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Student Assistants in the Sports Medicine Department

If you are a CURRENT WSU STUDENT and are interested in:
  • Sports Medicine Student Assistant positions, please contact Assistant Athletic Trainer Taylor Cutajar.
  • Athletics Nutrition Student Assistant positions, please contact Assistant Athletic Trainer Lydia Lee.
  • Sports Medicine Desk Receptionist positions, please contact Assistant Athletic Trainer Autumn Anderson.
Review our student worker application here: STUDENT WORKER APPLICATION
 
Where Are They Now?
 
Sports Med Student Assistant Student Assistant Hannah Mambert 2024 Football Sports Medicine Staff
Photo from Nov. 2022 of Sports Medicine Student Assistant Jamaal Jones-Peters  Photo from Feb. 2025 of Sports Medicine Student Assistant Hannah Mambert
(Follow WSU's Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS) on Instagram HERE)		 Photo from Nov. 2024 of Sports Medicine football sideline crew
Left to right: Dr. Drew Cunningham, Graduate Assistant Juan Sancho-Martinez, Dr. John DeWaard, Student Assistant Lia Valdes, Student Assistant Nada Elmallaha, Student Assistant Mackenzie Lada, Assistant Athletic Trainer Lydia Lee, Student Assistant Amanda Nguyen, Assistant Athletic Trainer Taylor Cutajar
Jones-Peters went on to enroll in the Master's level Athletic Training Program at Eastern Michigan University Mambert went on to enroll in the Master's level Athletic Training Program at the University of Michigan Lada and Valdes went on to enroll in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Wayne State University
 
Athletic Training Master's Degree Students - Clinical Immersion
 
If you are an ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENT IN A CAATE ACCREDITED PROGRAM and are interested in WSU Sports Medicine for your clinical immersion, please contact Assistant Athletic Trainer Jenna Hirsch.
  • WSU currently has affiliation agreements with: 
    • Central Michigan University
Where Are They Now?
 
Sports Med AT Students
 Sports Med Sydney Purgiel
Photo (Nov. 2022) of clinical immersion students Brad Higgins (CMU class of 2022) and Emily Sackman (CMU class of 2022) Photo (Jan. 2025) of clinical immersion student Sydney Purgiel (CMU class of 2025)
- Higgins is currently an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Central Michigan University
- Sackman is currently an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tiffin University		 Purgiel is currently the Athletic Trainer at Detroit Country Day High School


 
WSU Summer Camps
 
If you are a CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER and are interested in providing per diem medical coverage for WSU Summer Camps, please contact Head Athletic Trainer Lisa Erickson.
 
If you are a CURRENT WSU STUDENT and are interested in providing Sports Medicine Assistance for WSU Summer Camps, please contact Facilities Operations Coordinator Alexy Rudolph.
 
Other

If you are a CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER and are interested in working with the WSU Sports Medicine department - either in a full-time, part-time, or per diem capacity - please contact Head Athletic Trainer Lisa Erickson.
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