Rachel Johnson Krug, EdD

Chair of Athletic Training and Kinesiology
Director of Athletic Training
Associate Professor of Athletic Training

Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences

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Originally from Bismarck, ND, I have over 20 years of experience as an athletic trainer as well as over 10 years of teaching in the K-12 setting. After graduate school, I went to Beaver Dam, WI where I was the first athletic trainer at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital. During my tenure at the hospital, I was able to grow the sports medicine program to provide athletic training services to multiple area high schools. I started in 2010 at the University of Mary as the Program Director for Athletic Training. I am married and have three children. I also am the high school gymnastics coach for the Bismarck Public Schools.

Why I’m At Mary

I have grown up living close to the university and my dad worked at Mary. I had a wonderful interaction with the sisters, and I enjoyed the atmosphere as a child. I graduated with my bachelor's degree and I have always wanted to teach at the college level. I continue to think the small, close-knit community is irreplaceable.

Expertise

My areas of expertise in athletic training include behavioral health, burnout, interprofessional education, and telemedicine. I enjoy working with the motion capture system and force plate in biomechanics and kinesiology programs.

Johnson Krug, R., Sand, N., Brooks, S., Smith T.; Burnout in Athletic Training: Measured by Survey in Most Common Settings for Athletic Trainers. Clinical Practice in Athletic Training Journal, March 2024.

Johnson Krug, R., Judge, K., Moffit, D., Schroeder, K.; Interprofessional Interviewing in Intraprofessional Athletic Training Student Pairs: A Multi-Institutional Educational Technique. Athletic Training Education Journal 1 July 2023; 18 (3): 143–148. Doi:

Varland, J., Johnson Krug, R.: Creating Impactful IPE, NDNA Fall Conference 2024, Fargo, ND.

Johnson Krug, R., Sperle, C., Haustveit, E., Arndt, J., Wells, A.: IPE Collaboration and Simulation Template for Healthcare Disciplines, Poster Presentation. NDNA Fall Conference 2024, Fargo, ND. Recipient of the People’s Choice Poster Presentation.

Johnson Krug, R.: IPE panel. NDNA Fall Conference 2024, Fargo, ND.

Varland, J., Johnson Krug, R.: Collaboration Across Healthcare Disciplines, Poster Presentation. Nexus Summit, 2024, virtual.

Zeltinger, R., Johnson Krug, R., Varland, J., Cave D, Lassiter, J.: IPE experience in a flash!. Nexus Summit 2024, virtual.

Johnson Krug, R.: Burnout in Athletic Training: Measured by Survey in Most Common Settings for Athletic Trainers. AATE symposium, March 2024, Boise, ID.

Brudvik, M., Feist, L., Rosenkranz, S., Johnson Krug, R.; Glute & Hamstring Strengthening Program Effects on Collegiate Basketball Players’ Knee Valgus & Force Production; Poster presentation at: Mid-American Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Symposium; March 16-18, 2023, LaVista, NE.

Johnson Krug, R.; Concussion Management and Return. North Dakota High School Association (NDHSCA), July 26, 2022, Mandan, ND.

Johnson Krug, R.; Lower Extremity Injuries. North Dakota High School Association (NDHSCA), July 26, 2022, Mandan, ND.

Wilkins, N., Horodyski, M., Jevas, S. Johnson Krug, R., Madden, M., Schroeder, K.; The Role of the Athletic Trainer in Interprofessional Healthcare; Poster presented at: National Academies of Practice National Conference; March 3-6, 2022, San Diego, CA.

Johnson Krug, R., Roller, J., Dockter, M., Varland, J.; New course model for interprofessional experience; Poster presented at: ASHAP national conference; October 20-21, 2021; virtual.

Education

EdD: NDSU, 2017
MS: Fort Hays State University, 1995
BS: University of Mary, 1992