Katie Donnelley, MS, ATC, CES

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Katie has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 2011. She has worked in a variety of settings including the Division 1 collegiate level as well as the professional and national level. Most recently, she attended the 2019 World Cup in France as part of the medical staff for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and also helped the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

Katie was previously the Head Athletic Trainer for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. She also served as the Athletic Trainer for the U.S. Women's Under-17 National Team at their 2016 FIFA World Cup in Jordan. She was the Lead Athletic Trainer for both the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships and has been involved in other large athletic events such as the USA Figure Skating Championships. She continues to work with the U.S. Women's National Team as a Network Professional Athletic Trainer.

Her background in the sports team setting has highlighted her passion for collaboration among health care and performance professionals. In the team setting, it is imperative that all members of the medical, performance and technical staff collaborate in order to best manage the athlete back to full performance. She believes a multidisciplinary and integrated treatment approach to pain and injury management is key to sustainable recovery and performance.

Whether an acute injury or end-stage performance rehabilitation, she approaches each athlete from a functional standpoint to keep them performing at a high level, while still progressing through the rehabilitation and recovery process.

Katie works with athletes of various ages, skills levels and sports, including soccer, track and field, gymnastics, tennis, football, golf, cycling and more.

Education:

  • 2011: BS in Athletic Training - University of Michigan, School of Kinesiology (CAATE Accredited Professional Athletic Training Program)

  • 2013: MS in Athletic Training - University of Oregon, Department of Human Physiology (CAATE Accredited Post-Professional Athletic Training Master’s Program)

Professional Certifications:

  • Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)

  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)

  • Myokinematic Restoration: Postural Restoration Institute ®

  • Graston Technique ®

  • Fascial Manipulation ®

  • ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) for Concussion Management