Steven Westereng
- Chair / Associate Professor, Sports Medicine
Contact Info
- Email: steven.westereng@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.3886
- Dept: 701.777.3886
Office Address
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E373
1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Biography
- Originally from Minot, ND
- Faculty member of Sports Medicine since 1999
- Director/Chair of Sports Medicine since 2003 overseeing educational programming and patient care services
- Provided healthcare as athletic trainer for UND Football for 16 years
- Healthcare administration
- Student Preceptor relationships
- 11/2020 - "Disparity between the real and the Ideal: How do different health profession students view effective clinical preceptors?" - Doctoral dissertation
- 3/2018 - "Cervical Spine Injuries in College Ice Hockey" - Mid American Athletic Trainers Association Annual Symposium
- 6/2017 - "Losing your Mind: Concussions and the Liability of Collegiate Athletics" - Highereducationlaw.org
Certifications
- ATC - Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification, Inc.
- CSCS - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, University of North Dakota, 1994
- Master's in Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, 1997
- PhD in Higher Education, University of North Dakota, 2019
- Member of National Athletic Trainers Association, Mid-America Athletic Trainers Association, and North Dakota Athletic Trainers Association
- Past Vice President, President, and Executive Director of the North Dakota Athletic Trainers Association
- Member of National Strength and Conditioning Association