Western Carolina University

Alisha Grisby came to Western Carolina as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in September of 2019.

She works with the women's basketball team and is also one of the insurance coordinators. Grisby is responsible for the overall daily health care of the Catamount women’s basketball athletes, including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation for injuries and illnesses.

Prior to coming to WCU, Grisby spent a year at the University of Kansas under an Athletic Trainer Assistantship, working primarily with the women’s rowing team. She also worked as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Rockwall Heath High School overseeing 24 athletic teams.

Grisby earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Central Oklahoma. She received her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology: Exercise Fitness Management in 2014. She also received her Masters of Science in Athletic Training in 2016. While at UCO, she worked as a Graduate Athletic Training Student for football, volleyball, and men’s basketball.

Grisby is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the College Athletic Trainers' Society, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.