Dr. Linda Platt Meyer
Education
- B.S: Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Athletic Training, Lock Haven State College
- M.S.: Physical Education/Athletic Training, West Virginia University
- Ed.D.: Educational Leadership, Duquesne University
Biography
Dr. Linda Platt Meyer, a full professor at California University of Pennsylvania, teaches a variety of courses in the online master's program in Exercise Science and Health Promotion. She is a BOC-Certified Athletic Trainer (more than 25 years) and has her Performance Enhancement Specialist certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM-PES). Further, she holds a permanent teaching certification (K-12) in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Prior to her employment at Cal U, she spent 14 years at Duquesne University as a founding faculty member in the undergraduate athletic training program. And prior to her Duquesne tenure, she spent nine years as a public school teacher and certified athletic trainer in the Shade-Central City, Bellefont, and Somerset school districts, all in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Courses
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Clinical, Corporate and Industrial Wellness
- Business and Entrepreneurship in the Fitness Industry
Affiliated Cal U Departments
- Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies
- Adviser to one or two athletic training graduate students each year
Publications and Research Interests
- Presented at international, national, district and state levels on topics related to athletic training and/or leadership
- Published works in Journal of Athletic Training and Athletic Therapy Toda
Poster presentations:
- 2009 - Special Olympics athletes and their participation in the 2009 Special Olympics Pennsylvania Winter Games
- 2008 - Recognizing medical conditions and special considerations while working with Special Olympics Athletes
- 2007 - A reflection of our experience in Special Olympics Pennsylvania State Winter Games
Professional Affiliations
- Served on Pronouncements Council for the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
- Served on board of directors for Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society (PATS)
- Liaison to Special Olympics Pennsylvania
- Served as Team Pennsylvania and Team USA's Certified Athletic Trainer for five Special Olympics World Summer and Winter Games
- Appointed by the governor to serve on the Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine until 2012
- Continues to serve as a medical consultant to Special Olympics and coordinates the medical coverage for Pennsylvania's State Winter Games
- Serves on the board of directors for the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial
Academic Department(s)
- Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies
Academic Program(s)
- M.S. Sport Management Studies
- Post Bach. Cert. in Sports Management
- M.S. Exercise Science and Health Promotion
- M.S. Athletic Training
