David Alan Stuckey, M.S., ATC, LAT Office Address:
HSU Box 16180 (325) 670-1378
Abilene, TX 79698 Fax: (325) 670-1218
Email: dstuckey@hsutx.edu
Education: M.S., University of North Dakota, 1986
Major: Physical Education (Emphasis: Sports Administration)
Independent Study Project: The Initial Evaluation, Treatment and Transportation of the Cervical-Spine Injured Football Player
B.S., Kansas State University, 1984
Major: Journalism and Mass Communications (Emphasis: News-Editorial) Pete Fairbanks Athletic Training Scholarship
A.A., Hutchinson Community College, 1982 Major: Journalism
National Dean's List; Dean's Honor Roll Athletic Training Experience:
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY, Abilene, TX
June, 2006 - Head, Department of Fitness & Sport Sciences/Director of Athletic Training Education/ present Associate Professor of Fitness & Sport Sciences
Direct and teach in CAATE-accredited athletic training education program for undergraduate students.
Supervise 7 full-time faculty members, several adjunct and graduate assistant instructors and one staff member.
Coordinate departmental teaching schedule and budget.
Together with activity program director, coordinate FSSC activity program. Provide athletic training services for HSU athletics as needed.
University committee and service as assigned
May, 2005- Interim Head, Department of Fitness & Sport Sciences/Director of Athletic Training May, 2006 Education & Services/Assistant Professor of Fitness & Sport Sciences
1999-2006 Director of Athletic Training Education & Services/Assistant Professor of Fitness & Sport Sciences
1986-1999 Head Athletic Trainer/Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education
Directed and created CAAHEP-accredited athletic training/state-approved pre-licensure major and service program for athletic training students and 450 student-athletes competing in 12 NCAA Division III sports.
From 1986-1990, directed coverage of 12 NCAA Division I sports. Athletics reorganization in 1990 included move to Division III and addition of football and women's basketball. Assisted with design of two new athletic training facilities.
Stuckey/p. 2 Position included administration of both education and service division budgets, daily
operation of three athletic training facilities, supervision of licensed/certified assistant and graduate assistant athletic trainers, and student recruitment.
Major accomplishments include:
Creation and university approval of Bachelor of Behavioral Science program in athletic training. Program was initially accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in 2005.
Together with a School of Nursing faculty member, arranged for collaboration between athletic trainers, family nurse practitioner (FNP) and medical director to allow student-athletes to be evaluated by an FNP twice weekly for general medical problems, illnesses, etc., at no cost to university. Prescriptive authority was given by the medical director to the FNP for the treatment of such conditions.
Professional athletic training staff increased to include two full-time assistant athletic trainer/adjunct instructors and one graduate assistant athletic trainer. In cooperation with physician consultants, formed ability to provide increased
on-site emergency care for student-athletes, including AED, IV therapy and ET intubation.
Increased athletic training students from four to 19 students; scholarships increased from $3,200 to $13,000, began active recruiting of potential athletic training students.
Started daily, full-time athletic training coverage of eight sports (football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, men's/women's basketball, men's/women's soccer). Complete restructuring of record-keeping system, including designing new forms,
daily progress notes and computerizing injury/treatment records (SportsWare). Restructured program administration, including developing staff policies/
procedures manual, physician-to-athletic trainer standing orders, HIV-AIDS
participation/infection control policies and instituted new athletic insurance policies. Established Student-Athlete Mentor [SAM] program for peer athlete education/
counseling resources.
Served as host athletic trainer for: 1999-2001, 2003 NCAA women’s basketball and football games; several NAIA football playoffs/quarterfinals 1993-1995; Texas State High School Wrestling Championships 1994-1995; TIAA conference track meet, 1994; NAIA 1988 Women's Soccer Final Four.
2006- ABILENE SPORTS MEDICINE & ORTHOPEDICS present Contract Athletic Trainer
Provide contract athletic training services for Colorado City (TX) High School football and other area high school football games.
July, 1993 U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, Colorado Springs, CO July, 1991 Volunteer Athletic Trainer
Selected to serve as a staff athletic trainer working with various sports (primarily men's/women's field hockey) at 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival. Entered USOC athletic trainer development program in July, 1991, served two weeks as staff athletic trainer at U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO.
Stuckey/p. 3 1984-1986 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, Grand Forks, ND
Graduate Assistant/Head Ice Hockey Athletic Trainer
Provided athletic training coverage for 19 NCAA Division II sports; primarily directed athletic training coverage for NCAA Division I ice hockey team and assisted with pre-season football; clinical/classroom instruction of students, supervised student athletic trainers in NATA-approved curriculum, assisted in development of staff policies and procedures manual and managed medical insurance duties.
1979-1984 HUTCHINSON BRONCS BASEBALL CLUB, Hutchinson, KS Head Athletic Trainer
Directed entire athletic training program for summer semi-professional baseball club Established new athletic training program, including designing and equipping new athletic training facility and managing $1-2,000 annual budget.
Professional Certifications and Licenses:
Board of Certification (BOC), June, 1984-present
Texas Licensed Athletic Trainer, December, 1986-present
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Emergency Care and Safety Institute First Aid, CPR, CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED Instructor
Texas Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate certification September, 2001-2009 Texas Emergency Medical Technician - Basic certification, 1999-2001
Kansas Emergency Medical Technician certification 1980-1984 Active Professional Memberships:
National Athletic Trainers' Association Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association Texas State Athletic Trainers Association Professional Awards:
2006 NCAA Division III Head Athletic Trainer of the Year (awarded by NATA College/ University Athletic Trainers Committee)
Nominated for inclusion in Who’s Who in America’s Teachers 1998, 2000 and 2005 Professional Activities:
Member, NATA Committee on Revenue Project Team – Assessing the Value of College/ University Athletic Trainers, January, 2010-present
SWATA Student Competency Workshop Committee 2009-present
SWATA/NATA District 6 Student Research & Education Committee Chair (2008-2011); member 2006-2008
Volunteer Athletic Trainer, FCA Myrle Greathouse Classic Football Game/Practices, Abilene, TX, May-June 2001-2009; 2011
Volunteer Athletic Trainer, NJCAA National Track & Field Championships, Hutchinson, KS, May 20-22, 2010
Pre-symposium volunteer, 2009 NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, San Antonio, TX
Board of Certification Practical Skills Examiner (1989-2007)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Family Medicine Residency Program Clinical Faculty (2002-2007)
Field Events Coverage Coordinator/Athletic Trainer, 2005 NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships, Abilene, TX
Volunteer Athletic Trainer/Venue Medical Coordinator, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Dallas, TX, January 12-19, 2003
NCAA Injury Surveillance System Data Collector (1988-2004)
NATA District 6/SWATA College/University Athletic Trainers Committee Member, 1998-2005
District 6 Representative NATA College/University Student Athletic Trainer Committee (1998-2000)
SWATA/NATA District 6 Student Athletic Trainer Association Advisory Board chair (1998-2000); SATA Advisory Board 2000-2002)
Texas Midwest Sports Medicine Association Vice-President, 1998-2000 NCAA/Betty Ford Center Professional in Residence, May, 1997
Coalition of Americans to Protect Sports (CAPS) Risk Management Program National Faculty
Texas State Athletic Training Licensure Exam Proctor/Administrator, 1996
APPLE Alcohol/Drug Education conference team leader, San Diego, CA, February, 1995 District 6 Representative, NATA Careers and Information Services Committee
1988-1993
Site Coordinator -- NCAA Drug Testing/Staff Athletic Trainer, 1993 NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships, Abilene, TX
Presentations/Publications:
Speaker, Teaching the New Airway Management Competencies, SWATA Annual Meeting & Symposium, July 14, 2011
Speaker, Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes, January 14, 2010, Texas Physical Therapy Association Midwest District Meeting, Abilene, TX
Speaker, Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes, HSU Physical Therapy/Athletic Training “Lunch & Learn” Series , December 1, 2009, Abilene, TX
Speaker, An Example of Online Testing in an Athletic Training Education
Program, NATA Athletic Training Educators Conference, February 21-22, 2009,
Washington, D.C.
Speaker, Crisis and Emergency Planning for Colleges and Academic Departments, Academic Chairpersons Conference, February 13, 2009, Orlando, FL
Speaker (Workshop), Airway Management for the Athletic Trainer, NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, June 30, 2007, Anaheim, CA
Speaker, KTAB 6 p.m. News (Live), Little League injuries, February 24, 2006
Roundtable moderator, Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, July 20, 2005, Houston, TX.
Speaker, General Medical Conditions, SWATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium (Student Section), July 22, 2005, Houston, TX.
Stuckey/p. 5 Speaker, Heat Illnesses, “Talk Sports with Al Pickett,” KWKC Radio, August 4, 2004. Laboratory group leader, Shoulder Anatomy, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical
Symposium (Student Section), July, 16, 2004, Arlington, TX.
Speaker, Concussions, HSU Physical Therapy/Healthsouth ALunch and Learn@ Series, January 13, 2004, Abilene, TX.
Speaker, Manual Muscle Testing for the Lower Extremity, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium (Student Section), July 24, 2003, Arlington, TX.
Roundtable moderator, NCAA Division III, College/University Athletic Training Student Seminar at the 54th NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, St. Louis, MO, June, 2003.
Co-moderator, New Pre-season/Off-season NCAA Rules, Texas College/University Athletic Trainers Conference, Austin, TX, May 30, 2003.
Co-moderator, Emergency Planning and AED=s, Texas College/University Athletic Trainers Conference, Austin, TX, May 30, 2003.
Speaker, Injury Concerns for Recreational Sports Programs, NIRSA Regional Lead-On Conference, Abilene, TX, February 14, 2003.
Speaker, Developing an Emergency Plan, North American Athletic Training Conference, Big Sky, MT, February 1, 2003
Anatomy prosection group instructor during the 1999, 2001 & 2002 College/University Student Athletic Trainer Seminars at the NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium.
Planned and coordinated College/University Student Athletic Trainer Seminar at the 53rd NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Dallas, TX, June, 2002.
“Student Section Offers Broad Programs for Students,” NATA News, March, 2002. Speaker, Expectations for the Collegiate Athletic Training Student, 6th Annual Tarleton
Athletic Training Student Workshop, Stephenville, TX, January 26, 2002. “Students Should Join Professional Organizations,” NATA News, October, 2001. Guest Lecturer, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Family Nurse Practitioner program, Abilene
Intercollegiate School of Nursing, Abilene, TX, July 31, 2001.
Speaker, Developing an Emergency Plan, NIRSA Regional Lead-On Conference, Abilene, TX, February 16, 2001.
Guest Lecturer, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Family Nurse Practitioner program, Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing, Abilene, TX, July 25, 2000.
Speaker, What EMS Has to Offer the Athletic Trainer, SWATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium (Student Section), Arlington, TX, July, 2000.
Workshop presenter, Use of Swiss Balls for Core Stabilization & Shoulder Rehabilitation, NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium (Student Section), Nashville, TN,
June, 2000.
Speaker, Splinting, Student Athletic Trainer Workshop, Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation, Abilene, TX , June 17, 2000.
Guest Lecturer, Primary Care & Sports Medicine, Family Nurse Practitioner program, Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing, Abilene, TX, October 26, 1999. Speaker, Writing SOAP Notes, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
(Student Section), Arlington, TX, July, 1999.
Speaker, Anabolic/Androgenic Steroid Use, Abilene/Big Country Physical Education Association, Abilene, TX, February 16, 1999.
Stuckey/p. 6 Speaker, Developing an Emergency Plan, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical
Symposium (Student Section), Arlington, TX, July, 1998
Speaker, Injury Prevention and Treatment, Spring Fitness Extravaganza, Power Shack Gym, Abilene, TX, March 7, 1998.
Speaker, Developing an Emergency Plan, 2nd Annual Coaches Symposium on Sports Medicine, Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation, Abilene, TX, January 28, 1998. Speaker, Organization in the Athletic Training Room, Student Athletic Trainer
Workshop, Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation, Abilene, TX, August 2, 1997. Panel participant Exploring College and University Athletic Training Programs, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium (Student Section), Arlington, TX July, 1997.
Speaker, Initial Treatment of Athletic Injuries, Student Athletic Trainer Workshop, Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation, Abilene, TX, August 4, 1996.
Roundtable moderator, Use of Computers in the Athletic Training Environment, SWATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Arlington, TX, July, 1996.
Book reviews published in Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 1994 and 1995.
Speaker, West Texas Sports Medicine Center seminar: Football Injuries & the EMT (How to handle the Cervical Spine-Injured Football Player), San Angelo, TX, August, 1992 and 1993.
Professional Review Activities:
CAATE Site Visitor, 2010-present
Board of Certification Home Study Program Reviewer, 2009-present
Content reviewer for Athletic Training Education Journal (online), 2006-2009
Content reviewer for proposed athletic training text, Case Studies in Athletic Training, for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, August, 2005.
Content reviewer for proposed athletic training text, Athletic Training Emergency Care for Jones & Bartlett Publishers, July 2005.
Content reviewer for proposed athletic training text, Leadership & Management in Athletic Training by Kutz for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, July, 2004.
NCAA CHOICES Grant Reviewer, 1997 HSU Activities:
Tenure granted February, 2006 Committee service:
Institutional Effectiveness (2008-present) General Education Council (2007-present)
Irvin School of Education Curriculum Committee 2006-present Committee on Committees (2005)
Safety, Health and Accessibility Committee (1996-2005, 2008-2011) Faculty Athletic Committee (2001-2004)
Research Review Committee
Irvin School of Education Faculty Council representative 2001-2003 Awarded NATA Program Planning Grant ($1,800.00), 1999
Stuckey/p. 7 Courses instructed:
FSSC/PHED 1121/1122 -- Athletic Training Laboratory I & II
ATTR/FSSC/PHED 2121/2122 -- Athletic Training Field Experience I & II FSSC/PHED 2303 -- Safety, First Aid & CPR
ATTR/FSSC/PHED 3121/3122 -- Athletic Training Field Experience III & IV FSSC/PHED 3399/2302 -- Basic Sports Medicine/Basic Athletic Injury Care ATTR/FSSC/PHED 4121/4122 -- Athletic Training Field Experience V & VI FSSC/PHED 4399 -- Advanced Sports Medicine
ATTR/FSSC/PHED 4340/3350 -- Injury/Illness Evaluation I ATTR/FSSC/PHED 4341/3351 -- Injury/Illness Evaluation II ATTR/FSSC 3352 – Injury/Illness Evaluation III
ATTR/FSSC/PHED 3340 -- Therapeutic Modalities for Athletic Trainers
ATTR/FSSC/PHED 3310 -- Rehabilitation/Reconditioning for Athletic Trainers ATTR/FSSC/PHED 4240 -- Organization & Administration of Athletic Training FSSC/PHED 4142 -- Medical Aspects of Sports
FSSC/PHED 4143 -- Equipment Fitting, Bracing and Orthotics FSSC/PHED 4144 -- Current Topics in Athletic Training
FSSC/PHED 5309 -- Sports Kinesiology Community Activities:
Co-President, Taylor Elementary PTO, 2011-12, Abilene, TX Co-President, Taylor Elementary PTA, 2010-11, Abilene, TX
Volunteer Athletic Trainer, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Myrle Greathouse Classic All-Star Football Game, 2006, 2008, 2009
Wylie Girls Softball League Assistant Coach, 2009
Abilene Fast Pitch Softball Association Assistant Coach, 2007
St. James Child Development Center Board of Directors 2002-2006; Board President 2003-August, 2005.
American Red Cross Volunteer Community First Aid and Safety and CPR for the Professional Rescuer Volunteer Instructor 1987-2000
