Amy joined the WVC Athletics staff as the Certified Athletic Trainer in March of 2021. She was hired on after working at Central Washington University, providing care for the women’s rugby, women’s basketball and women’s soccer teams. “I believe in treating the athlete as a whole and mental health is a main pillar in my treatment philosophy,” Dehmer states. She developed a mental health emergency action plan to guide others through a mental health crisis, and generated a return to play progression for athletes who needed to take a step away from athletics to focus on their mental health. While at CWU, she also helped create a new concussion policy to align with recent guidelines set forth by the NCAA and created COVID-19 policies and procedures.

Prior to CWU, Dehmer worked at the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) where she was the head athletic trainer for the football team. With a limited staff working with a large number of athletes, her focus was on injury prevention. “Injuries you don’t have are injuries you don’t have to treat” Dehmer explained. “This keeps athletes out on the field/court doing what they love.” She used yoga and weight lifting to target specific areas of common injuries and developed a sport specific warm-up and cool down. At UMC she also provided coverage for the men’s basketball team. During the basketball season she helped not only with athletic training needs but also with nutrition, recovery programs, and injury prevention programs.

Dehmer received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN, and then went on to complete her Master’s degree in Athletic Training in 2016. She possesses a Graston M1 certification, ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer certification, and is educated in active/passive release techniques, therapeutic cupping, and other manual therapies. 

“I am excited for this new opportunity and the challenges it may present.” When she’s not working you can find her hiking up in the hills, paddle boarding up the river or spending time with friends and family.