Jillian Hall
Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Office: 311A Loyola Hall
Phone: 484-323-3206 Ext:
Email: jhall6@immaculata.edu
Education:
DAT, Athletic Training, Moravian University
MS, Athletic Training, East Stroudsburg University
BS, Athletic Training, University of Delaware
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Jillian Hall obtained her athletic training certification in 2012 and immediately started practicing as an athletic trainer at the University of Georgia with the national runner up equestrian team. While completing her master’s degree, she was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Warren Hills Regional High School in New Jersey. She then spent five years as an athletic trainer at Arcadia University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with primary responsibility for the field hockey, men’s and women’s swim teams, men’s lacrosse team, and post-surgical rehabilitations. She moved onto St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as a Sports Medicine Coordinator, in which she had responsibilities such as: development of the network’s “Return to Play Program”, Sports Performance Resident Program, development of female strength training programs and presentation series, integration of Special Olympics initiatives, and other administrative and clinical duties. During her four years at St. Luke’s, she also began teaching as an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson University and Cedar Crest College. She is the coordinator of medical services for the Special Olympics Fall Festival, held annually at Villanova University.
Dr. Hall maintains her athletic training certification (ATC) as well as the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification and USA Weightlifting Coach certification. After a record-setting collegiate career as a javelin thrower, she continues to be a competitive weightlifter, having represented Team USA at international meets and medaling at several national meets.
Selected Publications or Presentations:
- “The Effect of Strength-Power Training on Physical Performance, Neuromuscular Control and Confidence Measures in Female Adolescent Basketball Players,” doctoral research
- “Integration of Strength and Conditioning Principles into Lower Extremity Rehabilitation,” presentation, Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Conference, January 2021
Courses Taught:
- ATP 507 Head & Spine Assessment
- ATP 512 Mental Health Strategies
- ATP 513 Manual Therapy & Alternative Techniques
- ATP 651 Special Topics in Athletic Training
- EXS 301 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- EXS 313 Evaluation Methods of Injury and Illness
- EXS 406 Professional Preparation for Health Sciences
- ATEP 303 Therapeutic Exercise
Research Interests:
Performance and injury prevention in female athletes