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Acacia Holmes, MS, LAT, ATC
- Title:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Rowing
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Acacia Holmes joined the Health & Performance Staff at the University of Minnesota in September 2020 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and works with the Rowing team. Â
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Originally from Milwaukee, Wis., Holmes attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training in 2015. She continued her education at Indiana University, where she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bloomington High School North. She graduated in 2018 with a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology-Athletic Training. Holmes joined the staff at Indiana University following graduation as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Site Project Coordinator & Research Assistant for the Concussion Assessment Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, where she administered baseline and post-injury concussion assessments for 24 teams. She also assisted with sport coverage for Softball, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, and Football.
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Holmes is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and a Minnesota State Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT). She holds Graston Technique M1 certification. She published her graduate school research “Return to Learn: Academic Effects of Concussion in High School and College Student-Athletes” in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
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Personal Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
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Clinical Interests:
Manual Therapy
Mental Health
Female Athlete Health
Concussion Management
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Originally from Milwaukee, Wis., Holmes attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training in 2015. She continued her education at Indiana University, where she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bloomington High School North. She graduated in 2018 with a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology-Athletic Training. Holmes joined the staff at Indiana University following graduation as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Site Project Coordinator & Research Assistant for the Concussion Assessment Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, where she administered baseline and post-injury concussion assessments for 24 teams. She also assisted with sport coverage for Softball, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, and Football.
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Holmes is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and a Minnesota State Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT). She holds Graston Technique M1 certification. She published her graduate school research “Return to Learn: Academic Effects of Concussion in High School and College Student-Athletes” in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
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Personal Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
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Clinical Interests:
Manual Therapy
Mental Health
Female Athlete Health
Concussion Management
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