Jayme Baker

Jayme Baker, Clinical Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Athletic Training Program at the University of Idaho’s Department of Movement Sciences, holds a DPT from Loma Linda University and a B.S. in Kinesiology from California State University, Fullerton. Her clinical background includes roles as a high school athletic trainer, outpatient physical therapist specializing in orthopedics, and adjunct faculty at California Baptist University and the University of Idaho. Her research focuses on athletic training clinic operations, patient outcomes, and innovative therapeutic techniques such as instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and positional release therapy.

• Education: DPT (Loma Linda University, 2012), B.S. Kinesiology (California State University-Fullerton, 2008)

Research interests emphasize improving clinical practice through evidence-based interventions and optimizing student-run athletic training clinics. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations in sports medicine and rehabilitation science, with recent work analyzing patient satisfaction and reliability of clinical tools like the Clinometer™.

Her publications span topics from musculoskeletal care to metabolic diagnostics, reflecting her dual expertise in clinical practice and academic research.