Dr. Thomas Dompier currently serves as an Associate Professor of Athletic Training at Lebanon Valley College, located in Annville Pennsylvania. At Lebanon Valley College, Dr. Dompier teaches several courses including Research Methods, Clinical Epidemiology, Evidence Based Practice, Administration, and Pathophysiology.
Dr. Dompier is a Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, has been an Athletic Trainer for 25 years, and has studied Sports Injury Epidemiology for nearly 18 years. Prior to joining the faculty at Lebanon Valley College, Dompier served as the President of the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention located in Indianapolis, Indiana. As President of the Datalys Center, Dompier grew the little-known startup into an internationally recognized authority on sports injury epidemiology. Dr. Dompier provided oversight of the Datalys Center’s research programs including: the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program, the High School National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION), Project CARE (Concussion Awareness, Research, and Education), the Youth Football Safety Program, and the Lacrosse Study Tracking Injuries and Concussions in Kids (LAX-STICK) program. All of which, he would note, would not have been possible without the dedication of thousands of Athletic Trainers.
Prior to joining the Datalys Center, Dompier served as the Director of the Graduate Athletic Training Education Program at the University of South Carolina and continues to hold adjunct faculty appointments at several universities where he guest-lectures in courses such as epidemiology, public health, and biostatistics. Dr. Dompier’s research focuses on the understanding and prevention of injuries related to sport, military training, other forms of physical activity. Regarded as an international expert, Dompier has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts on the topic of sports injury and has provided nearly two hundred national and international presentations on the topic.
Dr. Dompier received bachelor and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University, a master’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University, and also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of South Carolina and Fort Jackson Army Training Center. Prior to his career in academia and research, Dompier worked as a clinical athletic trainer with youth, college, professional and national sports teams including the Holt Junior Rams, USA Hockey, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Michigan State, Wayne State and Penn State Universities. At Lebanon Valley College, Dompier continues research focusing on the primary prevention of injuries with an emphasis on eliminating health inequities in sport. Dr. Dompier has been married to his wife Jennifer for 20 years with whom he has a 14-year-old son, who he enjoys watching play baseball and soccer. Dr. Dompier’s hobbies include coaching his son’s baseball teams, mountain biking, skiing, hiking and many other outdoor activities with his family and friends.

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