Faculty and Clinical Staff

Chapman’s diverse ATEP faculty members, clinical staff, affiliated clinical instructors, and guest lecturers represent an outstanding breadth and depth of athletic training and health care education, training, and professional practice, which greatly enhances our students' learning experience– and their ultimate career success.

Academic Faculty

Ky Kugler EdD, ATC – Director, Associate Professor
Jason Bennett, DA, ATC – Clinical Coordinator, Assistant Professor
Kelly Berardini, MHA, ATC – Full-time Instructor
Jack Bauerle, MS, ATC, CSCS – Adjunct Instructor

Clinical Staff

Pamela Gibbons, MA, ATC – Head Athletic Trainer

Lorena Tarnay, MS, ATC, CSCS – Assistant Athletic Trainer
Trevor Winton, MA, ATC – Assistant Athletic Trainer

Medical Staff

Miguel Prietto, MD – Orthopaedic Surgeon
Michael Shepard, MD – Orthopaedic Surgeon

Guest Lecturers (partial list)

Mike Adams, MS, ATC, PTA – Strain/Counter-strain
Ned Bergert, ATC – Upper Extremity Injuries
Mike Brennan, MS, ATC, CSCS – Career Development

Guillermo Camacho, DDS – Sports Dentistry
Tim Clark, MEd, ATC – Management of the Spine-Injured Athlete

Rich Coury, MPT, OCS, ATC – Advanced Functional Rehabilitation

Edward Dana, PhD – Sports Psychology
Donna Frisch, MD – Internal Medicine, Osteoporosis
Frank Frisch, PhD – Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Steroids
Jim Herkimer, MS, PT, ATC – Scapular Dyskinesis
Robert Kersey, PhD – Ergogenic Aids
Robin Kish, MFA – Pilates, Feldenkrais, and Alexander Technique

Chris Kotoures, MD – Pediatrics and Sports Medicine
Magie Lacambra, MA, ATC – Athletic Hydration
Carlos Prietto, MD – Orthopedic Surgery
Miguel Prietto, MD – Orthopedic Surgery
Ruben Salinas, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS – Joint Mobilization

Michael Shephard, MD – Orthopedic Surgery
Matt Stresak, PA, ATC – Physician Assistant Education and Practice

Ken Sumida, PhD – Exercise Physiology

Mike West, ATC – Governmental Relations for Athletic Trainers