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Madison Renner, PhD, LAT, ATC

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Assistant Professor

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McPhee Center 218
509 University Dr
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Biography

Biography

Dr. Renner is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, teaching undergraduate courses within the department and graduate courses in the Master's of Athletic Training program. She is passionate about helping future clinicians develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills that will serve them in graduate school and throughout their career. Her research is focused on making sports safer for kids. Specifically, Dr. Renner investigates disparities in access to athletic trainers in the secondary school and club sport settings and explores how youth sport specialization (year-round, intensive sport participation) is related in injury.

Education

Education

Education: 

  • PhD in Kinesiology - Biomechanics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2025
  • MS in Athletic Training, Drake University, 2021
  • BS in Clinical and Applied Health Sciences, Drake University, 2020

Certifications: 

  • BOC Certified Athletic Trainer
  • Wisconsin State Licensed Athletic Trainer
  • Red Cross BLS CPR/AED 
Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching Interests: 

  • Athletic Healthcare
  • Human Anatomy
  • Research Methods 

Research Interests: 

  • Athletic trainer accessibility in secondary school and club sport settings
  • Youth sport specialization
Published Research

Published Research

See CV. 

Honors And Recognition

Honors And Recognition

Winner of the Campus-Wide Capstone Teaching Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 2025.

Study featured on "A Super Bowl Spotlight on Youth Sport Safety: Athletic Training Access & Availability & What the Research Says", a virtual briefing by the National Athletic Trainers' Association.