Faculty List

Brett D. Knight, MS, AT, ATC

Athletic Trainer/Instructor of Athletic Training
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2011
Hogan Athletic Training Room 105
(989) 463-7429
Homepage: http://www.alma.edu/athletics/training

Brett Knight returns to Alma College as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Instructor of Athletic Training. Brett is a 2008 graduate of Alma College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Brett then attended Western Michigan University, where he completed a master’s degree in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine with an emphasis in Athletic Training in 2010. After his graduate work, Brett was hired at NCAA Division III affiliate North Carolina Wesleyan College where he was an Assistant Athletic Trainer overseeing the healthcare of the football and baseball programs
Brett is certified by the American Red Cross in First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and also serves as an Approved Clinical Instructor for the Athletic Training Education Program. He teaches First Aid and CPR, along with one Athletic Training Clinical Course. His primary sport responsibilities are football, men’s basketball, swimming and diving, and men’s lacrosse. Brett resides in Alma with his wife, Danielle, who is also an Alma College alumnus. Brett can be reached at (989) 463-7429 or knightbd@alma.edu.

Education

  • Masters of Science, Exercise Science and Sports Medicine with Emphasis in Athletic Training, Western Michigan University (2010)
  • Bachelor of Science, Athletic Training, Alma College (2008)

Recent Courses Taught

  • Athletic Training Clinical 406.
  • First Aid and CPR.

Selected Articles

  • Brett D. Knight.  "Comparison of Self-Adherent and Cloth Tape on Dynamic Ankle Inversion Before and After Exercise."  Athletic Training and Sports Health Care.  March/April 2012, Volume 4 Number 2  2012-3-1.

Recent Presentations

  • "Comparison of Self-Adherent and Cloth Tape on Dynamic Ankle Inversion Before and After Exercise."  National Athletic Training Association.  New Orleans, LA.  June 20, 2011.

Professional Memberships

  • Michigan Athletic Training License
  • Michigan Athletic Training Association
  • Great Lakes Athletic Training Association
  • National Athletic Training Association

 

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Graduate Profile

Austin Mitchell

Austin Mitchell
Graduation: 2007
Major: Elementary Education

Having long admired his mother’s work as an elementary teacher, it’s no wonder Austin Mitchell ’07 followed in her footsteps.

The fourth-grade math teacher recently was selected as one of 1,100 teachers across the nation to receive surprise donations of school supplies from Office Max and Food Lion Grocery Stores.

Nominated by the principal of his Virginia elementary school for “going beyond the call of duty,” Mitchell says the education faculty members at Alma College, including Peggy Thelen, Janet Navarro and Mark Seals, are a big part of the teacher he is today.

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