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Holmes, MS, LAT, ATC, Acacia
Acacia Holmes, MS, LAT, ATC
- Title:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Rowing
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Acacia Holmes joined the Health & Performance Staff at the University of Minnesota in September 2020 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and works with the Rowing team.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wis., Holmes attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training in 2015. She continued her education at Indiana University, where she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bloomington High School North. She graduated in 2018 with a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology-Athletic Training. Holmes joined the staff at Indiana University following graduation as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Site Project Coordinator & Research Assistant for the Concussion Assessment Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, where she administered baseline and post-injury concussion assessments for 24 teams. She also assisted with sport coverage for Softball, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, and Football.
Holmes is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and a Minnesota State Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT). She holds Graston Technique M1 certification. She published her graduate school research “Return to Learn: Academic Effects of Concussion in High School and College Student-Athletes” in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
Personal Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
Clinical Interests:
Manual Therapy
Mental Health
Female Athlete Health
Concussion Management
Originally from Milwaukee, Wis., Holmes attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training in 2015. She continued her education at Indiana University, where she worked as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at Bloomington High School North. She graduated in 2018 with a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology-Athletic Training. Holmes joined the staff at Indiana University following graduation as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Site Project Coordinator & Research Assistant for the Concussion Assessment Research and Education (CARE) Consortium, where she administered baseline and post-injury concussion assessments for 24 teams. She also assisted with sport coverage for Softball, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, and Football.
Holmes is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and a Minnesota State Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT). She holds Graston Technique M1 certification. She published her graduate school research “Return to Learn: Academic Effects of Concussion in High School and College Student-Athletes” in Frontiers in Pediatrics.
Personal Pronouns:
She/Her/Hers
Clinical Interests:
Manual Therapy
Mental Health
Female Athlete Health
Concussion Management
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