Faculty

Karen Straub Stanton is a 1998 graduate of the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science and her NATA BOC certification.  She went on to earn her Masters of Sports Health Care from what is now known as A.T. Still University (formerly Arizona School of Health Sciences). While in Arizona, she earned the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification and completed her training as an EMT-Basic. She completed her doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Auburn University in May 2019  with her final dissertation, “Financial Management of Medical Care Expenses of Student-Athletes in Institutions of Higher Education”

Since she began her career in sports medicine more than 20 years ago, she has practiced at high schools, clinical outreach / special events, as a AT educator, and various divisions and sports within the collegiate setting.  In 2004, she was named Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association (ALATA) Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2004,  ALATA Award of Merit in 2011 and then again in 2014 for her service to the profession of athletic training and the athletes they advocate for.  Karen was inducted into  the Alabama Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 2020.