Amanda Higgins Assistant Professor of Practice in Athletic Training, Coordinator of Clinical Education
Ph.D. Educational Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2020
M.Ed. Educational Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2014
B.S. Athletic Training, Ohio State University, 2012
Dr. Amanda Higgins joined the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences in Fall 2021 after earning her Ph.D. in Educational Studies-Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her dissertation explored the expectations and experiences of athletic training preceptors during the transition of athletic training programs from undergraduate to graduate curriculums.
Prior to her role as a faculty lecturer in the University of Nebraska Athletic Training Program, Dr. Higgins worked clinically as a Certified Athletic Trainer with the University of Nebraska Softball team.
Courses
- ATHT 145 Introduction to Athletic Training
- ATHT 146 First Aid, Treatment, and Management of Athletic Injuries
- ATHT 246 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- ATHT 247 Clinical Education I
- ATHT 248 Clinical Education II
- ATHT 249 Therapeutic Modalities
- ATHT 345 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries
- ATHT 346 Rehabilitation and Reconditioning
- ATHT 347 Clinical Education III
- ATHT 348 Clinical Education IV
- ATHR 447 Clinical Education V
- ATHT 448 Clinical Education VI