Yanira Dawson
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- Title:
- Assistant Athletic Director, Head Athletic Trainer, Senior Woman Administrator, NCAA Health Care Administrator
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- Phone:
- (607) 746-4233
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- Email:
- dawsonyr@delhi.edu
Yanira Dawson DAT, ATC, FMT-C joined the SUNY Delhi athletic training staff in the summer of 2021, serving as the Head Athletic Trainer and Senior Woman Administrator. She would then officially assume the role of Assistant Athletic Director in August 2023.
Dawson is a 2014 graduate of Utica College, earning her Bachelor's in Health Studies. She served as a college student athletic trainer while pursuing her Master's from Shenandoah University in Athletic Training, which included stops at Shenandoah and Shepherd. She recently earned her Doctorate in Athletic Training from Florida International University. Dawson is also a member of the Phi Kappa Phi national honors society.
She has served as the Head Athletic Trainer at Elmont Memorial High School since 2016, also serving as a teaching aide for the school. Dawson also held down clinical positions at nearby Northwell Health Orthopedic and Professional Physical Therapy. Her athletic training repertoire also extends to a summer stint at the Long Island Nets G-League Skills Camp.
Dawson has been a member of the National Athletic Training Association (NATA) since 2015. She is a certified CPR instructor through the American Red Cross and also holds a certification in movement taping.