Melissa Wuelser Position: Associate Certified Athletic Trainer Sport: Football, Men's and Women's Swimming, Men's and Women's Tennis

Melissa S. Wuelser, MS ATC
Associate Certified Athletic Trainer
Appointed Year at Northwestern University - 1995
Sports: Football, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's and Women's Tennis

Universities and Degrees Obtained
• B.S. Michigan State University, 1991 - Exercise Science
• M.S. University of Illinois, 1994 - Sports Medicine

Previous Employment
• University of Washington, Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Greater Flint Sports Medicine Center, Athletic Trainer
• University of Illinois, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Professional Certificates
• Certified Athletic Trainer, National Athletic Trainers' Association 1992
• American Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers
• Ray J. Saltzman Outstanding Student Athletic Trainer Award 1992

Professional Memberships
• National Athletic Trainers' Association
• Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association
• Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association

University Service
• Wellness Committee Member
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Committee

Scholarly Activity Presentations
• Foot Drop in a Swimmer: Northwestern University Intercollegiate Sports Medicine Spring Seminar, May 2009.
• Real Women Know Football: Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association Winter Meeting, February 2009.
• Upper Extremities: Anatomy, Evaluation, and Common Injuries, Wildcat Student Athletic Trainer Workshop, June 2001, Evanston, Ill.
• Protective Bracing and Padding, Wildcat Student Athletic Trainer Workshop, June 2001, Evanston, Ill.