Eastern Michigan Athletics
Staff Directory
Gretchen Fox
- Title:
- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Health and Well-Being
- Email:
- Phone:
- 734.487.5183
Gretchen Fox is in her first year as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Health and Well-Being at Eastern Michigan University. She had spent the last five years as EMU's Associate AD for Sports Medicine prior to the promotion on Oct. 31, 2024.
Fox expanded her responsibilities to include overseeing the health and sports performance programs for all of EMU’s 500+ student-athletes. In addition to managing athletic training, counseling, and nutrition services, Fox serves as the sports administrator for the women’s rowing team. Additionally, she serves as EMU's designated NCAA Athletics Healthcare Administrator.
Fox spent the eight years at the University of Toledo, most recently serving as the Rockets' Assistant Director of Sports Medicine and Associate Head Athletic Trainer. In her role, she coordinated a patient-centered care approach for more than 100 male and female Division I athletes in four sports, that included general medical, nutrition, mental health, and orthopaedic conditions. Fox worked directly with women’s soccer and supervised the graduate assistant athletic trainers in the sports of baseball, softball, and women’s swimming & diving.
Fox joined the Toledo program in 2009 before being promoted to the Associate Head Athletic Trainer in 2013. She then added the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine title in 2018.
A native of Richmond, Va., she arrived in the Glass City following three years at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. During her time with the Paladins, she worked directly with the women’s soccer and women’s basketball programs. She spearheaded the preventative ACL strengthening program for female student-athletes with video analysis.
Fox joined the Paladins’ staff in July 2006 after she received her master’s degree in education from North Carolina State University, while working with the Wolfpack men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams.
The 38-year old Fox earned her bachelor’s degree from Elon University in 2004, where she worked with the Phoenix’s baseball, men’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s basketball squads.
Fox is a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, College Athletic Trainer’s Society, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Mid-American Conference Athletic Trainer’s Association, and Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Association, and has presented at multiple national sports medicine conferences.
Fox added a second master’s degree in business administration in 2016 from the University of Toledo.
Fox expanded her responsibilities to include overseeing the health and sports performance programs for all of EMU’s 500+ student-athletes. In addition to managing athletic training, counseling, and nutrition services, Fox serves as the sports administrator for the women’s rowing team. Additionally, she serves as EMU's designated NCAA Athletics Healthcare Administrator.
Fox spent the eight years at the University of Toledo, most recently serving as the Rockets' Assistant Director of Sports Medicine and Associate Head Athletic Trainer. In her role, she coordinated a patient-centered care approach for more than 100 male and female Division I athletes in four sports, that included general medical, nutrition, mental health, and orthopaedic conditions. Fox worked directly with women’s soccer and supervised the graduate assistant athletic trainers in the sports of baseball, softball, and women’s swimming & diving.
Fox joined the Toledo program in 2009 before being promoted to the Associate Head Athletic Trainer in 2013. She then added the Assistant Director of Sports Medicine title in 2018.
A native of Richmond, Va., she arrived in the Glass City following three years at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. During her time with the Paladins, she worked directly with the women’s soccer and women’s basketball programs. She spearheaded the preventative ACL strengthening program for female student-athletes with video analysis.
Fox joined the Paladins’ staff in July 2006 after she received her master’s degree in education from North Carolina State University, while working with the Wolfpack men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams.
The 38-year old Fox earned her bachelor’s degree from Elon University in 2004, where she worked with the Phoenix’s baseball, men’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s basketball squads.
Fox is a Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, College Athletic Trainer’s Society, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Mid-American Conference Athletic Trainer’s Association, and Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Association, and has presented at multiple national sports medicine conferences.
Fox added a second master’s degree in business administration in 2016 from the University of Toledo.
| The Gretchen Fox File | ||
| Name: | Gretchen E. Fox | |
| High School: | Godwin H.S. - Richmond, Va. | |
| College: | Elon University - Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine - 2004 | |
| North Carolina State University - Master's degree in Adult and Community College Education - 2006 | ||
| University of Toledo - Master's degree in Masters of Business Administration - 2016 | ||
| Professional Experience | ||
| Year | School/Company | Position |
| 2024-Present | Eastern Michigan University | Senior Associate Athletics Director for Health and Well-Being |
| 2018-24 | Eastern Michigan University | Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine |
| 2018 | University of Toledo | Assistant Director of Sports Medicine & Associate Head Athletic Trainer |
| 2013-18 | University of Toledo | Associate Head Athletic Trainer |
| 2009-13 | University of Toledo | Assistant Athletic Trainer |
| 2008-09 | Kadi Medical Service | EMT |
| 2006-09 | Furman University | Assistant Athletic Trainer |
| 2004-06 | North Carolina State University | Graduate Assistant |
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