Dr. John Storsved, the new chair of the Department of Exercise Science and Sport (ESS) and director of the Athletic Training program at Millikin University, has been tasked with converting the department's athletic training major into a master's degree program.
An associate professor of exercise science, Dr. Storsved came to Millikin after spending six years at Eastern Illinois University where he served as an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Sports Studies, as coordinator of clinical education in the athletic training program, and served as the graduate program coordinator during the 2015-16 academic year. He previously held academic positions at Illinois State University, Purdue University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
"I continue to be amazed at the resources and opportunities Millikin and the Decatur community have to offer," said Storsved. "The potential is just incredible, and I look forward to helping to lead the program to the next level."
Dr. Storsved aims to complete the conversion of the department's athletic training program by the 2019-20 academic year. This is when the Commission on Accreditation in Athletic Training Education is scheduled to review the program the next three years before the commission will require all athletic training programs to offer a master's degree.
Dr. Storsved has been certified by the Board of Certification and National Athletic Trainers Association for 25 years. He spent 12 years (2000-2011) as a per diem athletic trainer for Carle Sports Medicine in Urbana, Ill., providing athletic health care to local high school athletic departments. Dr. Storsved also serves as an accreditation site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation in Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
"Dr. Storsved brings a wide range of outstanding professional experience and achievement," said Millikin Provost Dr. Jeff Aper. "His arrival is a very important step forward in the continued work to expand and strengthen the excellent work of the faculty, staff and students in the Department of Exercise Science and Sport. We're very glad and excited to welcome him as a new faculty colleague and member of the Millikin community."
Dr. Storsved earned a Bachelor of Arts in Health from Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) in 1990. He earned a Master of Science in Athletic Training in 1991 and a Doctor of Health and Safety in 1996 from Indiana University Bloomington.
Dr. Deborah Slayton, dean of the College of Professional Studies at Millikin, noted, "Dr. Storsved has a strong academic, administrative and professional background and has already demonstrated in his short time on campus that he is someone for whom interdisciplinary outreach and making personal connections is second nature."
Click here to read more about Dr. John Storsved in an article from the Herald & Review.