Dr. Shelley Blakey, DAT, LAT, ATC  

Athletic Trainer/Healthcare Educator

Shelley Blakey is a licensed and certified athletic trainer that is passionate about creating positive healthcare experiences for athletes and healthcare students. A former DI athletic trainer at the University of Virginia for 20 years and a mother of high school athletes, she is empathetic to the time demands placed on athletes at all levels and the toll injuries may take on an athlete’s identity and well-being.

Dr. Blakey completed her Master's of Science in Education from the University of Virginia and her Doctor of Athletic Training degree from Temple University. She currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia where in addition to serving on the Medical Advisory Council at Morgan’s Message, she works to help educate student athletes and healthcare students on the importance of sports health and safety including recognizing and destigmatizing mental health in sport.