WESTERN REGION

Kristen Matthis, MS, LAT, ATC
Director of Sports Medicine, Virginia Tech
vatawesternregionrep@gmail.com
​
Education: University of Pittsburgh, 2017 (BS in Athletic Training), University of Central Florida, 2019 (MS in Sports and Exercise Science)
Prior to Virginia Tech, Kristen attended the University of Pittsburgh for her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training where she graduated in 2017. Kristen then went on to earn her Masters degree in Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Central Florida where she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the Softball, Women’s Rowing, and Men’s Soccer teams.
Kristen proudly became a certified member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association in 2015. She is a licensed athletic trainer by the Virginia Board of Health Professions.
Kristen was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Christiansburg.
​
​
​
Western Region
Alleghany
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Bristol
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Carroll
Covington
Craig
Dickenson
Floyd
Franklin County
Galax
Giles
Grayson
Henry
Lee
Lexington
Martinsville
Montgomery
Norton
Patrick
Pulaski
Radford
Roanoke City
Roanoke County
Rockbridge
Russell
Salem
Scott
Smyth
Tazewell
Washington
Wise
Wythe
​
​