Peggy A. Houglum

Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, is a retired associate professor at the Rangos School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She has over 50 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer and licensed physical therapist, providing patient and athletic care in a variety of settings, including university athletic training facilities, sports medicine clinics, rehabilitation hospitals, acute care hospitals, burn care centers, and extended care facilities. She also served as an athletic trainer with the United States Olympic Festivals, Olympic Games, and World University Games. She has had 25 years of teaching experience in athletic training and physical therapy programs in bachelor’s degree and advanced degree programs. She has served on several national committees for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) in the areas of education and continuing education, and she has served the Board of Certification (BOC) as an examiner, program reviewer, and Role Delineation Task Force member. She was the first woman to serve as an associate editor for Athletic Training, has served on other journal boards, has been invited to speak on the topic of sports medicine rehabilitation at national and international conferences, received the Therapy Times award for the Most Influential Rehabilitation Professional in Physical Therapy, and has been inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame.