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Whittier College, 2013 B.A., Kinesiology and Nutrition Science

• Women’s Basketball (athlete) NCAA Div.III

• Family Support for Physical Activity

Pacific, 2016 Master of Science in Athletic Training

• Professional Student Senate Representative

• Senate Vice President

• Outstanding Graduate – Alumni Award

Professional Career

Aug 2016 – July 2017: Athletic Training Assistant, Pacific University

• Men’s Soccer, Swimming, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Lacrosse

• Teaching assistant for Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Course

• Supervisor for undergraduate students in the Athletic Training program

Jan 2016 – May 2016: Athletic Training Intern, University of Portland. 

• Track and Field

Sept 2015 – Dec 2015: Intern at Orthopedic and Fracture Specialists

• Collaboration with Orthopedic Surgeons, athletic trainers, nurses, and medical assistants

Jan 2015 – Dec 2015: Athletic Training Intern, Pacific University

• Refined evaluation skills and acquired an understanding of the psychosocial aspect of athletic training

Sept 2014 – Dec 2014: Athletic Training Intern, Glencoe High School

• Assisted with all Fall Sports

July 2013 – July 2014: Athletic Training Intern, Maryknoll Athletics

• Aided with all athletic teams in rehabilitation and created prevention programs for teams during pre/post season

Arai is in her first year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the University of Portland. Her sports assignments include women’s soccer and men’s tennis.

Before coming to the Bluff, Arai received a bachelor of arts in kinesiology and nutrition science from Whittier College in 2013. She then went on to pursue a Master’s of Science at Pacific University, where she worked as an athletic intern, before transitioning into the Assistant Athletic Intern position at Pacific where she oversaw Men’s Soccer, Swimming, Men’s Tennis, and Women’s Lacrosse.

Arai throughout her educational career she spent time interning with Orthopedic and Fracture Specialists, MaryKnoll Athletics, and Glencoe high school. As an assistant athletic trainer at Pacific she also helped teach courses on the Care and prevention of Athletic Injuries.