Athletic Training

SPU Athletic Training
Phone: (206) 281-2768
Fax: (206) 281-2266

To make an appointment: 
https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/SPUATHLETICTRAINING@spu.edu/bookings/

Staff
Director of Sports Medicine - Jason Durocher
Associate Athletic Trainer - Shirley Chandler
Associate Athletic Trainer - Michaela Peterson


Sports Medicine Referrals
Physician – Justin Rothmier, M.D.
     • http://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/justin-rothmier

Physician - Dr. Lauren Paladino M.D.
     • https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/lauren-paladino#about-tab

Dentist – Charles Wallace, D.D.S.
     • http://www.wallacesolhaug.com/meet-dr-charles-wallace
 
Optometrist – Eric Bergstrom, O.D.
     • http://www.qaeye.com/about-us/eric-bergstrom-philip-lo-queen-anne-eye-clinic/

Chiropractic – Jaffer Barlas, D.C.
     • https://barlaschiro.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic

Registered dietitian – Monica Van Winkle, RD
     • https://www.nutritioninaction.net/monica-van-winkle

Registered dietitian – Kat McCurdy, RD
     • https://www.nutritioninaction.net/kat-mccurdy


For Visiting Teams
     • Visiting Team Information 2023-24 (PDF)


For Student-Athletes
Medical Forms
     • Medical Policies
     • Physical Exam, Clearance and Medical History Form
     • Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) Forms & Policies
     • NCAA Banned Drug List
     • ADHD Medical Exception Form
     • NCAA Medical Exception Documentation Form

Nutrition, Sleep and Performance Education Resources
     • NCAA Sport Science Institute page
     • Nutrition in Action
     • Nutritionl and Dietary Supplements
     • Wellness podcast with Jason Durocher and Monica Van Winkle

Emergency Action Plans
     • SPU Athletics emergency action plans
     • SPU Athletics mental health policy
     • Brougham Pavilion emergency map
     • Wallace Field emergency map
     • Interbay Stadium emergency map

Meet the Staff
Jason Durocher
Director of Sports Medicine

Phone: (206) 281-2768
Email: jasond@spu.edu
Jason Durocher is in his 16th year as Director of Sports Medicine at Seattle Pacific University.  Prior to beginning his tenure at SPU he worked nine years as the head athletic trainer at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb. 

Durocher received his master's in physical education/sports administration from Whitworth College (1999), and his bachelor's in physical education/athletic training emphasis from Fresno State (1997). 

Durocher's experiences working at the conference, district and state levels to promote the athletic training profession have been numerous. His experience with a diverse athletic population through 25-plus years in the profession have added stability to an already-strong athletic support staff.

His wife, Caroline, is also a certified athletic trainer, now with the Army's 62nd Medical Brigade at JBLM. They currently reside in West Seattle. In his spare time, Durocher enjoys summer break to travel regionally, along with fishing, gardening, and exercising his German short-hair pointer, Griffey.

 
Shirley Chandler
Associate Athletic Trainer
Phone: (206) 281-2260
E-mail: chandlers@spu.edu
  
Shirley Chandler joined the Falcons in August of 2022. She will be overseeing care for all athletes but will assume primary duties for men's soccer and cross country/ track and field.
  
Prior to SPU Shirley attended Whitworth University in Spokane from 2016-22. She received her bachelor's degree in Health Science in 2020 and master's degree in Athletic Training in 2022. While an undergrad Shirley played on the women's soccer team and was involved with on-campus ministry as a worship leader.
 
While in graduate school, she worked closely with football, men's basketball, and track and field. She also spent a semester working with the Gonzaga women's basketball team. 

Shirley is a native Washingtonian. She loves getting outside for hikes, walks, or swims, and enjoys spending time with friends and family.


Michaela Peterson
Associate Athletic Trainer
Phone: TBD
E-mail: petersonm10@spu.edu

Michaela Peterson joined the SPU sports medicine / athletic training staff in August 2024.

Peterson was born in Indianapolis, but grew up in the Eastern Washington town of Medical Lake, 15 miles southwest of Spokane. She attended Medical Lake High School, where her interest in athletic training took root, thanks in part to an athletic training that was offered for the first time during her senior year.
 
She subsequently enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, earning her degree in kinesiology, with a minor in sports psychology, in 2021. She went on to the University of Utah for her master’s, and in the second year of that program did her clinicals at the University of Washington.
 
Basketball was Peterson’s main sport as an athlete. She also ran cross country and track, and those two sports will be her primary focus at Seattle Pacific. But she will have the opportunity to help out with other sports as needed.