Dr. Charity Lane successfully defends PhD dissertation

Charity L. Lane, Ph.D., CPT, FNS, GFI – Board Member and Director of Program Development of US Spine & Sport Foundation – successfully defended her PhD doctoral dissertation on “An Exploration of Administrative and Shift Leaders’ Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption and Maintenance of Firefighter Physical Fitness Programs”, Health and Human Performance, Concordia University Chicago. The study’s novel findings and subsequent implementation and research recommendations will aid the fire service in shaping robust and sustainable worksite fitness programs aligned to NFPA standards and WFI guidelines.  Congratulations, Dr. Lane!