Mark Knoblauch Author & Editor

Mark Knoblauch, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS is a clinical assistant professor and clinical coordinator of the Master of Athletic Training Program at the University of Houston. He has been certified as an athletic trainer for more than 20 years and has worked clinically at both the university and junior college level. Mark received his PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Houston and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from Baylor College of Medicine, where his research focus was on skeletal muscle damage and signaling mechanisms. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA), and is a site visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. As a professional, he has been involved with several committees for the NATA and SWATA, including serving as Chair of the Research and Education Foundation’s Student Writing Contests as well as Chair of The SWATA Free Communication and Research Committee.