Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT, is a Professor and Coordinator of Athletic TrainingClinical Education at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He is also a foundingpartner of The Rehberg Konin Group, and serves as cofounder, President, and CEO of SportSafety International. He currently serves as an ATC Medical Spotter for the National FootballLeague during New York Jets home games. He also serves as the subject matter expert for firstaid programs for the National Safety Council. Dr. Rehberg previously served as the Director andChief of Emergency Services at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, and spent 13years as the head athletic trainer at Westwood Regional High School in Westwood, New Jersey.A graduate of West Chester University (BS), the US Sports Academy (MSS), and TouroUniversity International (PhD), Dr. Rehberg has authored several refereed papers, 2 textbooks,and more than a dozen peer-reviewed online courses that have trained over 750,000 coaches,parents, and athletes in 52 countries. An award-winning lecturer, Dr. Rehberg frequently speaksat state and national meetings on sports emergency care, spinal injuries in sports, sudden cardiacarrest in athletes, and concussion management. He is also the executive producer of the NationalSafety Council First Aid, CPR, and Emergency Medical Response training videos.Dr. Rehberg served as a member of the medical staff for athletics (track and field) at the1996 Olympic Games. He has been active on both state and national levels, having served on theFirst and Second National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Inter-Association Task Forcesfor the Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete, the Task Force on Appropriate MedicalCoverage for the Secondary School-Aged Athlete, and several other committees at the state level.Dr. Rehberg has also served as a technical adviser to the National Safety Council since 1992 andas a member of the American Heart Association Task Force that developed the first-ever internationalguidelines for first aid in 2000. He was a charter member of the New Jersey DisasterMedical Assistance Team.Dr. Rehberg is a former member of the NATA Foundation Board of Directors, is the District2 Treasurer of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, is a Trustee of the Brain InjuryAlliance of New Jersey, and served as president of the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jerseyfrom 2007 to 2009.Dr. Rehberg has received numerous awards in recognition of his professional accomplishments.Most notably, he is an inductee in both the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches AssociationHall of Fame and the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ) Hall of Fame. He is alsothe recipient of both the NATA and ATSNJ Service Award, and in 2014 received distinction as aMost Distinguished Athletic Trainer.Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA, earned a BS in Physical Education fromEastern Connecticut State University, an MEd in Sports Medicine from the University ofVirginia, an MPT in Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware, and a PhD in PhysicalTherapy from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Konin is recognized as a Fellow by both theAmerican College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association for hiscareer contributions.Dr. Konin has held the positions of Professor and the Chair of the Physical TherapyDepartment at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island, Director of Athletics atEastern Connecticut State University, Faculty & Vice Chair of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicineat the University of South Florida (USF), Executive Director of the Sports Medicine and AthleticRelated Trauma (SMART) Institute at USF, Director of the Graduate Athletic Training Programat USF, and Health Sciences faculty and Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at JamesMadison University. Dr. Konin is also founding partner in The Rehberg Konin Group, a firmproviding consulting in the areas of sport safety and education, and founding member of SportSafety International, specializing in the delivery of sport safety educational resources.Dr. Konin’s published work and invited presentations have focused in the area of sports medicinewith a particular interest in injury prevention and sport safety. He has shared his expertise atprofessional conferences throughout the United States as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Italy,Norway, Romania, England, and Austria. His experiences have included serving on the medicalstaff for the 1996 Olympic Games and as a medical coordinator for the USA Wheelchair RugbyParalympic Team. Dr. Konin has been awarded by the National Athletic Trainers’ Associationwith the following recognitions: Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer, Athletic Training ServiceAward, and Continuing Education Excellence Award.Dr. Konin is also the author of the following textbooks: Documentation for Athletic Training;Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination; Management Strategies in Athletic Training; Sports MedicineConditions: Return to Play: Recognition, Treatment, Planning; Rehabilitation from the Perspectiveof the Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist; Working as a Team Physician; Practical Kinesiology;Reimbursement for Athletic Training; and Clinical Athletic Training.
