FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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Melissa Hargrave Thompson
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Ms. Thompson serves as an instructor in the undergraduate CAAHEP accredited athletic training education program. She supervises students in the Concentration in Athletic Training and teaches courses in the concentration in athletic training and biomechanics. Ms. Thompson is a Certified Athletic Trainer who has practiced in a variety of settings. Most recently she served as the athletic trainer for the LSU Student Health Center and Recreation Sports, while earlier serving as an assistant athletic trainer at the United States Military Academy (Army) in West Point, New York. She also worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Virginia, served an internship for the Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation, and was an athletic training student for four years at Truman State University.
EDUCATION:
M.Ed. – University of Virginia, NATA approved graduate athletic training program
B.S. – Truman State University, Exercise Science
CERTIFICATIONS:
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Member (#975222)
NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer (#050002047)
NATABOC Examiner
NATA Approved Clinical Instructor
Licensed Athletic Trainer, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (#J00376)
American Red Cross – CPR, First Aid, AED
MEMBERSHIPS:
NATA – National Athletic Trainers’ Association
LATA – Louisiana Athletic Trainers’ Association
SEATA – Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association
PUBLICATIONS:
Mayhew J.L., Hill S.P., Thompson M.D., Johnson E.C., & Wheeler L. (2007). Using absolute and relative muscle endurance to estimate maximal strength in young athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2, 304-314.
Landin, D., Myers, J., Thompson, M., Castle, R., & Porter, J. (in press). The role of the biceps brachii in shoulder elevation. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.
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PRESENTATIONS:
Castle, R., Thompson, M., Landin, D. Nicola, M., & Marucci, J. (2007, July). Lisfranc fracture in a collegiate football player. Paper presented at the annual University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Training Alumni Clinical Symposium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Thompson M.D., Landin D., Castle R.C., Eddy R., & Davis K. (2007, May). Foot injury: Soccer player. Presented at the annual conference of the American College of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Castle, R., Thompson, M., Landin, D., Nicola, M., & Marucci, J. (2006, May). Foot injury – football. Clinical case study presented at the national conference of the American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
Thompson, M. (2006, February). Soft tissue mobilizations and positional release techniques. Presented at the annual Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Athletic Training Student Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia.
Elastic Band Functional Progression. Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Student Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004.
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** Note: For a more complete listing of faculty publications, presentations, awards, and outreach, please visit our annual reports page.
