(Leavenworth, Kansas) – Stephanie Moore, associate professor and program director of exercise science at the
University of Saint Mary, has been selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National
Academies of Practice.
Founded in 1981, the National Academies of Practice is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, and quality health care for all. Membership is an honor extended to health care professionals and scholars who have demonstrated excellence in their field and a sustained commitment to advancing interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice, and policy.
Moore was selected for the NAP Athletic Training Academy and will be formally inducted at the national meeting in March.
“I’m proud to support and advance USM’s commitment to excellence in health professions education through this recognition,” Moore said.
Moore is a Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Personal Trainer, and Corrective Exercise Specialist. She earned her PhD in Rehabilitation and Health Sciences from the University of Kentucky and has been a faculty member at the University of Saint Mary since 2023. She previously served as a tenured associate professor and founding program director of the professional Master of Science in Athletic Training at California State University, Fresno.
Moore has served on the Managing Board of the California Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Research Committee of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Specialists, NATA Professional Education Committee, and numerous university committees. She is a recipient of the 2017 Fresno State Provost Award for Promising New Faculty. Her research and clinical interests include prevention and treatment of shoulder injury, statistics and research design, interprofessional collaboration, and methods of evidence-based practice.
Learn more about the National Academies of Practice at https://www.napractice.org.
The University of Saint Mary is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM-Johnson County, at 11221 Roe Ave., offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.