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Biography 

Dr. Sarah Cook joined the Castleton Athletic Training Program faculty in the Summer of 2021.  Dr. Cook earned her BS in Athletic Training from Colby-Sawyer College and her Master’s in Sport Psychology from the University of Minnesota.  She then joined the athletic training staff at Bridgewater College (VA) where she covered a wide variety of sports and served as an adjunct faculty in the athletic training program.  Dr. Cook then earned her Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Springfield College where she also served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow, working with men’s soccer, men’s and women’s gymnastics, men’s volleyball, and softball, and taught in the athletic training program.  After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Cook worked as a faculty member in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program at Pacific University (Oregon) before joining the Castleton faculty.

Dr. Cook teaches a variety of content areas including sport and exercise psychology, evidence-based practice, clinical pathology and pharmacology, administration, and emergency care.  Her research interests are focused around teaching the psychosocial aspects of athletic training to students and topics related to diversity and inclusion in the athletic training profession.

Education 

Ph.D., Springfield College

M.A., University of Minnesota

B.S., Colby-Sawyer College

Publications

Cook, S., Granquist, M., & Wagoner, Z. Incorporating interfaith concepts in education on patient-centered care. Athletic Training Education Journal, 2021, In Press

Mullin, E. M., & Cook, S. (advanced online publication). Collegiate coach attitudes towards lesbians and gay men. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. doi: 10.1177/1747954120977130 

Mullin, E. M., & Cook, S. (2018). Coach-developed diversity climate and performance in collegiate athletics. [Abstract]. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89(suppl), A-125-A-126.

Accomplishments

• Serves as a faculty athletics representative for Castleton University
• Serves as a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at Castleton University
• Serves as Girls on the Run Coach
• Serves as an advisory board member for the Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Master’s Program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Barry University (FL)
• Certified instructor for American Red Cross emergency care courses
• Served as a per diem athletic trainer and clinical preceptor for students at the Portland Timbers Academy
• Served as an independent consultant for the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
• Served as a member of the sweep crew for the Boston Marathon
• Served as a reviewer for the Journal of Sport Psychology in Action