Melanie Mason, DAT, LAT, ATC, CES, PES

Melanie teaches classes in Health and Movement Science, such as Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, Practicum of Clinical Assessment, Community Health, etc.  She teaches these courses because she is passionate about helping students understand the importance of movement and lifestyle choices in long-term health, and how to prevent and manage injuries that may develop as a result of an active lifestyle. Melanie is a certified and licensed athletic trainer for 25+ years and has experience working as an athletic trainer at both the high school and college levels. Mason also served on the Iowa Athletic Trainers’ Society Governmental Affairs Committee.

Melanie believes that staying physically active is key to a happy, healthy life and she loves spending time with family riding motorcycles and hanging out on the beach.

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Below are her academic publications:

• Mason MA & Nye E.  Preventing comorbid conditions for transgender patients.  NATA Now. 2021.  Retrieved from https://www.nata.org/blog/claire-williams/preventing-comorbid-conditions-trans-patients
• Mason MA, Russ AC, Tierney RT, et al.  The effect of the closed-loop control system on blood glucose control with exercise: A critically appraised topic. IJATT. 2021; 26(5), 241-244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2020-0109.
• Mason MA, Giza M, Clayton L, et al.  Use of nutritional supplements by high school football and volleyball players.   Iowa Orthop J.  2001; 21, 43-8.  Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1888195/
• Wilkerson RD & Mason MA.  Differences in men’s and women’s mean ankle ligamentous laxity.  Iowa Orthop J. 2000; 20, 46-8.  Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10934624