Core Faculty
Program Director: Heather Landry Shirley
Heather Landry Shirley, PhD, ATC, BCTMB/LMT
Assistant Professor and Program Director of Athletic Training
Ph.D: Higher Education – University of Mississippi (2015)
Master of Science: Higher Education, Educational Leadership – University of Mississippi (2004)
Bachelor of Science: Kinesiology – LSU (2001)
Heather Landry Shirley, PhD, ATC, BCTMB/LMT, currently serves as Assistant Professor and Program Director of Athletic Training, as well as the Executive Associate Director of the Center for Health & Sports Performance. Dr. Shirley previously served as a clinical athletic trainer for the University of Mississippi for nearly 19 years. Her current research interests are athletic training education and sport-related concussion/MTBI in both collegiate and youth sports.
Clinical Education Coordinator: Corbit Franks
Corbit Franks, PhD, ATC, CES
Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator of Athletic Training
Ph.D.: Nutrition and Hospitality Management – University of Mississippi (2020)
Master of Science: Nutrition and Hospitality Management – University of Mississippi (2013)
Bachelor of Science: Athletic Training – Union University (2010)
Corbit Franks, PhD, ATC, CES, currently serves as Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator of Athletic Training. Dr. Franks previously served as an Athletic Trainer for the University of Mississippi Athletics Department for 10 years. His current research interests focus on the use of player monitoring & technology as well as nutrition & hydration in injury prevention.
Instructor and Accreditation Compliance Coordinator: Susan Wehring
Susan P. Wehring EdD, LAT, ATC, CES, OPE-C
Instructor and Accreditation Compliance Coordinator
EdD Educational Leadership, Policy, and Analysis- University of Missouri (2017)
MS Physical Education/Athletic Training- Ohio University (1989)
BS Physical Education and Health Teaching/Athletic Training- East Carolina University (1988)
Susan P. Wehring serves as an instructor and the accreditation compliance coordinator in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program. Dr. Wehring serves as a peer reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE). She has over 20 years of teaching experience and has been a certified athletic trainer for over 35 years. Currently, she works clinically for the United States Tennis Association.
Affiliated Faculty:
Peter Grandjean
Dean of School of Applied Sciences and Professor of Exercise Science
PhD: Kinesiology – Anderson University (1996)
Lloyd R Wade
Associate Professor of Biomechanics in Athletic Training Program
BBA: Risk Management – University of Georgia (1999)
MS: Health and Exercise Science – University of Florida (2001)
PhD: Exercise Science – Auburn University (2004)
PhD: Business Administration – The University of Mississippi (2011)