Staff Directory

Melissa Wieand

Title:
Athletic Training Fellow (Football and Track)
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At FAU

Joined the Florida Atlantic athletic training staff in the fall of 2022
Will focus team attention on football and track

At Los Angeles Chargers

Served as a training camp intern in 2022

Three Positions Simultaneously 2021-22
UCONN Recreational Sports

Served as an athletic trainer

Korey Stringer Institute

Served as an assistant director of sports safety
Position was research heavy, concentrating on athlete safety during research protocol development, testing devices that may assist with emergency care and assisting with state legislature sport safety policy development

Westminster School

Athletic trainer where management of daily practices and game coverage was a priority

At Valdosta High School

Served as the athletic trainer for the 2020 football season

At Florida

As a student seeking training experience, she worked with women’s basketball (2018), the swim and dive team (2019), the Philadelphia Flyers during rookie training camp (2019), Florida football (2019), Eastside High School (2020) and held a Patrick South End Zone Internship at the University of Florida (2019).

Education: Obtained a BS from the University of Florida in Athletic Training in May 2020; MS from the University of Connecticut in Kinesiology in May 2022.