Emily Strama joined the Duquesne University sports medicine staff as an athletic trainer in January of 2024. She works with the triathlon and women's lacrosse programs for the Dukes.
Strama is a 2022 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training. She also earned a Master of Science degree in exercise science at Penn West University in 2023, and while pursuing the degree served as the head athletic trainer in Leechburg, Pa., for Kiski Area High School. Strama also spent the summer of 2023 providing coverage to athletic programs at Thiel College.
As an undergrad, Strama wrote a manuscript titled "Throwing Shoulder Adaptations Are Not Related Shoulder Injury or Pain: A Preliminary Report," which was published in the October 2023 edition of Sports Health. Strama is certified by the Board of Certification and is licensed to practice as an athletic trainer in the state of Pennsylvania by the PA State Board of Medicine.
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