Patricia Tripp
Professor/Associate Director | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Patricia Tripp has expertise with lower extremity injury, injury prevention, movement screening, clinical policy, and healthcare leadership.
Biography
Patricia Tripp is a clinical professor and associate director for the Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) program. She helped create the DAT program, a post-professional, advanced practice clinical degree for credentialed athletic trainers (ATs). She oversees the assessment and curricular programming for the degree and chairs the concentration oversight team for teaching & leadership. She created two athletic training service clinics and serves as the supervising AT. Each clinic supports an interprofessional collaboration between the DAT program, ROTC, and the School of Theatre and Dance. Patricia is an active member within the athletic training profession, serving in leadership roles at the state, district, and national levels.
Areas of Expertise (6)
Movement Screening
Healthcare Leadership and Administration
Lower Extremity Injury
Athletic Training
ACL Injury
Injury Prevention
Articles (3)
American Football Soft-Shell Helmet Covers Reduce Head Impact Severity: A Critically Appraised Topic
International Journal of Athletic Therapy and TrainingKayla O’Connell, et. al
2023-04-27
Soft-shell helmet covers reduce measures of head impact severity in laboratory experiments compared with standard American football helmets alone. Further research utilizing human subject study designs is necessary to examine the effectiveness of soft-shell helmet covers during American football play.
Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction in a Collegiate Lacrosse Athlete
International Journal of Athletic Therapy and TrainingCarly Routman, et. al
2022-02-21
A 21-year-old female lacrosse athlete with a prior left knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction sustained an acute, noncontact injury to the same knee during practice. Clinical examination showed adequate sagittal plane joint stability, with reduced rotational support.
Evaluating the Relationship Between Ballet Dancers and Incidence of Femoroacetabular Impingement
International Journal of Athletic Therapy and TrainingRebekah Minter, et. al
2022-02-21
Dance demands performers engage in rigorous artistic and physical movement patterns. Classical ballet dancers repeatedly perform extreme ranges of motion, which can lead to irregular stresses on the hip joints that may cause pathologies, such as femoroacetabular impingement of the cam, pincer, or mixed type.
