Rate My Professor Molly Figgins

Dr. Molly M. McDonald Figgins serves as Associate Professor of Athletic Training and Athletic Training Program Director at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. She joined the Loras athletic training education program in 2015 as an assistant professor and clinical coordinator, advancing to the director role in 2017. Figgins holds a Ph.D. in health and human performance from Concordia University Chicago, completed in 2021; a Master of Science in athletic training from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, earned in 2006; and a Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, obtained in 2004. Certified by the Board of Certification (BOC) and licensed by the State of Iowa as an athletic trainer since 2004, she previously worked as an adjunct instructor of athletic training education at Clarke University and as corporate wellness team leader at Hines & Associates in Dubuque, Iowa. At Loras, she teaches graduate courses in the Master of Athletic Training program, including advanced care and prevention of athletic illness and injury, pathophysiology, and healthcare administration. Figgins oversees the CAATE-accredited program, which is recognized as the tri-state area's only graduate athletic training program.