Researchers

Kathryn Vidlock, MD is an Associate Professor at Rocky Vista University in Parker, Colorado.  She is board-certified in primary care sports medicine and certified in MSK ultrasound. She trained at the University of Minnesota for medical school and residency and the University of Iowa for her sports medicine fellowship. She serves as Director of Ultrasound for Rocky Vista University. She chairs the Research subcommittee of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Sports Ultrasound Committee. She is an instructor for many wilderness medicine courses and directs the Wilderness Medicine Track at Rocky Vista. She has spoken at national and international conferences about SIPE and authored many poster presentations and articles. She was a collegiate swimmer and loves wild swimming because of the connection with nature. She is passionate about the education of this understudied entity. 

Harrison Steins, DO is an emergency medicine resident at UCLA. His medical school training was at Rocky Vista University. He is extremely active in wilderness and austere medicine and earned a master's in austere medicine while in medical school. He was awarded the Ascent Award from the Wilderness Medical Society in 2026 for outstanding contributions to the field of wilderness medicine. He was lead author on several articles on SIPE and has been featured on podcasts and presented numerous posters on SIPE. 

Patricia Van Law is currently a research fellow at Rocky Vista University between her third and fourth years of medical school. She obtained her bachelor's in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota, followed by her master's in Biomedical Science from California Baptist University. She swam collegiately during this time and intends to complete a full Ironman within the next few years. She is presently interested in pursuing cardiology as a specialty. You can find Patricia being active outdoors in her spare time. 

Austin Mondello is a third-year medical student at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is interested in physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal medicine. Before medical school, he studied Exercise Science at Colorado Mesa University, where he was involved in human performance research and competed as an NCAA Division II swimmer. Austin enjoys staying active, spending time outdoors, golfing, swimming, and exploring Colorado. 

Sara Ingram is currently a second-year medical student at Rocky Vista University. She is interested in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine. She has Wilderness EMT certification, Advanced Wilderness Life Support certification, and is a member of the Rural and Wilderness Medicine Track. Before medical school, Sara spent 2 years in Australia obtaining her master's in Public Health. She enjoys triathlons, backpacking/hiking, boxing, and music.

Lily Granley is an EMT and undergraduate pre-med student at CU Boulder majoring in biochemistry.  She is certified in Advanced Wilderness Life Support and has helped with instruction of ultrasound skills for many wilderness medicine courses. She has previous research experience evaluating the use of ultrasound skills in wilderness medicine settings. She is currently a competitive swimmer at CU Boulder. She has been wild swimming since the age of 7 when she swam across the lake at her grandparent's cabin. She enjoys the free feeling of swimming in open water.