Shari Bartz-Smith currently serves as the Program Director of Athletic Training at Grand Valley State University, a position held since August 1999. Prior to this role, Shari Bartz-Smith worked as an Athletic Trainer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1995 to 1999. Shari Bartz-Smith earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Health Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham between 1998 and 2003 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Grand Valley State University, obtained from 1987 to 1992.