Dillon Hyland

May 2019 – Doctor of Athletic Training – Indiana State University
May 2017 – Master of Sports Medicine – University of Utah
May 2014 – Bachelor of Athletic Training – Keene State College
May 2010 – Associate of Physical Therapy Assistant – River Valley Community College

2025 – present – Assistant Professor – University of Northern Colorado
2019 – 2025 –  Assistant/Associate Professor & Founding Clinical Education Coordinator – Dixie State University/Utah Tech University, St. George, UT
2021 – Athletic Trainer, Intermountain Healthcare – St. George, UT
2017 – 2019  – Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer – Indiana State University – Terre Haute, IN
2015 – 2017 – Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer – University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
2017 – Athletic Trainer – USA Judo Senior Championships – Salt Lake City, UT
2016 – Intern Athletic Trainer – Salt Lake Bee’, L.A. Angel’s Triple A. Affiliate – Salt Lake City, UT
2016 – Athletic Trainer – Corner Canyon High School Football Camps, Draper, UT
2016 – Athletic Trainer – University of Utah Baseball Youth Camps – Salt Lake City, UT
2016 – Athletic Trainer – University of Utah, Ute Shoot Football Camp – Salt Lake City, UT
2016 – Athletic Trainer – UHSAA, Region 4 Drill Regionals – Draper, UT
2014 – 2015 – Athletic Trainer – Musculoskeletal Anatomy Teacher, Dorm Parent- Bridgton Academy – Bridgeton, ME
2014 – 2015 – Head Athletic Trainer/Medical Coordinator – Stowe Dryland Ski Camp – Stowe, VT

Artificial Intelligence in relationship to healthcare education, specifically Athletic Training education; quality improvement in healthcare, especially in relation to patient outcomes; and community-based clinics and healthcare. 

Peer Reviewed Presentations
– Utilizing Generative AI to Facilitate Literature Reviews with Healthcare Students – UT Teaching and Learning Conference (Spring 2024)
– Get Things Done, Faster: Leveraging AI Tools in your Practice – UATA Conference (Fall 2023)
– Advocate with Social Media – UATA Annual Conference (Fall 2021)
– Socialization Experiences of Athletic Training Preceptors, DSU Research Symposium (Spring 2020)
– Management of Tibial Stress Fractures in Division 1 Track and Field and Cross-Country Patients: A Practice-Based Research Project (Fall 2018)
– Empathetic Leadership (Summer 2018)
– Reiki and its Applications (Summer 2017)
– Rehabilitation from Hip Arthroscopy (Summer 2017)

Research Experience
Doctoral Research 
Title: Informal Socialization Experiences of Athletic Training Preceptors
Qualitative research within Athletic Training Education

Title: Management of Tibial Stress Fractures in Division 1 Track and Field and Cross-Country Patient: A Practice-Based Research Project
Practice-Based Quality Improvement research within the field of Athletic Training

Masters Research 
Title: Validity of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening Assessment with regard to Acute   Suspected Concussion in High School Football
Prospective, Observational research within the field of Athletic Training