IUP Sports Medicine Department

IUP Sports Medicine Department Faculty Athletic Trainers

Jessica S. Baum, MS, ATC, CSCS

Jessie is a native of Norwalk, Ohio.  She began her athletic training education at Baldwin-Wallace College.  Following her undergraduate career, Jessie received a graduate assistantship at Ohio University and completed her master of science degree in 1999. 

Her athletic training career began as the assistant athletic trainer at Fredonia State University.  Prior to coming to IUP in 2003, Jessie was the head athletic trainer for the New York Power of the Women’s United Soccer Association, the Long Island Rough Riders Men’s Professional Soccer team and served as an assistant for the Long Island Ducks semipro baseball team.             


Robert W. Baron, MS, ATC, PES

Rob is originally from Grand Isle, Vermont.  He completed his undergraduate athletic training education at Johnson State College and came to IUP to complete his master of science degree in exercise science.  He had worked as the head athletic trainer at Purchase Line High School for four years prior to accepting the position at IUP in September 2004.


Frank A. Trenney, MS, ATC

Frank is a native of the Indiana, Pa. area.  He graduated from Derry High School and continued his education at IUP, earning his bachelor of science degree in 1992.  He proceeded on to Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., as a graduate assistant and received a master of science degree in kinesiology in 1993.  Frank returned to Indiana, Pa., and worked through Keystone Rehabilitation Systems and Indiana High School.  He joined the IUP sports medicine staff in 1994.