Diarmuid Christie ’23 joined the UCF sports medicine department in 2020. He primarily works with the football team.
Before arriving in Orlando, Christie worked at Purdue University's Recreation and Wellness Center as a graduate assistant from 2018-20.
An Ireland native, Christie served as the head athletic therapist for the Newton Blues GAA Club (Gaelic Football) in 2018 before coming stateside.
Christie earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic therapy and training from Dublin City University in Ireland before going on to obtain his master’s degree in health and kinesiology from Purdue University. He later earned his second master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (kinesiology and higher education) from UCF in 2023.