Football
Darby, Samantha
Samantha Darby
- Title:
- Athletic Trainer
- Email:
- sdarby@tulane.edu
Samantha Darby, MS, LAT, ATC, joined the Tulane sports medicine staff in July of 2025.
She arrived at Tulane after working at Furman University for five years first as an athletic training fellow being being elevated to full-time status in June 2021.
At Furman her sport duties included football and Furman’s cheerleaders. She also oversaw the sports medicine student assistants program and was the preceptor for High Point, Idaho, Georgia, and University of South Carolina MSAT programs. In addition, she served as a sports medicine assistant for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds and 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 3rd/4th Rounds.
A 2018 graduate of Seton Hall University with a bachelor of science degree in biology, Darby moved on to Moravian College for her master of science degree, which included clinical rotations at Lehigh University, St. Luke’s Health Network, and Monmouth University. Following graduation she completed additional training in Furman’s sports medicine fellowship program.
Darby has extensive post-graduate professional development and has been published in the Athletic Training Education Journal. In addition, she holds a number of certifications and licenses, including ATC and LAT. She is Graston Technique Trained, is an ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer, holds a Level 1 certification in Master Dry Needling, and is certified in Mental Health First Aid.
She arrived at Tulane after working at Furman University for five years first as an athletic training fellow being being elevated to full-time status in June 2021.
At Furman her sport duties included football and Furman’s cheerleaders. She also oversaw the sports medicine student assistants program and was the preceptor for High Point, Idaho, Georgia, and University of South Carolina MSAT programs. In addition, she served as a sports medicine assistant for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds and 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 3rd/4th Rounds.
A 2018 graduate of Seton Hall University with a bachelor of science degree in biology, Darby moved on to Moravian College for her master of science degree, which included clinical rotations at Lehigh University, St. Luke’s Health Network, and Monmouth University. Following graduation she completed additional training in Furman’s sports medicine fellowship program.
Darby has extensive post-graduate professional development and has been published in the Athletic Training Education Journal. In addition, she holds a number of certifications and licenses, including ATC and LAT. She is Graston Technique Trained, is an ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer, holds a Level 1 certification in Master Dry Needling, and is certified in Mental Health First Aid.