Perspectives Summer/Fall 2016

22 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Health and Human Performance FORT LAUDERDALE Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Shares Research, Insights BY PRADEEP VANGURI, PH.D., ATC, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ATHLETIC TRAINING On March 16, the NSU Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) hosted Larry Starr, Ed.D., M.S., ATC, CSCS, former NSU assistant athletic director for sports medicine, in honor of National Athletic Training Month. Starr is a National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Hall of Fame member (2011) and served as sports medicine director for the NSU Athletics Department. Starr spoke on this year’s National Athletic Training Month theme: A Safer Approach to Work, Life, and Sport. He shared his research on appropriate medical coverage in intercollegiate athletics, as well as his experiences as a certified athletic trainer in professional baseball from 1972 to 2001 with the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins organizations. The presentation, which was attended by NSU students, faculty members, alumni, and preceptors, proved to be especially memo- rable when Starr shared personal insights and stories about his life experiences. In addition to being a member of the Carrollton High School Alumni Hall of Fame (2012), Starr was inducted into the Tennis Fantasy with the Legends Hall of Fame (2006), the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida Hall of Fame (2005), and the Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Associa- tion Hall of Fame (1994). Most recently, he was inducted into the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. During his tenure with NSU, Starr was responsible for the creation of the Sports Medicine Interdisciplinary Team, which brings together professionals from the areas of athletic training, physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, orthopedic surgery, sports psychology, sports nutrition, and strength and conditioning. He also designed the NSU Sports Medicine Clinic, which houses athletic training, osteopathic medicine, and physical therapy facilities. n Larry Starr, Ed.D., M.S., ATC, CSCS (left), and Pradeep Vanguri, Ph.D., ATC, at the National Athletic Training Month Guest Speaker Series.