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Sonja L. Herman,
MS, ATC, LAT, NCMT
Head Athletic Trainer / Instructor
Hometown: Conde, SD
Bachelors' Degree:
Athletic Training, North Dakota State University, 2005
Masters' Degree: Kinesiology and
Health, University of Wyoming, 2007
Massage Therapy Certificate: Southeastern School of Neuromuscular
Massage Therapy, Greenville SC, 2003
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Sonja Herman is in her first year as the Head
Athletic Trainer at Neosho County Community College. She came to
NCCC in January 2008 after serving as an intern athletic trainer for New
Century Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Pittsburg, Kansas for six
months. While with New Century, she served as the athletic trainer
for Pittsburg High School Athletics and Pittsburg State University Men's
and Women's Basketball.
Prior to moving to Southeastern Kansas, Sonja
attended graduate school at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY.
She received her Masters Degree in Kinesiology and Health in May 2007.
While attending the UW, she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic
Trainer primarily with the wrestling, women's soccer, and football
teams. She also served as the UW Athletics Team Massage Therapist.
Sonja completed her Bachelors Degree in Athletic Training in May 2005
from North Dakota State University, passed the Board of Certification
Exam, and became a certified athletic trainer (ATC) in June 2005.
In the midst of completing her bachelors degree, Sonja moved to
Greenville, South Carolina for a year where she completed a certificate
program in Massage Therapy.
Sonja is an active member of the National
Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the Mid-America Athletic
Trainers' Association (MAATA), the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA), and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
Sonja submitted her thesis work as a manuscript
to the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and is waiting on
publication within the year.
Sonja resides in Parsons, Kansas. |