Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Sherra Dowling was elvated to a full-time member of the WPI Athletic Training Staff in the fall of 2022. 

Prior to and throughout her career at WPI, Dowling served at Orthopedic Associates of Marlborough as a medical assistant. She worked closely with orthopedic surgeons and contributed to clinical and administrative tasks while developing and instructing at-home rehabilitation exercise programs for patients. 

In August 2019, Dowling gained certified athletic training experience at the NCAA Division III level working as a part-time staff member before returning to Boynton Hill in 2021. Another stop for Dowling was at Northeast Sports Training and Rehabilitation where she was the head athletic trainer at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, RI. 

Dowling provided athletic training services at a pair sports camps working with Wild Hawk Field Hockey and Brooks School providing medical coverage and management of injuries. 

The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) member earned her bachelor’s in health sciences at Franklin Pierce where she was a four-time Northeast-10 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient as a member of the women’s lacrosse program. Dowling earned her master’s of science degree in athletic training from Merrimack.