David O. Draper, EdD, ATC, LAT
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Career Timeline (Verified)
- Earned the EdD in 1984 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Source: his author note in the Journal of Athletic Training, 1987 (PMID 2437492), which states verbatim: "He received his EdD in 1984 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University".
- Joined Brigham Young University by 1987 as an assistant professor in the HPER Department (same author note, PMID 2437492).
- Brigham Young University affiliation appears on 31 of his 33 affiliation-bearing indexed papers, 1992-2021, including "Graduate Athletic Training Program, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT" with david_draper@byu.edu (PMID 14964587).
- Research program: human muscle temperature response to therapeutic ultrasound, cold, and diathermy; the "stretching window" concept (PMIDs 8535471, 7742841); and later long-duration low-intensity ultrasound (sustained acoustic medicine).
Achievements and Standing (Verified)
- Professor of Athletic Training at Brigham Young University.
- Co-author (with Kenneth L. Knight) of the textbook "Therapeutic Modalities", editions 2006-2012; the 2012 edition cover carries the credential string "David O. Draper EdD ATC LAT".
- Bibliometrics are intentionally omitted: his OpenAlex author profile (A5102949412) has merged in 2 satellite-remote-sensing papers by a different David Draper, so citation totals and h-index aggregates would be unreliable. The profile still confirms his identity -- its corpus matches his ultrasound, diathermy, and shortwave research with his BYU co-authors. His ORCID is likewise attached to the merged profile and is therefore not cited here.
Role in Study 3
Co-author of Study 3. See Study 3: Shortwave Diathermy Enhances Ankle Dorsiflexion More Than Stretching Alone (Journal of Athletic Training, 2002).
Relationship statement: King Brand utilized the individual's work in the development of our products and treatments. The study and all the professional's work was independent of King Brand - they did not work for us, nor were they compensated by us - it is truly independent. King Brand has relied on the results of this study, this individual's work, and the work and studies of others in the development of our medical solutions.
Sources
PubMed author corpus · OpenAlex author record · Draper author note (PMID 2437492) · Open Library edition record · Study 3 on PubMed (PMID 12937443)
Profile verified as of 2026-09-04; annual re-verification scheduled. Every statement is traceable to the sources above; facts that could not be verified are omitted.