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