Jessica L. Barrett

Examining the Role Mentorship Plays in the Development of Athletic Training Preceptors

Context: Mentorship has been identified as a contributor to the socialization of athletic training preceptors. Understanding how mentorship occurs and contributes to preceptor development may help ...

Examining the Factors that Facilitate Athletic Training Faculty Socialization into Higher Education

Context: Doctoral education is the mechanism whereby athletic trainers can develop an awareness of their future roles and responsibilities in higher education. Evidence suggests that doctoral educa...

Attributes of Effective Mentoring Relationships for Novice Faculty Members: Perspectives of Mentors and Mentees

Context: Although doctoral education provides ample opportunities for skill development, the new faculty member may still require further support and guidance. Mentorship is often the mechanism whe...

Athletic Training Students' Perceptions of Mentorship in Clinical Education

Context: Mentorship is a developmental process whereby a novice individual, as he/she becomes inducted into his/her area of expertise, is guided by a more experienced person. Speculation exists that years of experience can impact this relationship. Objective: To determine the impact mentoring can have on athletic training student development and evaluate if experience as a preceptor is viewed as influential on the mentor experience. Design: Mixed-methods study. Setting: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education accredited programs. Patients or Other Participants: We recruited 17 (14 females, 3 males) athletic training students to participate in our study. On average, our participants were 21 ± 1 years old and represented varying levels of academic standing (1 sophomore, 9 juniors, 7 seniors). All participants indicated they currently had a mentor when asked directly. Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants responded to the Athletic Training Perceptions of Effective Mentoring survey and 14 o...

Work-Life Balance in Higher Education for Women: Perspectives of Athletic Training Faculty

Context: Women are largely underrepresented in science fields in academe, and most often issues with motherhood and career-life balancing are identified as reasons. In athletic training, career-lif...

Attractors to Faculty Positions Within Higher Education Institutions for Women in Athletic Training

Context: Selection of ones occupation can be influenced and determined by several variables and is often studied through the lens of the socialization framework. Career choice has been examined in...

Formal Mentoring in Athletic Training Higher Education: Perspectives from Participants of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Foundation Mentor Program

Context: Formal mentoring programs can help to socialize new faculty members in higher education and orient them to faculty life. Organizations may implement formal mentoring programs to create con...

Promising and Established Investigators' Experiences Participating in the National Athletic Trainers' Association Foundation Research Mentor Program

CONTEXTnu2003 Mentorship is a helpful resource for individuals who transition from doctoral student to tenure-track faculty member. The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Research & Education Foundation offers a Research Mentor Program to provide mentorship to promising investigators, particularly as they work to establish independent lines of research.nnnOBJECTIVEnu2003 To gain the perspectives of promising and established investigators on their participation in the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program.nnnDESIGNnu2003 Qualitative, phenomenological research.nnnSETTINGnu2003 Higher education institutions.nnnPATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTSnu2003 Seven promising investigators (5 women, 2 men) and 7 established investigators (2 women, 5 men), all of whom had completed the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program. Data Collection and Analysis We developed and piloted intervi:u2003ew guides designed to gain participants perspectives on their experiences participating in the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program. Semistructured telephone interviews were completed with each individual and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using a phenomenological approach, and saturation was obtained. Trustworthiness was established with the use of member checking, multiple-analyst triangulation, and data-source triangulation.nnnRESULTSnu2003 Three themes emerged from the interviews: (1) motivation, (2) collaboration, and (3) resources. Participants were motivated to become involved because they saw the value of mentorship, and mentees desired guidance in their research. Participants believed that collaboration on a project contributed to a positive relationship, and they also desired additional program and professional resources to support novice faculty.nnnCONCLUSIONSnu2003 Promising and established investigators should be encouraged to engage in mentoring relationships to facilitate mentees research agendas and professional development. The NATA Foundation and athletic training profession may consider providing additional resources for novice faculty, such as training on effective mentoring; grant writing and other research-related tasks; and support for broader faculty responsibilities, such as teaching, service, and work-life balance.

Gaining Access to Providing Medical Care to Male Sport Teams: The Female Athletic Trainer Perspective

CONTEXTnu2003 Female athletic trainers (ATs) can face barriers to employment within the profession. Although there is evidence for an increasing percentage of women in athletic training, the portion providing medical care to male sport teams within the professional sport and collegiate settings continues to be small.nnnOBJECTIVEnu2003 To investigate the experiences of female ATs when seeking employment with male sport teams within the Division I setting.nnnDESIGNnu2003 Qualitative study.nnnSETTINGnu2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I.nnnPATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTSnu2003 A total of 15 NCAA Division I female ATs providing medical care to a male sport team participated in our study. Their mean age was 33 ± 9 years, and they had a mean of 11 ± 9 years of overall clinical experience.nnnDATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISnu2003 All participants completed one-on-one phone interviews, which were recorded and transcribed. Analysis of the data followed thematic analysis using a phenomenologic approach. Credibility was established through credibility checks, peer review, and researcher triangulation.nnnRESULTSnu2003 Factors that played a role in women gaining employment with male sport teams were (1) preexisting professional relationships, (2) prior experience with a male sport, and (3) perseverance. Participants in our study were most attracted to their current positions because of (1) the environment of the collegiate setting and (2) the location of the university.nnnCONCLUSIONSnu2003 Job access for female ATs in this study was not viewed as a challenge. Familiarity through previous connections with the university and staff and commitment to career goals helped these women obtain the positions they held. The desire to work in male sports was not a primary contributing factor to the decision-making process. Progress continues for women in athletic training, as evidenced by the reported ease of job access with male sport teams.

Roles of Mentoring for Novice Athletic Training Faculty Members

Context: Mentorship is a valuable resource for athletic trainers who are transitioning to new roles such as a student, preceptor, or autonomous clinician. While mentorship has been identified as an...