Academic Advisors
We are proud to present our academic advisors from each subject area of the GAASM.
This academic council consists of experts in each field who contribute to the content of each topic in the GAASM curriculum within their fields of expertise.
Dr. Dr. Homayun Gharavi
President and Founder
Prof. Dr. Toni Graf-Baumann
Chair Advisory Board
Member of the Sports Medical Committee of FIFA
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper
Vice President
German Olympic Sports Federation
Prof. Dr. Hanns-Christian Gunga
Scientific Advisor for the European Space Agency (ESA)
Professor of Physiology, Freie Universität/ Charité Berlin
Emphasis:
- Environmental, Sports and Palaeo physiology
- Human physiology under extreme circumstances
Prof. Ky Kugler, EdD, ATC
Co-Founder of the GAASM Athletic Training Exchange Program
Director of Athletic Training Education Program, Chapman University
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education
Professor Jeff Konin, Ph.D., ATC, PT
Partner University with GAASM International Exchange Program
University of South Florida, Athletic Training Education Program
Executive Director of the Sports Medicine and Athletic Related Trauma Institute
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine.
Jack H. Bauerle, MS, ATC, CSCS
GAASM Academic Council since 2009
Adjunct Professor, Clinical Instructor, Chapman University
Head Athletic Trainer and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Chapman from 1989 to 1993.
Director of the Athletic Training Education Program in 1999.
Co-Owner of Speed Training Centers in Anaheim, CA.
Prof. Robert Kersey, PhD, ATC, CSCS
GAASM Academic Council since 2005
Athletic Training Education Program Director
Professor
Dept. of Kinesiology and Health Science
California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
Bill Knowles, ATC, CSCS
GAASM Council since 2006
GAASM Speaker since 2006
Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Specialist
Founder of the famous rehabilitation porgram "Return to Ski" for the Professional Athlete
Director of iSport Training, Killington Medical Clinic, Vermont
Personal rehabilitation specialist to Tiger Woods









