Emily Dorman - Athletic Trainer - Softball Support Staff

Emily Dorman

Title:
Athletic Trainer
Email:
ed0507@princeton.edu
Phone:
609-258-3527

Emily Dorman was named Head Athletic Trainer at Princeton in July of 2022 and enters her first year working with the Tigers. She previously served as Head Athletic Trainer at Penn from 2016-2022 and was an assistant athletic trainer with the Quakers from 2008-2016.

In her most recent position at Penn, Dorman coordinated and administered a comprehensive intercollegiate athletic training program for approximately 1,000 student athletes and managed a team of 11 full-time and three part-time Certified Athletic Trainers. She worked with Penn Medicine and other campus partners to ensure the smooth administration of athletic injury care and evaluates, and coordinated and oversaw implementation of research initiatives that seek student athlete involvement.

In addition, Dorman also serves as a member of the Study Advisory Committee and Scientific Review Team for the Ivy League/Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study. She has also been an adjunct professor in the department of Health & Exercise Science at Rowan University.

Prior to her arrival at Penn, Dorman was a Fellowship Athletic Trainer for the United States Olympic Committee. She was stationed at the US Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., for the 2007-08 academic year and worked primarily with women’s wrestling and men’s and women’s weightlifting but also Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, and short track speed skating. During her one-year internship, Dorman was part of the medical team for the 2008 US short track speed skating national championships.

Dorman—who grew up near the Harrisburg area—earned her master's degree in Kinesiology from Temple University in 2007, while working as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer for Penn Charter. She earned her bachelor's degree in athletic training from High Point University in 2005, graduating summa cum laude.

Dorman has been a National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) member since 2004. A Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification (BOC), she is also certified as a CPR and AED Professional Rescuer and a CPR Instructor by the American Red Cross.

Emily's husband, Chas, is the Assistant Director of Athletics, Communication at Princeton. They are the proud parents of twins William (son) and Charlotte (daughter).