Ongoing research projects

 

Association between football exposure and dementia in retired football players

Principal investigator: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC

Co-Principal investigator: Stephen W. Marshall, PhD

Funding source: NFL Charities



Prospective investigation of sport-related concussion: Relationship between biomechanical, neuroanatomical, and clinical factors

Principal investigator: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC

Co-Principal investigators: Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC; Stephen W. Marshall, PhD

Funding sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)



Refining a dual-task rehabilitation program for mild traumatic brain injury

Principal investigator: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC

Funding sources: NC TRaCS



The study of head impact biomechanics in adolescent and youth minor ice hockey players

Principal investigator: Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

Co-investigators: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC; Stephen W. Marshall, PhD; J. Troy Blackburn, PhD, ATC; Richard M. Greenwald, PhD; Robert C. Cantu, MD

Funding sources: Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation; USA Hockey; National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)



Hypopituitarism in retired football players

Principal investigator: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC

Co-Principal investigator: Daniel Kelly, MD (John Wayne Cancer Inst. at St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA)

Funding source: National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)



Reliability and utility of the CNS Vital Signs neurocognitive test battery: Implications for concussion assessment

Principal investigator: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC

Co-Principal investigators: Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC; Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC



Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning concussion among youth athletes, coaches, and parents

Principal investigator: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC



Concussion Prevention Initiative: The effects of concussion on postural stability and neurocognitive function on collegiate athletes

Principal investigator: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC

Co-Principal investigator: Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC; Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC; Stephen W. Marshall, PhD

Funding source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


High school athletes’ and coaches’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning concussion.

Principal investigator: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC

Co-investigators: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC; Stephen W. Marshall, PhD; Laura A. Linnan, Sc.D; Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC; Frederick O. Mueller, PhD

Funding source: National Football League Charities Medical Research Grant



Reliability of the CNS Vital Signs test battery among healthy young adults with and without a history of concussion.

Principal investigator: Johna K. Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC

Co-investigators: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC; Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, ATC; Julianne D. Toler, MA, ATC



Headache and mood profiles in a collegiate athletic population

Principal investigator: Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC

Co-investigators: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC; Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC; John D. Mann, MD