Paul Geisler

Associate Dean Geisler is a native of Lakeville, MA and current resident of Boston, MA. A certified athletic trainer since 1987 with over 15 years of varied clinical practice and 23 years' experience directing athletic training education programs at Georgia Southern University and Ithaca College. He is deeply interested in the development and assessment of the medico-clinical thinking processes of novice and experienced clinicians, the development of adaptive expertise in clinicians, progressive curriculum design, capability-based education, and meaningful programmatic assessment. He has over 170 national and international presentations and publications on clinical and educational based subjects in athletic training and health professions education to his credit. He is a member of the European Board of Medical Assessors, and past member of the Association of Medical Education, Europe.

As a scholar, he is the recipient of two manuscript awards from the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal. For his many professional contributions, he has been the recipient of the NATA Athletic Training Service Award and NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. As an educator, he was awarded the NATA Executive Council on Education's Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award in 2021 and has received two Dean's Awards for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching, a Dean's Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning, and the all college Faculty Excellence Award, all from Ithaca College.

He admits to being an enthusiastic but slow road cyclist, an amateur shutterbug of nature and wonder, an aspiring wine snob and amateur foodie, and an unabashed promoter of equal rights, freedom, justice, and authentic democracy for all living beings. Susan, his life partner and wife of 34 years and he are fulfilled parents of two amazing young men – Nicholas, a writer living in Los Angeles, CA and Benjamin, a photographer and artist living in Brooklyn, NY.

His previous positions include:

• Tenured Professor & Director, Athletic Training Education, Ithaca College, NY (2005-2021)
• Assistant Professor & Director, Athletic Training Education, Georgia Southern University, GA (1998-2005)
• National Director, HealthSouth Sport Program, Birmingham, AL (1991-1996)

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Sports Medicine, Marietta College (OH)
• Master of Arts, Exercise Physiology, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Doctor of Education, Curriculum Studies, Georgia Southern University

License/Certification

• EdD
• ATC

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• Past Associate Editor & Pearls of Practice Column Editor, Athletic Training & Sports Healthcare
• Manuscript reviewer, Journal of Athletic Training
• Manuscript reviewer, International Journal of Athletic Training & Therapy
• Manuscript reviewer, Focus on Health Professions Education (New Zealand)
• Editorial Board Member and Manuscript Reviewer, Athletic Training Education Journal
• Volunteer Athletic Trainer, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and 1994 World Cup
• Author/presenter of  > 170 professional & scholarly papers, books, chapters, articles, seminars, webinars, and panel presentations in US & abroad, including Ireland, Canada, Scotland, Sweden and China.
• Past Member, World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy
• Chair, NATA EducATionalist Community Cabinet
• Past Chair, EATA Education Summit
• Past Member, EATA Research Committee
• Member, European Board of Medical Assessors
• Member, Association of Medical Education, Europe
• Past Chair, EATA Research Abstract Sub Committee
• Past Member, NATA Professional Education Committee
• Member, NATA Executive Council on Education
• Adjunct Faculty, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
• Member, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Doctorate Health Sciences Advisory Board
• Member, National Athletic Trainers' Association