Office: CUSH 164 | Phone: (308) 865-8600 | Email: akehik1@unk.edu
Dr. Akehi is the Program Director for the Master of Athletic Training as well as an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences. Dr. Akehi is also a BOC certified and state licensed athletic trainer to provide athletic injury care in athletic events. Dr. Akehi is a co-director for the UNK Athletic Training Lab and Loper Performance Applied Sport Science Hub to facilitate athletic injury prevention and return-to-play readiness for UNK student athletes and local high school students.
Link to current Curriculum Vita
Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance emphasis with Athletic Training, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
M.S. in Wellness Management emphasis with Exercise Science, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
B.S. in Exercise Science emphasis with Athletic Training, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
PE 360 – Introduction to Anatomy and Biomechanics (Fall)
PE 405/815P – Athletic Orthopedic Assessment I – Lower Extremity (Fall)
PE 419/819P – Pathology of Sports Injury (Fall)
PE 808 – Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Injury (Spring)
PE 820 – General Medical Condition in Sport and Exercise (Spring)
PE 844 – Injury Care and Prevention (Summer)
PE 886 – AT Clinical II (Spring)
PE 887 – AT Clinical III (Summer)
PE 888 – AT Clinical IV (Fall)
Professional Organization and Affiliations
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
Mid-American Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA)
Nebraska State Athletic Trainers Association (NSATA)
State of Nebraska Licensed Athletic Trainer
Board of Certification, Certified Athletic Trainer
American Society of Orthopedic Professionals (ASOP) Orthopedic Technology
Adult Mental Health First Aid
Concussion Health Certified, 360 NeuroHealth
Myokinematic Restoration – Lumbo-Pelvic-Femoral Pathomechanics
ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer
GRASTON Technique M1-Basic Training
American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer Instructor
Research Interests
The non-invasive assessment of the biomechanical properties of the musculotendinous unit and return-to-play readiness on neuromuscular characteristics after the orthopedic surgery and its therapeutic intervention.
