Xavier Thompson
@XavierT_ATC
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Kinesiology Assistant Professor of Sports Science at LSU- UVA '24 UK '17 OSU '15 PG County, MD Views are my own. Director of the @LSU_STRIPES_Lab
Joined June 2020
The @NSCA Louisiana State Clinic is coming to @LSU on 12/13! Come learn from top coaches & practitioners—strength, conditioning, performance science, and more. CEUs available. Details & registration ⬇️
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Learn, participate and network with colleagues at (location) while earning CEUs. Hosted by the state, provincial and regional directors, this local event brings cutting-edge research and application...
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Come join my lab! I'm looking for a PhD student for Fall 2026. Please see the posting below and my lab's website ( https://t.co/pRaEsZh6eD) for more details. Feel free to reach out to me directly via email or DM. Please share!
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In the new issue, Catherine C. Donahue, PhD, ATC and colleagues evaluated difference in sleep stages between collegiate athletic with and without an acute concussion. Paper: https://t.co/eeJon4jEUO
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We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with the National Athletic Trainers' Association! Athletic trainers are the backbone of everything we do at Perry Weather. You were our first customers, our most trusted advisors, and the reason so many schools and facilities have
@perryweather has partnered with NATA to give away FREE 2026 NATA memberships! Enter the drawing for a chance to have your 2026 membership paid in full. Learn more: https://t.co/2mCxTtxj75
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Coaching youth athletes has really opened my eyes to how much motor control and skill acquisition intersect with my research interests. I can't wait to start reading this book by @MovementMiyagi
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🌟MEMBER SPOTLIGHT🌟 Kicking off September by highlighting another outstanding ATOAC member!
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👏 Congratulations to Jaclyn Hadfield, PhD, on receiving an AAUW Research Publication Grant! Her work explores women’s exercise engagement & body image in Italy & the U.S. 🌍💜💛
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First day of classes at @LSU and I’m thrilled to kick off the semester as part of LSU’s ExpertFile! Proud to represent @LSU_Kinesiology and @LSU_STRIPES_Lab while sharing my passion for athletic injuries and performance. https://t.co/uXDjiefPF6
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Dr. Thompson’s research focuses on the identification of risk factors for athletic injuries and improving athletic performance. He is interested in how biomechanics, motor performance, and other...
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16 years ago today, Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 shattered the 100m World Record with an unbelievable 9.58s in Berlin. Still the fastest time ever recorded by any man!
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🏅 Congratulations to Professor Martin Block on receiving the 2025 Elly D. Friedmann Award — the highest honor from the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity! He is only the 4th U.S. recipient since the award was created in 1991. @ifapanet
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Professor Martin Block is one of only a few recipients from the United States to be honored with this award by the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity.
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Thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded a Clinical Research #LRP from @NIH_NIAMS! Grateful for the support to continue investigating injury recovery and performance in the @LSU_STRIPES_Lab @LSU_Kinesiology. Excited for what’s ahead! #NIHLRP
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🚨 Not an NATA student member? Sign up for a 2026 student membership today, and get the remainder of 2025 FREE! This means immediate access to all NATA benefits, including our mentorship program, access to clinical immersion experiences, membership perks like gym and rental car
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Anybody who questions the value of @NATA1950 membership, THIS is what your membership dollars can do! Just think what could be done if we all ponied up! Thank you @NATA1950, @mynatabeat, @dktx78 and everybody who worked to make this happen! #advocATe
Thank you @nata1950 @mynatabeat for all the hard worked lobbying for this to happen.
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👏 Honoring Excellence in Research! 👏 At last week’s #NATA2025 Distinguished Scholars Presentation, we were proud to recognize Joe Hart, PhD, ATC, FACSM, FNATA, FNAK as the recipient of the NATA Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research.
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Two of my favorite things that I am leaving @NATA1950 with are this Nemesis kit from @NSportsmed and this towel from @Gatorade that reminds me of tiger stripes.
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Also, I did not harm my suit pants in the process of demonstrating! The verdict is still out on any relevant tendons.
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It was a group effort that would not have been a fraction of what it was without all of the people mentioned above! Hopefully we have clinicians a variety of ideas on how to leverage technology in their own practices.
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Well I just realized we didn't take a picture of the group, but I need to thank @shelbybaezatc @HanaMarmura @jenxu_atc Erin Swaim, Tom Birchmeier, and Ava Schwartz for helping Chris Kuenze and me with our learning lab @NATA1950
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