & Davies N. Psychomotor skills instruction in athletic training: A syncretistic approach. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference. 2003; Montgomery, TX.

Geisler PR & Gunnoe A. A clinical instruction plan for athletic training education: A developmental and critical approach. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference. 2003; Montgomery, TX. Poster presentation.

2002 Geisler PR. Chocolat™ Anyone? The Representation of Biopower and Socio-cultural

Hegemony in a French Village as a Metaphor for the American Educational System. Georgia Educational Research Association, Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting. 2002; Savannah, GA.

Geisler PR. Pathomechanics of Golf: Injury etiologies and their evaluation, treatment and prevention. 53rd Annual NATA Meeting & Clinical Symposium. 2002; Dallas, TX.

2000 Geisler PR. Physical limitations in golf: Implications for performance & injury. 51st Annual NATA Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Nashville, TN.

1991 Geisler PR & Hackney T. Serum creatine kinase and hydroxyproline levels and

subjective reports of pain as a function of eccentric muscle contractions. American


College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting and Symposium. 1991; Orlando, FL. Poster presentation.

1990 Hardy CJ, O’Connor K, & Geisler, PR (1990, September). The role of gender and

social support in the life stress injury relationship. Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. 1990; San Antonio, Texas.

Books Published

2006 Geisler PR. Higher Education at a Crossroads. S. Steinberg, J. Kincheloe, & N. Denzin (Eds.), Higher Ed: Questions about the Purpose(s) of Colleges & Universities. 2006;Vol. 16. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Book Chapters Published

2017 Geisler PR, Shamus E. Golf. In: Shamus E, Shamus J. (Eds.) Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2nd Ed (eBook). New York: McGraw-Hill;2017. eISBN 1259589412.

2001 Geisler PR. Golf biomechanics, injury & exercise. In E. Shamus (Ed.) Sports

Biomechanics. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers, Inc. 2001; 185-226. 2000 Geisler PR. Getting fit for golf. In P. R. Cohn (Ed.) Peak Performance Golf: How

Good Golfers Become Great Ones. Chicago: Contemporary Books. 2000; 79-112. Geisler PR. Playing injury- and pain-free golf. In P. R. Cohn (Ed.) Peak Performance Golf: How Good Golfers Become Great Ones. Chicago: Contemporary Books. 2000; 113-132.

Peer Reviewed Published Conference Proceedings/Multimedia 2018 Geisler PR. Diagnostic Video Series: The Knee. NATA’s Professional Development

Committee’s BOC Approved EBP video series. Filmed at 2018 NATA Convention, New Orleans, LA. Available for professional continuing education credits, EBP category: https://vimeo.com/303794743

Geisler PR, McKeon P, Lazenby T, Mathieu D, Vela L. Developing expertise as a clinical preceptor, Module V: Facilitating Clinical Reasoning & Decision Making. Online tutorial developed for the NATA’s Professional Education Committee.

2017 Geisler PR, Hummel C, McKeon PO. Use of computer-based virtual scripts to

assess competency and clinical reasoning outcomes in undergraduate athletic training students. Abstracts from the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association Annual Meeting, June 1-3, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Athl Train Sports Health. 2017;9(3):141-144.

2016 Geisler PR, McKeon PM, Kicklighter T, Heinerichs S. Clinical Reasoning

Abilities of Professional Students and Certified Post Professional Students Using the Diagnostic Thinking in Athletic Training Inventory: Does Educational Program Matter? 66th Annual NATA Conference & Clinical Symposium, Baltimore MD. J Athl Train. 2016;51(6):S-216.

Heinerichs S, Metz S, Prewitt A, Geisler PR, Klicklighter T. Clinical Reasoning Abilities of Athletic Training Preceptors Using the Diagnostic Thinking in


Athletic Training Inventory. 66th Annual NATA Conference & Clinical Symposium, Baltimore MD. J Athl Train. 2016;51(6):S-184.

2011 Geisler PR & Drouin J (2011). Integrating clinical reasoning & EBP: A pedagogical

strategy for enhancing clinical decision-making [DVD]. Monterey, CA: Healthy Learning.

2009 Geisler PR & Scriber K (2009). Teaching thinking & thinking teaching: clinical

reasoning in athletic training education [DVD]. Monterey, CA: Healthy Learning. 2005 Geisler PR (2005). Interconnecting the didactic with the clinical: Enhancing student

cognition, motivation & responsibility with individual clinical education plans. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Montgomery, TX.

2003 Hendrick A, Geisler PR, Riemann B, Davies NR & Joyner AB (2003). Organizing

Learning and Practice to Enhance the Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training Education (Abstract). 54th NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, St. Louis, MO. J Athl Train. 2003;38(2):S-39.

Geisler PR & Davies N (2003). Psychomotor skills instruction in athletic training: A syncretistic approach. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Montgomery, TX.

Geisler PR & Gunnoe A (2003). A Clinical instruction plan for athletic training education: A developmental and critical approach. NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Montgomery, TX.

Invited Professional Publications & Editorials

2017 Geisler PR, McKeon PO, McKeon JM. Editorial response. Athl Train Educ J. 2017;12(3):1-4.

2016 Castle RR, Geisler PR. Emergent and acute issues in athletic training. Athl Train

Sports Hlth Care. Guest Editorial. 2016:8(6);238-239. (Issue Co-Editor)

Geisler PR. What’s best for athletic training education reform(ation)? Your Voice Editorial. NATA News. 2016:May;10-12.

2015 Geisler PR. Interprofessional education: The next wave in AT education (to

pump the breaks on). Intl J Athl Train Ther. 2015;20(6):1-4. 2013 Geisler PR. The elephant in the room: Adequate supervision, not direct

supervision. Invited Guest Editorial. Ath Train Sports Hlth Care. 2013;5(4):151-154. 2011 Geisler PR. Recognition & management of athletic pubalgia. Chin J Sports Med.

2011;30(8):772-776. 2008 Geisler PR & Kelly E. Groin pain: A preventive approach to athletic pubalgia.

Train & Cond. 2008;XVIII (7):30-35.

2002 Geisler PR. Unnatural causes: Why bodies were not built for golf. Biom. 2002;9 (11):20-34.

1996 Geisler PR (1996). The Kinesiology of Golf: Implications for performance and injury.

Self published.


1995 Geisler PR (1995). The kinesiology of the full golf swing: implications for

intervention and rehabilitation. Sp Med Update: 11(2). HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL.

1993 Geisler PR (1993). Compressive taping of acromioclavicular joint sprains. Sp

Mede Update: 9(3). HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL. Invited Scholarly & Professional Presentations

2017 Geisler PR. A New Patho-Anatomical Paradigm for Iliotibial Band Pathology in Running Based Athletes: The Evidence Says it’s Time to Move On. Invited Lecture, Sport Rehabilitation & Athletic Therapy Program, Department of Science & Health. Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland. September 28, 2017.

Geisler PR. Developing and measuring clinical expertise in athletic training students. Spring Faculty Scholarship, Research and Creative Inquiry Fair. The Center for Faculty Excellence, Ithaca College. April 3, 2017.

Geisler PR. An Evidence Informed Paradigm for IT Tract Associated Pathology? February 2, 2017. Department of Physical Therapy & Division of Athletic Training, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.

Geisler PR. An Evidence Informed Paradigm for IT Tract Associated Pathology? January 18, 2017. Professional Sports Medicine Lecture Series, Cayuga Medical Center Sports Medicine. Ithaca, NY.

2016 Geisler PR. An Evidence Informed Paradigm for IT Band Syndrome: Bursa, Fat Pads,

& Hyperplasic Synovium. Whose to Blame and How Does it Happen? June 17, 2016. University of Rochester Sports Medicine Professional In-service, Rochester, NY.

Geisler PR. (Re)Conceptualizing Athletic Training Education & Practice: Towards an Evidence Informed Profession. April 22, 2016. University of Delaware Athletic Training Education Program, “Visiting Speaker Series”. Wilmington, DE.

2015 Geisler PR. Clinical Reasoning for the Novice Clinician: What, Why & How. 2015.

University of Texas, Arlington Athletic Training Education Program, Arlington, TX.

Geisler PR. Keynote Address. Alpha Eta National Academic Honor Society Induction Ceremony. 2015.Ithaca College Chapter. Ithaca, NY.

2010 Geisler PR & Silbert W. Athletic Pubalgia. 2010. Professional Sports Medicine

Lecture Series, Cayuga Medical Center Sports Medicine. Ithaca, NY. 2009 Geisler PR. Prevention of Athletic Pubalgia. A Sports Medicine Update:

Pathologies and Treatment of the Hip and Athletic Pubalgia. 2009. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.

Geisler PR. Critical thinking in athletic training: The case for clinical reasoning as the

modus operandi. 2009. A. T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences faculty and graduate students. Phoenix, AZ.

Geisler PR. A complex clinical case: Preventing & rehabilitating athletic pubalgia.

2009. 32nd Annual AzATA Winter Meeting. Phoenix, AZ.


2008 Geisler PR (2008). Rehabilitative & Preventative Approaches for Athletic Pubalgia.

2008 Annual Meeting of the New York State Athletic Trainers' Association, Syracuse, NY.

2006 Geisler PR (2006). Clinical Evaluation of the Competitive Golfer: Implications for

Rehabilitation. 2006 Annual Meeting of the New York State Athletic Trainer's Association, West Point, NY.

2006 Geisler PR (March, 2006). Control & Disciplinization in Academia. A scholarly

colloquium presented to Ithaca College’s Center for Faculty Excellence. 2005 Geisler PR (October, 2005). The Scapulothoracic Joint: Dyskinesis and Dysfunction.

Approved BOC CEU seminar, Advanced Clinical Update Series, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.

2003 Geisler PR. What’s in a Knee? Hands-On Assessment for Injury Evaluation. 19th

Annual Advanced Practice Update, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Savannah, GA.

Geisler PR. What’s in a Shoulder? Hands-On Assessment for Injury Evaluation. 19th Annual Advanced Practice Update, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Savannah, GA. Geisler PR. KineticGolf for Sports Medicine: Evaluation and Intervention Strategies for the Golf Medicine Clinician. National Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Division, Bethesda, MD. Geisler PR. Multiculturalism in athletic training education: Implications for educational and professional progress. 1st Annual Georgia Southern University Graduate Student Scholarship Day, Georgia Southern University.

2002 Riemann BR & Geisler PR. What is Consilience and what does it have to do with being an athletic training student? Pennsylvania State University Athletic Training Education Colloquium.

Geisler PR. Assessing sports & related musculoskeletal injuries. 18th Annual Advanced Practice Update, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Savannah, GA.

2001 Geisler PR. The kinesiology of the golf swing: A clinical perspective. Keynote Speaker, 2001 Health & Performance in Golf Symposium, Swedish Golf Federation, Stockholm, Sweden.

Geisler PR. Physical limitations of golfers: How physiology & anatomy influence

performance, consistency & injury. Keynote Speaker, 2001 Health & Performance in Golf Symposium, Swedish Golf Federation, Stockholm, Sweden.

Geisler PR. Functional exercises for golf performance and rehabilitation. Keynote Speaker, 2001 Health & Performance in Golf Symposium, Swedish Golf Federation, Stockholm, Sweden.

Geisler PR. The kinesiology of golf, Sports Specialty & Rehabilitation Associates

Continuing Education Seminar, Ft. Myers, FL.


Geisler PR. The role of the ACI in clinical education, Georgia Athletic Trainer’s Association, 2001 Business Meeting and Educational Symposium, Atlanta, GA. Geisler PR. Golf injuries and rehabilitation, The New Jersey Athletic Trainer’s Society Annual Meeting, Newark, NJ. Geisler PR & Geisler SA. Shoulder injuries: Causes, recognition and rehabilitation, 33rd Annual GAAHPERD Meeting and Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.

2000 Geisler PR. Golf performance training for high school athletes. Keynote Speaker, Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coach’s Association Winter Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI.

Geisler PR. Golf injuries, performance and exercise techniques. Featured Speaker,

Western Michigan Golf Show and Exposition, Grand Rapids, MI.

Geisler PR. KineticGolf performance and rehabilitation program, Johns Hopkins Bayview Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD.

1998 Geisler PR. Biomechanics of the full golf swing: Implications for therapeutic intervention. Keynote Speaker, Mid Florida 2nd Annual Sports Medicine Symposium, Ocala, FL.

1996 Geisler PR. Biomechanics of the full golf swing: Implications for improved teaching and

student performance. Keynote Speaker: Michigan Section of PGA of America, Annual Meeting & Continuing Education Symposium, Ypsilanti, MI.

1995 Geisler PR. Physical limitations and their effect on golf performance, injury and

rehabilitation: Implications for applied research. American Sports Medicine Institute Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL.

1994-2000 Geisler PR. Sports medicine issues in the game of golf, Professional Golfer’s

Association of America Continuing Education Symposiums, National Section & Chapter Presentations.

1994 Geisler PR. Golf fitness, exercise and injury prevention. National Collegiate

Women’s Golf Coach Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Geisler PR. Golf injuries: Biomechanics, evaluation & restoration. Maine Orthopedic

Society Annual Meeting & Symposium, Sugarloaf, ME.

1993 Geisler PR. Peak performance for golf, Course organizer, director, and featured speaker for 2-day symposium for physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers, Orlando, FL.

Geisler PR. Biomechanics and pathomechanics of overhead pitching—A clinical

perspective & functional anatomy of the elbow, HealthSouth Clinical Excellence Series, Lake Beuna Vista, FL.

1992 Geisler PR. Functional closed chain rehabilitation for the lower extremity, HealthSouth

Clinical Excellence Series, Lake Beuna Vista, FL.


Invited Panel Discussions & Moderator Duties

2019 Geisler PR. Professional Leadership Panel. Student Program, 2019 EATA Annual Conference, King of Prussia, PA.

Geisler PR. Moderator, Free Communications Session, EATA Research & Abstract

Committees, 2019 EATA Annual Conference, King of Prussia, PA. 2018 Geisler PR. Moderator. Free Communications Session, Clinical Reasoning. 2018

NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, New Orleans, LA.

Geisler PR. Moderator. Keynote Address, Dr. Meredith Atkins. 2018 EATA Annual Meeting, Boston MA.

Geisler PR. Moderator. Peer-to-Peer Breakout Session. 2018 EATA Annual

Meeting, Boston MA. 2017 Geisler PR. Moderator. Educators’ Breakout Session. 2017 EATA Annual Meeting,

Philadelphia PA. 2016 Geisler PR. Moderator. Educators’ Breakout Session. 2016 EATA Annual Meeting,

Boston MA. 2015 Geisler PR. Moderator, Grand Rounds Feature Presentation: What Would the Experts

Do? National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia St. Louis, MO.

2012 Geisler PR. Moderator, Oral Free Communication Session, Clinical Educators’

Influence on Student Development. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO.

2009 Geisler PR. Distinguished Panel Member, “Issues and Answers”. The 2009

NATA Athletic Training Educator’s Conference, Washington, DC. 2005 Geisler PR. Distinguished Panel Member, “Issues in Athletic Training

Education”. The 2005 NATA Athletic Training Educator’s Conference, Montgomery, TX.

2003 Geisler PR. Distinguished Panel Member, “Outcomes Assessment in Athletic

Training Clinical Education”. The 2003 NATA Athletic Training Educator’s Conference, Montgomery, TX.

Invited Commentaries, Interviews & Book Reviews

2018 Geisler PR. Interviewed, “Avoiding the ‘Bobblehead Effect’: Strength Training Could Help Soccer Players”. Scientific American, June 29, 2018. By Daniel Ackerman. Available: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/avoiding-the-bobblehead-effect-strength-training-could-help-soccer-players/

2017 Geisler PR. Feasibility study on the formation of a new Doctor of Science in

Health Sciences concentration track in health professions education. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Solicited by Dr. Malissa Martin, EdD, ATC, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, Post Professional Programs, DSc Athletic Training Concentration Track Director.


2015 Pfeiffer RP, Mangus BC & Trowbridge CA. Concepts of Athletic Training (7th Ed.). 2015. Jones & Bartlett Learning. Invited textbook review.

2012 Geisler PR. Invited Commentary of “Sibold J. A three-question framework to

facilitate clinical decision-making.” Published in Athl Train Ed J. 2012: 7(1); 15-16. 2011 O’Connell DG, O’Connell JK & Hinman MR. Special Tests for the

Cardiopulmonary, Vascular and Gastrointestinal Systems. 2011.Slack Incorporated, Invited textbook review, published in J Athl Train, Spring, 2012.

2009 Berry B, Murray M & Berry L. Athletic & Orthopedic Injury Assessment: A Case

Study Approach. Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Invited textbook review. 2008 Anderson MK, Parr GP & Hill SJ. Foundations of Athletic Training, 4th Ed. 2008:

McGraw-Hill Publishing. Invited textbook review. Prentice WE. Invited textbook review: Principles of Athletic Training, 14th Ed.

2008: McGraw-Hill Publishing. Invited textbook review.

2004 McCrory JL, Tsai YS & Lephart SM. A women’s touch: Exploring gender differences in golf. Biom. 2003;X(7): 20-30.

Undergraduate Student Research Supervision & Collaboration

2017 Jones C, Kelly E, Geisler PR. Isolated, high grade tear of teres minor in collegiate

division 1 football player: A case report. 2017 EATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. Accepted for poster presentation.

2016 D’Onofrio A, Bailey K, Geisler PR. Acute Traumatic Patella-Femoral Fracture and

Dislocation in a High School Football Athlete: A Case Study. 2016 EATA Annual Conference & Symposium, Boston, MA. Accepted for poster presentation.

2015 Mir J, Geisler PR & Kelly E. Complex ligamentous and tendinous damage of the hand

and wrist in a collegiate football player with little functional impairment: A case study. 2015 EATA Annual Conference & Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Accepted for poster presentation.

2014 Lamond L & Geisler PR (2014). Unique treatment for bilateral plantar fasciitis in a field hockey player. Poster Presentation. 2014 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Award Finalist

Mir J & Geisler PR (2014). Abnormal and complex damage of the hand and wrist in a collegiate football player. Poster Presentation. 2014 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Award Finalist

2013 Cohen C & Geisler PR (2013). Athletic pubalgia with inguinal hernia in a collegiate hurdler: A case study. Oral Presentation, 2013 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College.

Lau T & Geisler PR (2013). Redefining the importance of health: The Impacts of malnutrition of cardiovascular diseases in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Oral Presentation, 2013 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College.


Katz J, Matheny M & Geisler PR (2013). Pellegrini-Stieda Syndrome in a collegiate soccer player: A Case study. Poster Presentation, 2013 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College.

2012 Lazenby T, Carminati S & Geisler PR (2012). Management of an ulnar collateral ligament tear in a division III baseball pitcher: A case study. Abstract published in 2012 NYSATA Symposium Clinical Proceedings. Lake Placid, NY. Poster presentation.

Woytovich C & Geisler PR (2012). Spondylolysis & lumbarization in a collegiate

softball player. 2012 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

2011 Adelman D, Kelly E & Geisler PR (2011). Cam-type femoroacetabular impingement

with labral tear in collegiate ice hockey player: A case study. 2011 National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Ithaca College.

2010 Berger E, Lazenby T & Geisler PR (2010). Management of a posterior elbow

dislocation in a division III collegiate football player: A case report. 2010 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

2009 Bedard R, Lazenby T, Millspaugh R & Geisler, PR (2009). Lumbar facet dysfunction

& the use of Mulligan’s SNAG Technique: A case report. 2009 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

Bronson E & Geisler PR (2009). Surgical management of recurrent tarsal tunnel

syndrome: A clinical case report. 2009 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

2008 Connell S & Geisler PR (2008). Posterior cervical foraminotomy to Relieve cervical

disk herniation in a collegiate wrestler: A clinical case report. 2008 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

Ambrose E, Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR (2008). Multiple anterior cruciate

ligament failure in a college football player and the corresponding surgical techniques of reconstruction: A clinical case report. 2008 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College & 2008 EATA Annual Meeting & Symposium, Valley Forge, PA. Poster presentation.

Gentile K, Matheny M & Geisler PR (2008). Hamstring strain with an avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity: A clinical case report. 2008 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation. Edelstein J, Lazenby T & Geisler PR (2008). Competing diagnoses in the management of a collegiate baseball player with chronic elbow pain: A clinical case report. 2008 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation. Crowell C, Hummel C, Lazenby T & Geisler PR (2008). Right Achilles' tendon partial rupture in a collegiate football player: A clinical case report. James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College & 2008 EATA Annual Meeting & Symposium, Valley Forge, PA. Poster presentation.

2007-2010 Geisler PR, Hebert C, DiCenso M & Gardner B (2007). Athletic Pubalgia in College

Hockey Players. A collaborative field study conducted with the Cornell University men's hockey team designed to investigate the causes, prevention and treatment


of athletic pubalgia. Conducted in conjunction with the sports medicine and hockey staffs from Cornell University.

2007 Kafchinski MM & Geisler PR (2007). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

with a Loss of Knee Extension: A Case Study. 2007 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College. Poster presentation.

Graduate Thesis & Dissertation Committee Work

2016-2018 Windsor BA, Martin M, Geisler PR & Kicklighter T. Use of a script concordance test to assess development of clinical reasoning skills between physical therapy students, residents, and experienced physical therapists. Doctoral dissertation, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, UT.

2018 McEvoy P, McKeon PO, Geisler PR. The acute effects of electrical stimulation of the

intrinsic foot musculature on postural control. Master’s thesis, Ithaca College. 2015 Landrigan J, Swensen T & Geisler PR. The Effectiveness of Back Squats and Depth

Jumps on Eliciting Postactivation Potentiation. Unpublished master’s thesis, Ithaca College.

2013-2015 Kicklighter, TH, Barnum M, Geisler PR, Martin M. Investigating the clinical

reasoning paradigm in athletic training. Doctoral dissertation, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, UT.

2002 Hendrick A, Riemann B, Geisler PR, Davies NR & Joyner AB (2002). Organizing

Learning and Practice to Enhance the Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training Education. Unpublished master’s thesis, Georgia Southern University.

2000 Parker EA, Geisler PR, Guion WK, Geisler SA & Joyner AB (2000). The

Relationship of thoracolumbar stabilization to serve velocity and serve accuracy in collegiate tennis players. Unpublished master’s thesis, Georgia Southern University.

Virtue M, Munkasy B, Geisler PR, Geisler SA, Joyner AB & McMillan J (2000). The effect of pelvic positioning on thoracolumbar rotation in the seated position. Unpublished master’s thesis, Georgia Southern University.

1999 Bradley R, McMillan, J Geisler, PR, Joyner AB & Chopak J (1999). A survey of

athletic training clinical instructor evaluation methods. Unpublished master’s thesis, Georgia Southern University.

Grants & Funding

2018 Geisler PR. Professional travel & development grant for $2,4000.00 awarded by the Ithaca College School of Health Sciences & Human Performance Dean’s Office and Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences to complete 2018 EBMA Medical Assessment course at University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Sheehan K, Geisler PR. Athletic training ethnic diversity high school student recruitment project, $1,600, funded by the NATA’s Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee.

2015 Geisler PR & McKeon, P. Research grant for $1,500.00 awarded by the New York

State Athletic Trainers’ Association Research & Injury Committee for “Assessment of Diagnostic Thinking in Professionally Educated Athletic


Training Students & Certified Graduate Students: Comparing Education Programming & Experiences.”

2007 Geisler PR. Faculty Development Grant for $1,400 towards the purchase of a

laptop computer from the School of Health & Human Performance, and the Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences.

2005 Geisler PR. Student Technology Grant for $5,895.00 awarded for the purchase of

one “SAM Sr., Student Auscultation Manikin” from the Office of Academic Affairs & Student Advancement, Georgia Southern University.

2004 Geisler PR. Faculty Research Grant for $6500.00 awarded for “Biomechanical

differences between obese and non-obese during movement tasks.” Awarded by the Faculty Research Committee, Georgia Southern University.

Geisler PR. Professional Travel Grant for $710.00 to attend The 2005 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Montgomery, TX. Awarded by Faculty Development & Welfare Committee, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Georgia Southern University.

2002 Geisler PR. Professional Travel Grant for $800.00 to attend The 2003 NATA

Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Montgomery, TX. Awarded by Faculty Development & Welfare Committee, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Georgia Southern University.

Awards & Recognition

2019 Recipient, National Athletic Trainers’ Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award.

Promoted, to rank of Professor, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance, Ithaca College

2017 Recipient, Faculty Excellence Award, Faculty Development Committee and the

Center for Faculty Excellence, Ithaca College 2016 Recipient, Dean’s Excellence Award, School of Health Sciences & Human

Performance, Ithaca College Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award, Ithaca College 2015 Inductee/Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Ithaca College Chapter

First Place Winner, Athletic Training Education Journal Outstanding Non-Research Manuscript Award, 2014. Evaluating Evidence-Informed Clinical Reasoning Proficiency in Oral Practical Examinations. Primary author, published in Athl Train Ed J. 2014:9(1);43-48.

Keynote Address Honoree, Alpha Eta Academic Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Ithaca College Chapter, NY.

2013 Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award, Ithaca College 2012 Recipient, National Athletic Trainers’ Association Service Award Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award, Ithaca College


2011 Promoted & Tenure Granted, to rank of Associate Professor, Department of

Exercise & Sport Sciences, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance, Ithaca College

2010 Recipient, 2009-10 Dean’s Excellence Award for Teaching & Innovation, School of

Health Sciences & Human Performance, Ithaca College

Active Member, Alpha Eta Academic Honor Society for Allied Health Professions 2009 Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award, Ithaca College 2005-16 Recipient, Faculty Appreciation, Ithaca College Division of Intercollegiate Athletics,

Ithaca College

Recipient, Faculty Appreciation, Division of Student Affairs & Campus Life, Ithaca College.

2005 Promoted, to Assistant Professor, Jiann-Ping Hsu School of Public Health,

College of Health & Human Sciences, Georgia Southern University 2004 2nd Runner Up, 2003 Journal of Athletic Training Clint Thompson Award for

Outstanding Nonresearch Manuscript, for manuscript published in 2003 entitled “Multiculturalism and athletic training education: Implications for educational and professional progress”

2003 Finalist & Runner-Up, Outstanding Student Research Manuscript, Georgia

Educational Research Association: Who’s in Control Here? Program Accreditation, Surveillance, Biopower and Being in the Ivy Towers

Nominee, 2003 Outstanding Doctoral Research Manuscript, American Educational Research Association: The pedagogical implications of popular (culture) science: Reggae music, Vanilla Sky & Minority Report as postmodern scientific curriculum

2001 Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Service Award, College of Health & Human

Sciences, Georgia Southern University

Academic Service

Service to Ithaca College

2018-19 Coordinator & Principle Author, 2018 Self-Study for CAATE Re-Accreditation, Athletic Training Curriculum/Degree.

Abstract Reviewer & Poster Finalist Judge, 2018 James Whalen Academic Symposium, Ithaca College

2017-Present Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Science 2016-Present Originator & Coordinator, EquAT& DiversAT—Diversity & Cultural Competence

Initiative, Athletic Training Education Program, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences


Originator & Coordinator, Health Professions Educator Consortium, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance Working Group for Collaborative Research, Education and Professional Practice

2016-2017 Member, Interprofessional Education Task Force, School of Health Sciences &

Human Performance (Under the direction of Dr. Michael Buck)

Member, Diversity Events Advisory Group, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance (Under direction of Dr. Stewart Auyash)

Member, HSHP Task Force on Faculty Mentoring, School of Health Sciences &

Human Performance (Under direction of Clinical Professor, Barb Belyea)

2016-2017 Chair, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Search Committee, Assistant Professor position for kinesiology & cadaver anatomy

2016-Present Member, Chapter Executive Committee, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

2016-Present Steward, The Kent Scriber Fund (Currently containing $20,000+, supports extra

academic, curricular and professional initiatives of the AT Education program for students and faculty)

2015-2016 Member, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Search Committee, Clinical

Instructor/Athletic Trainer position 2014-2017 Chair, DESS Guest Speaker Committee F2015-S2016 Co-Chair, Committee for College Wide Requirements (CCR), All College

Committee 2013-2017 Member, Committee for College Wide Requirements (CCR), All College

Committee 2013-2015 Member, CCR Subcommittee on Diversity Designation 2015-2017 Liaison Leader, CCR Subcommittee on Diversity Designation 2015-2017 Co-Liaison Leader, CCR Subcommittee on International Studies/Study Abroad

Approval 2012-Present Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences 2012–2015 Member, Personnel Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences 2012-13 Member, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Search Committee for faculty

Assistant Professor/ATEP Clinical Coordinator 2011 Member, Personnel Committee, School of Health Sciences & Human

Performance Member (Past President), Executive Committee, Ithaca College Chapter of the

Alpha Eta National Allied Health Honor Society


2010 Member, Ithaca College School of Health Sciences & Human Performance Delegation to

Beijing Sport University, Chengdu Sport University, and the Medical College of Changzhi

2009-2011 Member, Ithaca College Faculty Council Task Force on General Education

Curriculum President, Ithaca College Chapter of the Alpha Eta National Allied Health Honor

Society 2009 Host, Visiting Chinese Scholars; September - November 2009 2008-09 Coordinator & Principle Author, 2009 Self-Study for CAATE Re-accreditation.

Researched, organized and wrote self-study for September 2008 submission; organized and supervised CAATE review site-visit. Self-study and visitation process for program resulted in successful re-accreditation without flaws or issues. Awarded 10-year re-accreditation status in August 2009.

Coordinator, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance committee for the formation of Ithaca College Chapter of the Alpha Eta Society national academic honor society for allied health education programs.

Member, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Search Committee for faculty

position in research & statistics 2006-2008 Representative, School of Health Sciences & Human Performance, Ithaca College

Faculty Council

2005-Present Developer & coordinator, Advanced Clinical Update continuing education series (a BOC Approved CEU educational program for local sports medicine professionals), Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences

Athletic Training Services & Clinical Instruction, Ithaca College Athletics

2005-07 Member, Marketing Committee, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences

Faculty Advisor, Ithaca Athletic Training Students’ Association

Prior Service to Georgia Southern University

2004-05 Facilitator, Curriculum Committee Member, Search Committee for Biomechanics and Anatomy & Physiology

Search Committees 1998-2005 Undergraduate Program Director, Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Education

Program


Approved Clinical Instructor, Undergraduate Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Education Program

Student Academic Advisor, Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Education Program

Faculty Advisor, Eagle Student Athletic Training Association

Coordinator, Sports Medicine-Athletic Training Clinical Experience Laboratory

Faculty Member, Departmental Undergraduate Council Faculty Member, Kinesiology Cluster Faculty Chair, Faculty Development Committee

2001-02 Facilitator & Member, search committee for undergraduate ATEP clinical coordinator in sports medicine/athletic training

2000-01 Chair, search committee for graduate faculty position in sports medicine/athletic

training

Chair, Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Education CAAHEP/JRC-AT Accreditation Committee

1999-2000 Member, search committee for graduate faculty position in sports medicine/athletic training

1998-2000 Interim Graduate Program Coordinator, Sports Medicine/Clinical Instruction

Specialization 1999-2000 Member, Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council

2003-2005 Member, University Steering Committee for The American Democracy Project; a joint project between Georgia Southern University, The American Association for State Colleges & Universities, and the New York Time promoting civic and moral engagement in undergraduate education

2000-2003 Faculty Representative, University Wellness Council 1998-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer, Clinical Instructor, GSU Baseball & Golf Teams,

Georgia Southern University Athletic Department Service to the Profession of Athletic Training

2018-Present Member, NATA Executive Committee on Education (initial 3 year term) 2017 Author, Feasibility Study on Health Professions Education Specialty Track Proposal,

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT. Under invitation from Dr. Malissa Martin, EdD, ATC, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs for Post Professional Programs & Director of DSc AT Concentration.

2017-Present Manuscript reviewer, International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training Abstract reviewer, EATA Research-Abstract Sub Committee


2017-Present Member, Organizing Committee for Educators’ Session, 2018 EATA Annual

Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Boston, MA (Under direction of Jay Scifers, PhD, PT, ATC)

2016-17 Coordinator & Moderator, Educators’ Breakout Session, EATA Annual Meeting

& Clinical Symposia, Philadelphia, PA & Boston, MA 2016 Co-Editor & Organizer, with Editor in Chief, Kimberly Peer, EdD, ATC on

special issue concerning “Critical Issues in Athletic Training Education in the Masters’ Era”, Athletic Training Education Journal (Published, Spring 2017, Vol. 12, #2).

Author & Organizer, National Petition to Challenge the CAATE Direction and Actions on Behalf of Athletic Training Educators. 746 Signatures collected and submitted to the Board of Directors of the NATA.

2015-Present Co-Coordinator (Founder), The Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series, Board

of Certification Evidence Based Medicine Continuing Education Course 2010- Present Member, New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association Legislative Affairs Committee

2015-2016 Co-Editor & Organizer, with Ray Castle, PhD, ATC on special issue on

“Emergency & General Medicine”. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care: The Journal for the Practicing Clinician (Published, Fall 2016, Vol. 8, #6).

2015 Moderator, Feature Presentation. Grand Rounds: What would the experts do?

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO

2014-Present Column Editor, Pearls of Practice column, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care:

The Journal for the Practicing Clinician 2012 Moderator, Oral Free Communication Session, Clinical Educators’ Influence on

Student Development. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO

2011-2014 Member, Professional Education Committee, The National Athletic Trainers’

Association 2011-Present Member, Editorial Board, Athletic Training Education J 2010/13/16/17 Member/Attendee, New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association Legislative

Committee Professional Lobby Day, Albany NY 2010- Present Associate Editor, Athletic Training & Sports Health Care: The Journal for the

Practicing Clinician 2009-Present Manuscript Reviewer, Athletic Training Education J 2005-Present Manuscript Reviewer, J Athletic Training 2010-2018 Chair, Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Abstract Subcommittee 2007-Present Member, Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Research Committee


Performance Consultant, Athletic Training Services, Department of Athletic Training, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Continuing Education Consultant, Gannett Physical Therapy Services, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2005 Exam Proctor, NATA Board of Certification Examination, Ithaca, NY 2000-2005 Member, Education Council, Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association 1999-2002 Manuscript Reviewer, Athletic Therapy Today 1996 Volunteer Athletic Trainer, 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, Orlando FL 1994 Volunteer Athletic Trainer, World Cup USA ‘94, Orlando FL 1988 Volunteer Athletic Trainer, McDonald’s Cup Gymnastics Championships,

Washington DC Volunteer Athletic Trainer, Capital Games (Washington DC state games)

Service to the Community

2014-Present Sponsor-A-Student, The Senase Project, A Non-Profit Organization Intended to Eradicate Poverty Through Education, in Ghana, Africa

2010-2012 Volunteer, Sports Performance Coordinator & Athletic Trainer; Empire United

Soccer Academy, Rochester, NY 2005-2012 Volunteer, Sports Performance Coordinator & Athletic Trainer; Lansing High

School boys’ soccer, Lansing, NY

2008-2009 Volunteer, Sports Performance Coordinator & Athletic Trainer, Syracuse Blitz Football Club, Syracuse, NY

2005-2007 Volunteer Athletic Training Consultant, Tompkins County United Soccer Club,

Tompkins County, NY Volunteer coach, Lansing Youth Soccer & Baseball, Lansing, NY

2007 Presenter, Career Fair at Bioscience & Health Careers High School, Rochester,

NY

Presenter, Dewitt Middle School 8th Grade Health Fields Career Day Presenter, Career Fair at Bioscience & Health Careers High School, Rochester, NY

2004 Member, Political Action Committee, The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts &

Technology, Statesboro, GA (a state chartered, public 4-12 school)

Volunteer Teacher, Biweekly Discovery Section entitled Cultural Studies and Critical Debate, The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology, Statesboro, GA


2002-2003 Chairperson, Governing Board, The Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts &

Technology, Statesboro, GA

1998-2005 Volunteer soccer coach, Ogeechee Soccer & Supergoose Indoor Soccer Leagues

Volunteer baseball coach, Bulloch County Parks & Recreation Department

Professional Continuing Education

2019 5th Annual Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series: Evidence Informed Practice for the Athletic Trainer. BOC approved EBP CEU course, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 71st Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Valley Forge, PA

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Fifth Metatarsal Fractures. Alec Macaulay, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

2018 2018 European Board of Medical Assessors, Introduction to Assessment, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

68th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, New Orleans, LA

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Is it Relative Energy Deficiency or Female Athlete Triad? Courtney Gray, MS, ATC & Mike Matheny, MS, ATC. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

4th Annual Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series: Evidence Informed Practice for the Athletic Trainer. BOC approved EBP CEU course, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 70th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Boston, MA

Inaugural EATA Educators’ Conference, Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 70th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Boston, MA

2017 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: The fascia; evidence in the treatment of soft tissue injuries. Todd Lazenby, MA, ATC. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

2017 Canadian Athletic Therapists Association National Conference, Ontario Falls, Canada

2017 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Dallas, TX

3rd Annual Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series: Evidence Informed Practice for the Athletic Trainer. BOC approved EBP CEU course, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 69th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA


2016 66th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Baltimore, MD

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Are You Off Your Rocker? Simple logic to guide foot and ankle assessment in sports medicine. Patrick McKeon, PhD, ATC. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

2nd Annual Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series: Evidence Informed Practice for the Athletic Trainer. BOC approved EBP CEU course, Ithaca, NY


2015 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: An Evidence Based Approach to Acute Lower Back Pain, Andrew Getzin, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds. Tendinopathies: A Tale of Two Tendons, Andrew Jordan, PT, DPT, OCS. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Sports Neurology, James Gaffney, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

65th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO

2015 NATA Athletic Training Educators’ Conference, Dallas, TX

1st Annual Kent Scriber Advanced Clinical Update Series: Evidence Informed Practice for the Athletic Trainer. BOC approved EBP CEU course, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 67th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA

2014 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: High Hamstring Tendinopathy, Andrew Getzin, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Lumbar & Cervical Disc Surgery, James Metcalf, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Emergency Preparedness, Recognition and Treatment in Athletes, Chris Hummel, MS, ATC. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Considerations for Conservative Management of an ACL Injury, Courtney Gray, MS, ATC. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

64th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Indianapolis, IN

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Hip Pain in the Athlete, Joseph Mannino, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY


Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 66th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Mashantucket, CT

2013 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Infections in Sports Medicine, Doug MacQueen, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: How Objective is Your Decision? Mark Paterno, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education’s “Advanced Clinical Update Series”

63rd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Las Vegas, NV

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Radiology Imaging of the Shoulder, Walter Silbert, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Popliteal Cysts & Other Bubbles Around the Knee, Dirk Dugan, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 65th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Buffalo, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association & Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, Head Injury Seminar, Buffalo, NY

2012 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Hip Problems in Athletes. Karl Bergman, PT. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: The Shoulder Girdle. Brett Young, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

62nd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, St. Louis, MO

Pediatric Concussions: Where are we Now & What’s Next. Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, CSCS. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education’s “Advanced Clinical Update Series”


2011 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Hand Injuries in Athletes. Kim Carney Young, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

61st Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, New Orleans, LA

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Practical Management of Tendinopathy. Jake Viegel, MD. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

2011 NATA Athletic Trainers’ Educators’ Conference, Washington, DC


Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 63rd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA

2010 Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Running Injuries & Biomechanics. Brian Lee, MS, PT. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 62nd Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Boston, MA

60th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Philadelphia, PA

2009 Globalization of Sports Health Care & The Future of Injury Prevention. Michael Ferrara, PhD, ATC, FNATA. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's "Advanced Clinical Update Series"

Cayuga Sports Medicine’s Grand Rounds: Hip & Pelvis Injuries in Sports. Island Health & Fitness Center, Ithaca, NY

A Sports Medicine Update: Pathologies and Treatment of the Hip and Athletic Pubalgia. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY

2009 NATA Educators’ Conference. “Reaching our Millennial Students”, Washington, DC

32nd Annual Arizona Athletic Trainers’ Association Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

2008 Sports Related Eye Injuries. Alan Schwartz, MD. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's "Advanced Clinical Update Series"

59th National Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, St. Louis, MO

New York Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting, Syracuse, NY

Shoulder Complex: Evidenced Based Examination & Selected Interventions. Leroy Physical Therapy, LeRoy, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainers Association 60th Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Valley Forge, PA

2007 Postoperative Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction Update: Research vs. Reality. Mark DeCarlo, PT, MHA, SCS, ATC. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's "Advanced Clinical Update Series"

Stability Intervention for the Lumbar Spine. Linda Warner, DPT, PT & Susan A. Geisler, MS, PT, ATC. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's "Advanced Clinical Update Series"



2006 Advances in Sports Medicine, CME course presented by the Medical College, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Proprioception: What we know, and what we don't. Dr. Jeffrey Ives. Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's “Advanced Clinical Update Series”

57th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Atlanta, GA

New York Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting, West Point, NY

Eastern Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA

2005 Evidence Based Medicine for the Professional Athletic Trainer, presented by Dr. Joshua Drouin, ATC, Slippery Rock University (PA). Ithaca College Athletic Training Education Program's “Advanced Clinical Update Series”

Neurodynamics: Theory & Clinical Practice, presented by Susan A Geisler, MA, PT, ATC, Cornell University Physical Therapy, as part of Ithaca College’s “Advanced Clinical Update Series”

The 2005 NATA Athletic Training Educator’s Conference, Montgomery, TX

2004 55th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Baltimore, MD

Georgia Educational Research Association Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Savannah,

GA 2003 Georgia Educational Research Association Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Savannah,

GA

The 2003 Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH

The American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

The 2003 NATA Athletic Training Educator’s Conference, Montgomery, TX

2002 Georgia Educational Research Association Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting, Savannah,

GA

53rd Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Dallas, TX

2001 Georgia Athletic Trainer’s Association, 2001 Business Meeting and Educational Meeting, Atlanta, GA

Injury Prevention and Treatment Techniques-Baseball Medicine, Seattle, WA GAAHPERD 33rd Annual Meeting and Educational Program, Jekyll Island, GA


2000 Georgia Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA JRC-AT Developmental Workshop for Accreditation, Dallas, TX

51st Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Nashville, TN

Workshop on Clinical Instruction, Georgia Southern University School of Nursing, Statesboro, GA

1999 3rd Annual Athletic Training Educator’s Conference. Sponsored by the NATA

Education & Research Council, Dallas, TX

Lumbar Spine Dysfunction in Athletes. Presented by Cramer Products, Inc., Atlanta, GA

50th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical

Symposia, Kansas City, MO 1998 2nd Annual Mid Florida Sports Medicine Symposium, Ocala, FL

1996 Shoulder, Level I, HealthSouth In-house Professional Continuing Education

Seminar

Shoulder, Level II, HealthSouth In-house Professional Continuing Education Seminar

Spine, Level I, HealthSouth In-house Professional Continuing Education Seminar The Knee, Level I, HealthSouth In-house Professional Continuing Education Seminar The Knee, Level II, HealthSouth In-house Professional Continuing Education Seminar

47th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Orlando, FL

1995 Outpatient Marketing Training, HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL 1994 Peak Performance for Tennis, HealthSouth Peak Performance Series, Ft. Lauderdale,

FL HealthSouth University, Advanced administrative training for mid-level managers

in fields of finance, budgeting, human resources, strategic planning, and personnel management, HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL

1992 Injuries in Baseball, ASMI Continuing Education Course, Birmingham, AL Clinical Excellence Series, The Lower Kinetic Chain, Lake Buena Vista, FL Clinical Excellence Series, The Upper Kinetic Chain, Lake Buena Vista, FL 1991 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL


Clinical Excellence Series, The Knee I, Lake Buena Vista, FL Clinical Excellence Series, The Foot & Ankle I, Lake Buena Vista, FL 1989 Student Research Assistant, research, data collection and grant writing, Center for

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1988 The Athlete’s Shoulder, Wyomissing Sports Medicine, Reading, PA Northern Virginia Sports Medicine Association Education Symposium, Fairfax, VA

39th Annual National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, Baltimore, MD

Professional Memberships and Associations

Associate Member, Academy of Medical Educators (2016 – Present) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2015 – Present) Alpha Eta Academic Honor Society (2010 – Present) National Athletic Trainers’ Association (1985 - Present)

Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association (2005 – Present) New York State Athletic Trainers’ Association (2005 – Present) Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (1991 - 2005)

Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association (1998-2005) Georgia Educational Research Association (2002 - 2005) American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (2002 - 2005) International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (2002 - 2005) Georgia Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (2001)

Research Interests

Clinical reasoning, medical cognition, effective pedagogy and the development of professional practice and expertise in athletic training education; evidence-informed education Functional sports performance and clinical outcomes research; particular emphasis on golf, throwing sports and groin & pelvis injuries. Curriculum development, theory and cultural studies in education; with particular interest in the social, cultural, and philosophical development of future professionals


Licensure & Certifications

Board of Certification, Athletic Training Certification #000041737 Member, National Athletic Trainers’ Association #860068 State of New York, Licensed Athletic Trainer #001349 NPI: 1831157031 American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer

Personal Interests & Hobbies

Reading, cultural studies and education, cycling, hiking, music, food & wine, photography, and family travel

Documents

Paul R. Geisler, Ed.D, ATC