Amanda Higgins
Assistant Professor of Practice in Athletic Training and Coordinator of Clinical Education
Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
- Address
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LEV 104I
Lincoln NE 68583-0806 - Phone
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402-409-0707
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ahiggins7@unl.edu
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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
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
Experience
- 2019-Present: Assistant Athletic Trainer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2018-2019: Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2016-2018: Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2014-2016: Assistant Athletic Trainer, Texas Tech University
- 2012-2014: Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Memberships
- 2016-Present: Mid-America Athletic Trainers' Association
- 2016-Present: Nebraska State Athletic Trainers' Association
- 2010-Present: National Athletic Trainers' Association (#34287)