Shameka Sharpe
MS, LATC, ATC
Shameka attained a Master of Science in Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) in 2021. During her graduate studies, she worked with patients aged 18-70, including large-scale high school athletics and Division I collegiate athletics. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Medicine, a minor in Nutrition, and pursued special studies in research of virtual gait training and response, from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) in 2016.
Shameka’s professional medical experience also includes certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic in eastern North Carolina (earned in 2019), and experience as an optometric technician with a focus on diseases such as metabolic syndrome, glaucoma, and keratoconus. In July 2021, Shameka started working at O’Halloran Rehabilitation, where she immediately began working alongside Dr. O’Halloran to assess and treat patients ranging in age from 7 to 97. Her patients include athletes in the Greensboro Tennis Program, as well as other athletes and non-athletes with varying skill levels and treatment goals. Shameka also has experience with professional-level athletes and served as the Head Athletic Trainer for an arena football team in the National Arena League.
Shameka served as the primary athletic trainer for women’s soccer, men's and women's wrestling, lacrosse, and esports at Greensboro College, a private Division III college. During her tenure, she was promoted from an Assistant Athletic Trainer to an Associate Athletic Trainer and Head Football Athletic Trainer.
Outside of healthcare and Kinesiology, Shameka has spent the past 10 years serving in various professional and volunteer roles in the hospitality industry, demonstrating her passion for and skill in providing an exceptional level of customer service. From bartending to dry needling, Shameka is a multifaceted individual who serves through the power of human interaction with an unmatched gift of empathy and the ability to connect with her patients to craft individualized, evidence-based treatment approaches.