Athletic Training Education Program

Jeff Konin, Ph.D., A.T.C., P.T.

Jeff Konin, PhD, ATC, PT is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, where he also serves as the Executive Director for the Sports Medicine & Athletic Related Trauma (SMART) Institute, a component of USF Health.

Dr. Konin earned a PhD degree in physical therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and a master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Delaware. He holds a master's degree in education specializing in athletic training and sports medicine from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and bachelor's degree in health & physical education from Eastern Connecticut State University. Prior to joining USF Health, Dr. Konin was a tenured associate professor and the Director of Sports Medicine at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In this role, he coordinated all aspects of student athlete care for 29 teams and approximately 700 athletes, concurrently holding the position of NCAA drug-site coordinator, being responsible for the drug education and testing program. Dr. Konin also held an appointment as a clinical assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Virginia. Dr. Konin has worked in high school, college, professional and private practice settings, and in 1996 was a member of the track & field medical staff for the Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games.

Dr. Konin's research focuses on preventing, assessing and managing injuries sustained by children playing sports. In 2003, he founded and directed The National Center for Youth Sport Injury, a center devoted to educating health care providers, parents, coaches, and the media on the etiology, prevention, and management of children's sports-related injuries.

Dr. Konin's written textbooks have included Clinical Athletic Training, Special Tests for Orthopaedic Examination (3 editions, translations in Spanish & Korean), Practical Kinesiology for the Physical Therapist Assistant (translation in Portugese), Reimbursement for Athletic Trainers, and Documentation for Athletic Training. He has also served as the series editor for CD-ROM's titled Goniometry, Gait Analysis, and Manual Muscle Testing. Most recently, he served as the Guest Editor for the Clinics in Sports Medicine Series, Behind the Scenes as a Team Physician. During his academic career, he has authored 26 textbook chapters.

Dr. Konin has been a frequent invited guest speaker, presenting on various sports medicine topics throughout the United States and internationally in Italy, Norway, Australia, and New Zealand. He has also spoken at the National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium, The NATA Educator's Conference, the American Physical Therapy Associations Combined Sections Meetings, at NATA State & District Meetings, and APTA State component meetings in Florida, Oregon, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and New York.

Dr. Konin has been nominated for teaching and advising awards in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004. In 2002, Dr. Konin was a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the both the University of Alabama, and Delaware Tech. In 2003, he was named as the Outstanding Alumni from Eastern Connecticut State University, in 2007 was nominated for the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Continuing Education Excellence Award, and in 2008 was the recipient of the Continuing Education Excellence Award.