Portia B. Resnick, PhD, ATC, BCTMB, is the primary investigator of Massage Therapy Foundation’s (MTF) Ergonomics Study which is now collecting data via MassageNet members.

Dr. Resnick has over 25 years of experience in the sports medicine field as a board-certified athletic trainer and massage therapist. With a PhD in education with a concentration in kinesiology from  the University of Hawaii at Manoa, her research delved into the use of heart rate variability as a clinical measure of recovery in NCAA Division 1 athletes. Having worked as an athletic trainer at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels and as a sole proprietor in therapeutic and sports massage, she currently holds the positions of Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education at California State University, Long Beach. She has completed multiple massage-related research projects, including looking at heart rate variability as recovery from exercise, examining practices in sports massage, and massage ergonomics. She has given numerous presentations on manual therapy and is currently writing her first book on the anatomy and physiology of sports massage.