Susan M. Wojcik, PhD, ATC

After being a spectator at the 2015 Kona Ironman I am fascinated by what endurance athletes can accomplish. I have been conducting research in emergency medicine for over 16 years and have been a certified athletic trainer for even longer. Ultramarathon medicine is an exciting area to investigate new facets of health and fitness and provides the perfect opportunity to blend my interests in emergency and sports medicine. I am extremely excited to collaborate on this project with my extensive research project development, management, and statistical analysis experience. There is much that goes into successfully balancing a multifaceted career of research, teaching and service in academics. The most important factor to me in assuring success is the desire to continue to seek new knowledge and to continue to grow as an individual each and every day and to instill this same attitude in my colleagues and students. For now, that’s how I’m an endurance athlete!

January 2017