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Doheny, Deanna
Deanna Doheny
- Title:
- Head Athletic Trainer, Football
- Email:
- Phone:
- 348-4738
Deanna Doheny, MS, LAT, ATC, NREMT
Deanna Doheny returned to Rice in July of 2022 to assume the duties of Associate Head Athletic Trainer, Football after serving as the Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Massachusetts in 2021. She previously served as an assistant athletic trainer for the Owls for two seasons (2019 & 2020).
Doheny is responsible for managing the day-to-day health care of the Rice Owls Football team and the emergency care aspects and protocols within the Rice Sports Medicine Department. She works closely with REMS on campus to promote the important working relationship between both departments in the care of student-athletes.
She is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where she earned a degree in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine. Doheny received her master’s degree in Kinesiology from The University of Georgia where she worked with the women’s tennis program. Prior to coming to Rice in 2019, she was an intern athletic trainer with the UAB football program during the Blazers run to the C-USA title in 2018.
Doheny is a Board of Certification certified athletic trainer and a member of both the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and College Athletic Trainers’ Association. She is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and holds additional certifications through Structure and Function Dry Needling, Owens Recovery Science Personalized Blood Flow Restriction, Functional Movement Screen L1, and Graston Technique M1. Her professional interests include emergency care in athletic training and nutrition for athletic performance and injury recovery.
A native of New Jersey, Deanna currently resides in Houston, Texas with her dog, Finn.
Education:
Deanna Doheny returned to Rice in July of 2022 to assume the duties of Associate Head Athletic Trainer, Football after serving as the Head Football Athletic Trainer at the University of Massachusetts in 2021. She previously served as an assistant athletic trainer for the Owls for two seasons (2019 & 2020).
Doheny is responsible for managing the day-to-day health care of the Rice Owls Football team and the emergency care aspects and protocols within the Rice Sports Medicine Department. She works closely with REMS on campus to promote the important working relationship between both departments in the care of student-athletes.
She is a graduate of Quinnipiac University where she earned a degree in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine. Doheny received her master’s degree in Kinesiology from The University of Georgia where she worked with the women’s tennis program. Prior to coming to Rice in 2019, she was an intern athletic trainer with the UAB football program during the Blazers run to the C-USA title in 2018.
Doheny is a Board of Certification certified athletic trainer and a member of both the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and College Athletic Trainers’ Association. She is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and holds additional certifications through Structure and Function Dry Needling, Owens Recovery Science Personalized Blood Flow Restriction, Functional Movement Screen L1, and Graston Technique M1. Her professional interests include emergency care in athletic training and nutrition for athletic performance and injury recovery.
A native of New Jersey, Deanna currently resides in Houston, Texas with her dog, Finn.
Education:
- Quinnipiac University, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine – 2016
- University of Georgia, Master of Science in Kinesiology, Specialization in Athletic Training/Emergency Care - 2018
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