Exercise and Sport Science
Dr. Sandy Shultz ATC, CSCS, Associate Professor
237B HHP Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-3027 (office)
(336) 334-3238 (fax)
sjshultz@uncg.edu
Curriculum Vita
Dr. Sandra Shultz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she serves as Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Sports Medicine, and Co-Director of the Applied Neuromechanics Research Laboratory. She teaches graduate courses in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine.
Dr. Shultz received her B.S. in Physical Education with Athletic Training emphasis from California State University, Fullerton (1984), M.S. in Exercise and Sport Sciences at the University of Arizona (1985), and Ph.D. in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia (1999). Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she was the associate director of athletic training and rehabilitation at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1991-1996. She has been a Board Certified Athletic Trainer since 1985.
Her primary research interests focus on neuromuscular control of knee stability and gender related risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Current research includes the evaluation of reactive neuromuscular response characteristics at the knee as a function of gender, limb alignment, orthotic intervention and fatigue. Other ongoing projects involve the assessment of neuromuscular and biomechanical function of the knee as a function of sex-specific hormones and knee joint laxity. She was Co-Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator on an NIH Grant investigating the relationship of gender, hormones and anterior cruciate ligament compliance (NIH # 1 RO3 AR47178-03).
Dr. Shultz is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She has served on NATA Committees for Appropriate Medical Coverage in Intercollegiate Athletics, Pronouncements, and the NATA Task Force on Appropriate Medical Care in Secondary School-Aged Athlete. She is currently the Chair of the NATA Convention Program Committee and an editorial board member for the Journal of Athletic Training.
Dr. Shultz´s scholarly work includes 30 invited conference presentations, 25 papers published or in press with refereed journals related to athletic training and sports medicine, and over 55 scientific abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. Awards include the 2001 Journal of Athletic Training Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript for her paper "Neuromuscular Response Characteristics in Men and Women after Knee Perturbation in a Single-leg, Weight-bearing Stance", the 2003 Freddie H. Fu, MD New Investigator Award from the NATA Research and Education Foundation, and the 2005 NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. Journals in which her work may be found include the Journal of Athletic Training, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Journal of Clinical Biomechanics, and Medicine & Science in Sport and Exercise. She is the primary author of Musculoskeletal Examination of Athletic Injuries and the National Federation of State High School Athletics Associations Sports Medicine Handbook.
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