Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, FNATA

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Kevin Guskiewicz is an athletic trainer, nationally recognized neuroscientist and higher education leader. He earned his bachelor’s degree from West Chester University, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a PhD from the University of Virginia. He spent 28 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving as founding director of two leading concussion research centers, department chair, senior associate dean, dean, and five years as chancellor. He served for two years as the 22nd president of Michigan State University, and now serves as the 16th president of Clemson University. Throughout his distinguished career, Guskiewicz has earned some of the nation’s highest honors, including a 2011 MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the “genius grant”, for his groundbreaking research on sport-related concussions. He was also named a 2013 Time Magazine “Game Changer” and a 2020 NATA Hall of Fame inductee. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

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