Robb Rehberg Professor • Department of Kinesiology Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT, is a Professor and Coordinator of Athletic Training Clinical Education at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He also serves as a Senior Medical Advisor for the National Football League, and is the Founder of Sport Safety International, an organization dedicated to promoting safe participation in sport and physical activity through education.Dr. Rehberg previously served as the Director and Chief of Emergency Services at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, and spent 13 years as the head athletic trainer at Westwood Regional High School in Westwood, New Jersey. He is also the former Director of Training and Program Development for the National Safety Council's First Aid and Emergency Preparedness division.A graduate of West Chester University (BS), the United States Sports Academy (MSS), and Touro University International (PhD), Dr. Rehberg has authored several refereed papers, 2 textbooks, and more than a dozen peer-reviewed online courses that have trained over 2 million coaches, parents, and athletes in 53 countries. An award-winning lecturer, Dr. Rehberg frequently speaks at state and national meetings on sports emergency care, spinal injuries in sports, sudden cardiac arrest in athletes, and concussion management. He is also the executive producer of the National Safety Council First Aid, CPR, and Emergency Medical Response training videos.Dr. Rehberg served as a member of the medical staff for athletics (track and field) at the 1996 Olympic Games. He has been active on both state and national levels, having served on the First and Second National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Inter-Association Task Forces for the Appropriate Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete, the Task Force on Appropriate Medical Coverage for the Secondary School-Aged Athlete, and several other committees at the state level. Dr. Rehberg has also served as a technical adviser to the National Safety Council since 1992 and as a member of the American Heart Association Task Force that developed the first-ever inter-national guidelines for first aid in 2000. He was a charter member of the New Jersey Disaster Medical Assistance Team.Dr. Rehberg currently serves on the New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He is a former member of the NATA Foundation Board of Directors, is the former District 2 Treasurer of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, is a past Trustee of the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey, and a past-president of the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey from 2007 to 2009.Dr. Rehberg has received numerous awards in recognition of his professional accomplishments. Most notably, he is an inductee in the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Hall of Fame, the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ) Hall of Fame, and the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association "49 Club." He is also the recipient of both the NATA and ATSNJ Service Award, and in 2014 received distinction as a Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer. Professional Interests Sport-Related ConcussionSports Injury PreventionLegal Issues in SportsSports Emergency CareYouth Sports SafetyMechanism of Injury in Sport Degrees PhD Health Science, Touro University International Cypress, CA MS Sport Science, United States Sports Academy Daphne, AL BS Athletic Training, West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA Specialization Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Legal and Risk Management Issues in Sports Medicine, Emergency Care, Sport-Related Concussion, Sport Safety, Youth Sports Licenses and Certifications 11/17/1991 Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Board of Certification, Inc. National 12/31/1992 Licensed Athletic Trainer, NJ Board of Medical Examiners State 12/31/1990 Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT), National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians National 12/31/1995 Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, National Strength and Conditioning Association National 12/31/2011 Corrective Exercise Specialist, National Academy of Sports Medicine National Representative Publications Acute and Emergent Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment; Volume 42, 2023 https://www.sportsmed.theclinics.com/article/S0278-5919(23)00036-4/fulltext The National Football League Concussion Protocol: A Review; https://journals.sagepub.com/home/HSS Sports Emergency Care, A Team Approach, 3rd Edition; Thorofare, NJ; Slack Books; 2018 https://www.healio.com/books/athletic-training/%7B3e7b8101-2766-4467-a377-4057eb396457%7D/sports-emergency-care-a-team-approach-third-edition Classroom versus computer-based CPR training: A comparison of the effectiveness of two instructional methods; , Journal of Athletic Training; 2009 http://www.nata.org Representative Presentations Breathing Emergencies: Asthma and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care in Sports Conference University of Georgia Atlanta, GA 2023 The NFL Concussion Protocol NFL/Barrow Brain Institute Medical Symposium Barrow Brain Institute Phoenix, AZ 2023 NFL Injury Video Review NFL New Medical Staff Training Summit National Football League Santa Clara, CA 2023 Care Concepts for Management of the Spine-Injured Athlete 19th Annual Philadelphia Sports Medicine Congress Philadelphia Sports Medicine Congress Philadelphia, PA 2018 Sport Specialization: A Roundtable Discussion New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Long Branch, NJ 2019 Awards and Honors William T. Griffin Award for Outstanding Leadership in Legislative Advocacy National Athletic Trainers' Association 05/16/2019 Hall of Fame National Athletic Trainers' Association 06/01/2022 William T. Griffin Award for Outstanding Leadership in Legislative Advocacy National Athletic Trainers' Association 05/16/2019 William H. Montgomery Excellence in Education Award, 2nd Place Citizen CPR Foundation 06/05/2014 Hall of Fame Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey 02/27/2011 Media Delivering World-Class Game Day Care to the NFL's World-Class Athletes https://www.nfl.com/playerhealthandsafety/health-and-wellness/player-care/delivering-world-class-game-day-care-to-nfl-world-class-athletes When NFL players take the field on game day, there is a comprehensive operation happening behind the scenes focused on one thing: providing those players with the best possible care. At each NFL game, there is a team of more than 30 medical professionals working to ensure the health and safety of the athletes.Two of those important roles are independent medical professionals: Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultants (UNCs) and Certified Athletic Trainer Spotters (ATCs). They are dedicated to watching every play to identify, assess and diagnose injuries in real-time. Notable Courses Taught Sports Emergency CarePrevention and Care of Injury and Illness in Athletic TrainingSport Risk ManagementOrganization and Administration in Athletic TrainingAssessment of the Core Body Email 973 720 2267 127 Wightman Gym By appointment