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Jeromy Alt is the Clinical Coordinator in the Athletic Training Program at the University of Cincinnati. He is responsible for teaching core classes and overseeing the Clinical Education component in the Athletic Training Program. His previous experience includes serving as the Clinical Coordinator from 2002-2006 and Assistant Football Athletic Trainer from 1997-2002 at West Virginia University. He received a Master of Science in Athletic Training from West Virginia University while serving as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer from 1995-1997. His Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, emphasis Athletic Training, was completed at Eastern Illinois University in 1995. Professionally, Jeromy serves as a CAATE site reviewer, Athletic Training Education Journal manuscript reviewer, and an American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Instructor.

Valerie A. Hill, PhD, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor in the RENS new Occupational Therapy program. She is a rehabilitation scientist with experience in physical and neurological rehabilitation, primarily stroke rehabilitation, and spinal cord injury community programming. She has also worked in a variety of clinical settings including, rehab, acute care, and skilled nursing, worked in research here at UC CAHS, and has even taught at Xavier University for many years. Valerie recently completed her postdoctoral fellowship at University of Southern California Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy where she concurrently worked with the University of California, Los Angeles in the Stroke Prevention and Intervention Research Program. There, she also served as a Project Manager for the "Outpatient Transformation Through Community-Based Care Delivery and Utilization of Peer Mentors" program for patients with spinal cord injury. In February 2016, she was the first occupational therapist to ever be awarded a NIH K99/R00 grant, entitled “Live Well after Stroke: A Community-based Intervention for Individuals with Stroke” from NIMHD. Now at UC, she will continue her research (R00) and develop other research interests in community-based life management interventions, mitigating disease risk factors, and improving quality of life for individuals from multiple populations.