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Kim Detwiler joined the UT staff in 2011 as the athletic trainer for the Longhorns softball team. Prior to coming to Texas, Kim was an Assistant Professor of Athletic Training Education at the University of La Verne in California. While at La Verne, she taught in the Athletic Training Education Program and served as the athletic trainer for the Leopards softball team. Kim earned an Associate's Degree in Sports Medicine from Modesto Junior College in 2002, a BS in Athletic Training from San Diego State University in 2005 and a MS in Athletic Training from the University of Oregon in 2007. She served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Oregon working with the football team and the university's club sports programs. Kim is both nationally certified (ATC) and State licensed as an athletic trainer, in addition to being nationally certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Professional Involvement:
- NATA Hall of Fame Committee member: 2012 - Present
- NATA Young Professionals' Committee Chair: December 2007 - 2012
- Member of the NATA Strategic Implementation Team (SIT): June 2008 - 2010
- NATA "VisionQuest" project member: 2009 - 2011
- NATA's "AT Services Guidelines" document development team member 2009
- NATA Young Professionals Blog author: 2009-present
Awards and Honors:
- NATA College and University Athletic Trainers Committee Division I "Above and Beyond" award
- Athletic Trainer of the Month: Oregon Athletic Trainer's Society, June 2008
Professional Presentations and Publications:
- Presenter, "Documentation for your Business" as part of the Business of Athletic Training Workshop, June 2011, June 2012
- "Separating Stereotype from Reality: Study Examines Life in the Collegiate Setting", NATA News cover story May 2010
- Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation Student Leadership Workshop faculty member: "Starting Your Career: Being a Young Professional and Getting Involved," Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2010
- June 30, 2009: Presented to physicians and physiotherapists at Sports Medicine Conference "Curso de Medicino Deportiva" in Tegucigalpa, Honduras while on a mission trip with Athletes in Action
- Lab Assistant for learning lab "Shoulder Biomechanics: A problem solving approach" at NATA Annual Meeting, June 20, 2009.
- April 2008: Far West Athletic Trainer's Association, Student Session Keynote Speaker, "Getting Involved in YOUR Profession"
Kimberly Detwiler, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS
