Speakers - Advanced Workshop

Kirk J. Armstrong, EdD, LAT, ATC

Kirk Armstrong is a Professor and Academic Unit Head for the Department of Health Professions at James Madison University. He previously served as an athletic training program director with expertise in simulations and standardized patients. Kirk has also made numerous state, regional and national presentations regarding the use of standardized patients to document student learning outcomes in athletic training.

Kirk has an interest in institutional and programmatic accreditation, having participated in regional accreditation site visits and written programmatic accreditation self-studies. He is an accreditation site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and an external evaluator for the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Indianapolis, Master of Science from Middle Tennessee State University, and Doctor of Education from Ball State University.

Jamie Frye, PhD, LAT, ATC

Jamie Frye has been a faculty member at James Madison since the fall of 2007. She is a Professor in the Department of Health Professions, and serves as the Director of the Athletic Training Program. She received her BS at Coe College, her MS in Athletic Training at Indiana State University, and her PhD in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia.  Her specific areas of interest include emergency management of injuries & illnesses and the use of standardized patients in clinical education to promote skill development and critical thinking.

Kevin M. Schroeder, DAT, LAT, ATC, FNAP 

Kevin Schroeder is the Coordinator of Clinical Education for the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program and the Director of the Office of Interprofessional Education at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He holds a BS in Athletic Training from East Carolina University, an MS in Sports Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh, a Doctor of Athletic Training from the University of Idaho, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Professions Education (IPE concentration) at Bellarmine University. Kevin’s clinical experience includes working in the Arena Football League, NCAA Division I and III settings, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, and he currently serves as a medical provider for USA Diving. He is also a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. Kevin’s scholarly interests focus on interprofessional education and collaborative practice, including integrating IPE into health professions curricula. His work emphasizes enhancing teamwork, communication, and clinical readiness through high-impact experiential learning.   

Sarah A. Manspeaker, PhD, LAT, ATC, FNAP

Sarah Manspeaker is a consultant in athletic training and interprofessional education based out of Berlin, Germany. After having served as a faculty member at Duquesne University, Texas Christian University, and Marietta College over the past 25 years, Sarah is contributing to the expansion of interprofessional education on a global scale. Sarah has made many international, national, and regional presentations regarding interprofessional education and collaborative practice. She recently completed serving as the Chair of the Athletic Training Academy of the National Academies of Practice, which is the only interprofessional organization of healthcare practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated healthcare for all. 
 
Sarah has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 2001 and in higher education since 2003. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care and serves as a Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Peer Reviewer. Sarah currently resides in Germany and is learning about sports medicine in Europe while visiting all member countries of the European Union over the next two years.