Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine and Nutrition 
Director of Sustainability, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences 
msv11@pitt.edu  

Dr. Varnell is an assistant professor in the Athletic Training program in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS). She brings expertise in research methodology and upper extremity injury and evaluation. 

Dr. Varnell completed her bachelor’s degree in athletic training with a minor in Political Science at Grand Canyon University and her master’s degree in Sports Health Care at A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Science. She completed her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition.