MICHAEL J. HADDEN MS LAT ATC CSCS

Seasoned educator and healthcare provider with a robust background in developing healthcare programs. Demonstrates exceptional leadership and critical thinking skills, with a proven track record in fostering organizational growth, enhancing educational standards, and research. Knowledge in a variety of contemporary health and medical subjects involved in the future of medicine such as nutrigenomics, metabolimics, and point-of-care. Expert in rehabilitation and injury management, coupled with outstanding interpersonal communication abilities.

• NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer in good standing
• NATABOC Chair; examiner training, 1999
• NATABOC Examiner
• National Athletic Trainers' Association
• American Red Cross Instructor of First Aid & CPR
• Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society
• Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Legislative Issues Committee
• Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Hall of Fame, Committee Co-Chair
• Iowa Athletic Trainer's Society College & University Committee
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• External CAAHEP Evaluator for Benedictine College
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Strength Training Specialist
• National Weightlifting Association
• Chairman of Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Summer Meeting, 1999 & 2009
• Co-Coordinator of Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society student seminar, 1997
• IATS College and University Committee
• Advocate for concussion legislation in the state of Iowa
• IATS Governance Committee on Concussion Legislation
• Reviewer for AAPHERD National Convention
• Reader/Proofer of Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology textbooks

• A Literature Review on the Cumulative Effects of Concussions: New Tools for The Sports Medicine Professional's Toolbox, Work In Progress
• The First Epigenomic Analysis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) - A Case Review, Work In Progress
• Does Glyphosate Acting as a Glycine Analogue cause ALS?, Seneff S, Morley W, Hadden M, Michener M, Journal of Bioinformatics and Proteomics Review, 2017, 2, 3, 1-21
• The Use of Salivary Testing for Microglial Inflammatory Cytokines in Concussed Athletes, Walt D, Hwang S, Wilson S, Hadden M, 2017, In Progress
• The Gut-Brain Axis Relationship with Concussions, Hadden M, Wilson S, American Journal of Sports Medicine, Article in Press
• The Causal Learning Contribution to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Stoddard B, Wilson S, Hadden M, 2019, In Progress

Available upon request

• Special Olympics
• Central Iowa Excalibur Track Club
• Indianola Parks & Recreation Bike Trail
• Iowa Lyme Disease Association
• Iowa Athletic Trainer's Society
• ALS Association

• Moderator; Mid-America Athletic Trainers' Association (MAATA), 2014
• Presenter/Webinar: Concussions and CTE, Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, 2016
• Presenter, Concussion Assessment and CTE, Physiotherapy and Associates, 2017
• Speaker, Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons Seminar, 1998, 2004
• Presenter: Brain-Gut Axis, Federal Interagency Conference on TBI, Washington DC, 2018
• Presenter: Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting (MSAM), 11/18
• Presenter: Brain Matters- The Vulnerable Powerhouse, Des Moines University, 05/19

• Iowa Golf Magazine sports medicine columnist
• Round Table Group: Expert Legal/Court Witness, St. Louis, MO, 2009
• Round Table Group: Expert Legal/Court Witness, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013
• Certified in Molecular Nutrition by The Nutrigenomics Organisation of Europe
• Co-Founder, Director of Research & Development, CTE Hope Foundation, 2016
• Member: Brain Injury Association of America
• Ad Hoc committee for Concussion legislation in state of Iowa for Iowa Athletic Trainer's Society
• Appointed to Governor's Advisory Council on Brain Injuries, 07/18
• Member, Governor's Advisory Council on Brain Injuries, Prevention Committee, 10/18
• Member, Iowa Concussion Community of Practice Members, 2018-
• Co-author; Guidelines for Concussion Management, Iowa Dept. of Public Health, 2019
• Iowa Dept. of Public Health Advisory Committee: Concussions in Iowa Schools

Michael J. Hadden

400 South 8th. Ct. Unit 3

Indianola, IA  50125

(515) 770-8787

mikejh2323@gmail.com

To Whom it May Concern,

I am writing to express my interest in the Medical Writer position. I have been a Professor for 28 years and a nationally-certified and state-licensed Athletic Trainer (ATC)/healthcare provider for 34 years.

As an ATC, I have worked with physicians and other healthcare providers my entire professional career here in central Iowa. I have created three healthcare programs at the college level involved in teaching pre-health students clinical techniques and contemporary topics such as genomics, next-generation sequencing, and point-of-care devices and their applications in the future of health and medicine. 

As a professor, I keep up with the latest and newest research and proficient in articulating this information to others. I have a diverse set of skills and have a very comfortable knowledge of the medical language, human anatomy & physiology, pathoetiological processes, and general medicine..

I have also experienced personal tragedy in my life losing two nieces to ALS. This led me to a great deal of researching neurodegeneration, ALS, neurology, genomics, epigenetics, autophagy, infectious disease, biochemistry, and bioinformatics. I absolutely love reading research, organizing, coordinating, and writing about medical topics in a way that people can understand.

I believe my years of experience as a professor, healthcare professional in a variety of settings, and unique personal tragedy makes me a strong candidate for this position. While I have not been a professional writer, it is much easier to educate someone to write better than teaching them the vastness of health and medicine. I have that health and medicine background. I understand that being proactive and working on my own are critical traits for this position. I don’t believe you would find anyone more motivated and excited for what this position has to offer. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Mike Hadden