Jasmine Ellis ’23, ’25 MSAT was recently selected to serve on the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Student Senate. The Master of Science in Athletic Training student at the University of Lynchburg is one of two student senators from Virginia. Her term ends in May 2025.
According to MAATA’s website, the purpose of the student senate is to provide athletic training students “with an opportunity to develop leadership skills and prepare future leaders within the athletic training profession” and to “give a voice to students” in the organization.
“If I could make a difference in one athletic training student’s life, the education we receive, and how we receive it, I would feel accomplished as a senator,” said Ellis, a 2019 graduate of Heritage High School and the Central Virginia Governor’s School for Science and Technology.
“At the end of the day, we are all the future of this profession and it’s important to reflect our concerns and what we need to be successful.”
Ellis, a Lynchburg resident with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, was nominated for the student senate by Dr. Debbie Bradney, professor of athletic training, department chair, and interim dean of the College of Health Sciences.
“Jasmine takes every opportunity to be academically successful,” Bradney said. “She’s a responsible and conscientious student and active in any class discussion. Her thoughts and her work are very articulate and well-constructed.
“Her personal conduct, whether in the classroom or in the athletic training clinic, is unassuming. She’s quiet, but friendly. With her adaptable personality and her work ethic, I believe she’s able to work with anyone: peers, athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, and physicians.
“She’s mature, adaptable, flexible, and compassionate.”
Bradney added that serving on the student senate will be “an honor for Jasmine” and the University.
Ellis, who learned about the opportunity from Bradney, also was nominated by Dr. Pat Aronson, a professor of athletic training at Lynchburg.
“For me, just being considered by Dr. Bradney, Dr. Aronson, and the entire MSAT program faculty meant the world to me,” Ellis said. “Dr. Bradney and Dr. Aronson are well known and respected across the profession, and I’m truly grateful to be a part of this program and to be learning from them.”
