Curriculum Vitae

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