Northwestern State University of Louisana

After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern State in May 2015, Esi Atinkah is in her third year as a full-time member of the Northwestern State Sports Medicine staff. 

Atinkah is hired through Northwestern State’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. 

She was promoted to associate director of sports medicine in July 2016. In that role, Atinkah supervises two full-time athletic trainers and all of NSU’s graduate assistant athletic trainers. 

Atinkah spent her graduate school tenure as the athletic trainer for the Northwestern State baseball team and has remained in that role after completing her master’s degree. 

A 2013 University of Alabama graduate in athletic training, Atinkah worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, track, and tennis teams. 

She has worked the Alabama Relays, Nick Saban football camps, tennis tournaments, and the BCS National Championship. 

Atinkah is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, and is first-aid certified.