Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Education:Bachelor of Science in Health Education, minor in Athletic Training, Appalachian State University, May 1983
Master of Science, Canisius College, May 1986
Co-Taught AT 356 Evaluation and Management of Orthopedic Injuries
AT 525 Connecting Policy to Practice
AT 432 Organization and Administration of Athletic Training
AT 632 Healthcare Management and Quality Improvement
Recent Publications
Kroshus E, Baugh CM, Daneshvar DH, Stamm JM, Laursen RM, Austin SB. Pressure on sports medicine clinicians to prematurely return collegiate athletes to play after concussion. Journal of Athletic Training. 2015;50(9):944-951.
Welch CE, Lam KC, Laursen RM. Paget-Von Schrötter syndrome in a nondominant arm: a case review. Athletic Training & Sports Healthcare. 2011;3(6).
Welch CE, Van Lunen BL, Walker SE, Manspeaker SA, Hankemeier DA, Brown SD, Laursen RM, Onate JA. Evidence-based practice knowledge, comfort, and perceived importance levels of athletic training educators. Athletic Training Education Journal. 2011;6(1):5-14.
Pecci M, Laursen RM. A shift in college sports medicine services under the umbrella of student health. The Official Newsletter of the America College Health Association. 2010;49(4):29.
Laursen RM. A patient-centered model for delivery of athletic training services. Athletic Therapy Today. 2010;15(3):1-3.
Dodge T, Walker S, Laursen RM. Promoting coherence in athletic training education programs. Athletic Training Education Journal. 2009;4(2):46-51.
Recent Presentations
Strategic Issues in Athletic Training Lecture Series The Liability Toolkit, Boston, MA, January 2018
Clinician-Research Partnership to Preserve Long-Term Wellness, Boston, MA, January 2018
Indiana State University DAT Conference: Risk Management and Privileging, What Can Your Degree Do for You?, Morbidity and Mortality, and Grand Rounds, Indianapolis, IN, November 2017
A Patient-Centered Care Culture for Physically Active Patients, San Antonio, TX, October 2017
How the Medical Model for Patient Care Can Complement your Education Model, Tampa, FL, October 2017
Employability of the AT Resident/Fellow, Residency and Fellowship Program Development Workshop, Tampa, FL, October, 2017.
Practice Advancement for the Athletic Trainer in the Physician Practice, Panelist Discussion, Houston, TX, June 2017
Professional Activities
Member of Educator’s Conference Planning and Abstract Review Committee, Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association (EATA) (April 2017 – Present)
Founding Board Member, Athletic Trainers in Physician Practice Society (ATPPS) (October 2017 – Present)
Member, Advisory Board The Secondary School Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network (SSAT-PBRN), AT Still University (June 2010 – Present)
Reviewer, Journal of Athletic Training (June 2009 – Present)
President, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) (March 2013 – August 2015)
Awards
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Pete Keohneke Award for Leadership (2017)
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Tim Kerin Award for Excellence (2017)
College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS) Quality of Life Award (2016)
National Athletic Trainer’ Association (NATA) Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer (2016)
Journal of Athletic Training’s Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Practice Advancement, “Pressure on sports medicine clinicians to prematurely return collegiate athletes to play after concussion” (2016)
Massachusetts Athletic Trainer of the Year (2013)
Athletic Training Education Journal Outstanding Research Manuscript Award, “Evidence-based practice knowledge, comfort, and perceived importance levels of athletic training educators” (2011)
NATA Athletic Trainers Service Award (2009)
NATA Division I AA National Athletic Trainer of the Year (2007)
