ATR Staff

Jeff Shanley, MS, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer / Director Of Sports Medicine
Bridgewater State College (B.S.)
Southern Connecticut State University (M.S.)
jshanley@newhaven.edu

Jeff began as the University’s Head Athletic Trainer in 2005-06.  Jeff came to UNH after spending two years in minor league baseball with the San Francisco Giants organization, where he worked with the Hagerstown Suns and Augusta GreenJackets, both of the Single-A South Atlantic League.  In 2005, Jeff was named the athletic trainer for the Southern Division at the 2005 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.  Jeff also spent one season as the Head Athletic Trainer with the Berkshire Black Bears of the Northeast League. 

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education/Athletic Training from Bridgewater State College in 2000 before working as a Graduate Assistant at Southern Connecticut State University.  While at SCSU, Jeff worked with Women’s Volleyball, Field Hockey, Women’s Gymnastics, Cheerleading and Softball teams, and he earned his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science/Human Performance in 2003.  Jeff also spent time at Elms College as an Assistant Athletic Trainer from 2002-2004 working with all 13 varsity sports.  Jeff was an intern athletic trainer with the New England Patriots during the 1999 season.  He currently resides in Hamden, Conn.

Paul Barbier, ATC, LAT, EMT
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Central Connecticut State University (B.S.)

Barbier will be in his first year at UNH in 2006-07 as a graduate assistant.  Since December, 2005, Paul has worked as an orthopedic sports medicine therapy clinician for HealthSouth Sports Medicine in Trumbull, Conn., and served as the head athletic trainer at Masuk High School.  He also served as an athletic trainer and training consultant for the Bridgeport Bluefish baseball team in 2006-07.  While an undergraduate student at Central Connecticut State University, Paul served as a student athletic trainer for the Blue Devils' athletic programs.  He is a NATA Board Certified athletic trainer and a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).