Josh Dreher | Physical Therapist near Richardson, TX | ATC, LAT, CSCS

About: Josh Dreher joined the UTD Athletics Staff in the summer of 2017 as the Comets’ second-ever full-time Head Athletic Trainer. Dreher officially serves as UTD’s Associate Athletic Director for Student Wellness.

Dreher came to UTD after serving as the Head Athletic Trainer at NCAA Division II Adams State in Alamosa, Colo., and brought more than a decade of experience to one of the top Athletic Training Staffs in NCAA Division III.

Prior to his three years at Adams State, Dreher spent 10 years at the NCAA Division I level as an athletic trainer. A 2003 graduate of Colorado State with a bachelor’s in Health and Exercise Science, he went on to collect a master’s degree in the same discipline from CSU in 2006, serving as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Rams’ football and softball programs.

Dreher would later make stops at Northern Colorado, Northwestern, Boise State and Oral Roberts before taking over his latest position at ASU. He served as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Boise State from 2008-11, providing primary coverage for the Bronco football, women’s swimming & diving and women’s golf teams before taking a similar position at ORU from 2011-13, working with the Golden Eagles’ baseball, soccer and women’s tennis programs.

A native of Stratton, Colo., Dreher is has been an active member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) since 2005, serving on the association’s Young Professionals Committee from 2009-11. During his tenure at Boise State, he was involved as with the Athletic Training Student Association as its advisor and served as the chair of the Idaho Athletic Trainers’ Association Scholarship Committee.

While at ASU, he oversaw all aspects of the Sports Medicine team, including athletic trainers, team physicians, team chiropractor and team physical therapists, and manage a staff of six athletic trainers, full-time and graduate assistants. Dreher was instrumental in the development and implementation of ASU’s concussion treatment and return-to-play protocol and developed Mental Health Emergency Action Plan in conjunction with the school’s Campus Counseling and Return-to-Learn policy, sponsored by the student affairs department.

Clinic: University of Texas at Dallas

Address: 800 W Campbell Rd, AB14

Email: joshua.dreher@utdallas.edu