Raising the Bar
Lasell’s Athletic Training and Exercise Science Program Expands

Lasell's Athletic Training and Exercise Science Program is on the cusp of something big.
A little more than 10 years ago, the College was building the department, developing curriculum, and looking to recruit more students.
Today, under the leadership of department chair Associate Professor Cristina Haverty, the academic discipline recently set an incoming student record, has student interns at Harvard, local pro trainer Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, and now, is looking to add a graduate program by 2014-15.
The recent five-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) of the Exercise Science Program and ten-year re-accreditation of the Athletic Training Program by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) give fuel to the department's fire.
Since her arrival at Lasell in 2000 from MIT, where she coordinated the Sports Medicine program, Haverty has brought a high level of energy and excitement that has helped to steadily attract students to the program.
After finishing her clinical practice and graduate work at Boston University, she came to Lasell with plans for growing a department and anticipation of working directly with students.
Earlier in her career she was Head Athletic Trainer for the U.S Youth Soccer's Region 1 Olympic Development program for Girls Soccer and was an athletic trainer for the U.S Soccer Federation, until 2010.
But, her real love is working with the students.
"I just can't say no when it comes to them. You just don't know who needs your attention most, so we try to create a community," Haverty adds.
That support enables her to focus squarely on a very bright future for Athletic Training and Exercise Science at Lasell.