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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
ATHLETIC TRAINING/SPORTS MEDICINE
RESEARCH LABORATORY
Geoff Gustavsen, MD
Medical Director - AT Research Lab
Adjunct Instructor Dept. of KAAP
Thomas Buckley, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor
Andrew Reisman, MD, ATC
UD Team Physician
ATEP Medical Director
Thomas W. Kaminski, PhD, ATC,
FNATA, FACSM
Professor
Director of Athletic Training Education
Charles “Buz” Swanik, PhD,
ATC, FNATA
Professor
Katie Breedlove, PhD, ATC
Post Doctoral Researcher
Ryan DeWolf, MS, ATC
Research Coordinator
NCAA CARE Consortium
Project
Doctoral Students
Aaron Struminger, MS, ATC
Jessie Oldham, MS
Melissa DiFabio, MS, ATC
Bethany Wisthoff, MS, ATC
William “Wes” Sellars, ATC
Masters Students
The primary focus of the laboratory within the domain
of Sports Medicine is to study sensorimotor &
neurocognitive aspects of musculoskeletal related
injury. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on sportrelated concussions
Meeja Kinsey, ATC
Steven Browne, ATC
The Athletic Training Research Laboratory was
established in Fall of 2003 under the guidance of Dr.
Thomas Kaminski. Since then, the laboratory has grown
to include 2 additional faculty members, along with UD
Physicians Dr. Geoffrey Gustavsen & Dr. Andrew
Reisman and 7 PhD and 10 Masters students providing
research opportunities to both undergraduate and
graduate students. Collaborative projects have been
developed within the University of Delaware including
the Department of Athletics, Departments of Physical
Therapy, Mechanical & Chemical Engineering, Student
Health Services, and Intramural Athletics and
Recreation Services. In addition, several State of
Delaware interscholastic (high school) sports programs
and regional Sports Medicine specialists are involved
with current research efforts. The laboratory research
group has numerous annual peer-reviewed scientific
publications, published abstracts, and a multitude of
professional presentations ranging from regional
clinical meetings to international sports medicine
conferences.
Caroline Howard, ATC
KinCom Isokinetic Dynamometer
Chantel Hunter, ATC
Ankle Arthrometer
Custom-built Muscle Stiffness/
Proprioception Testing Device
1. Examine injury mechanisms, prevention &
rehabilitation strategies in athletes for accelerated return
to competition.
2. Apply what is learned from the uniqueness of
competitive athletes to improve the health & well-being of
all physically active individuals.
A variety of testing models and instrument/software
platforms are used to advance this research agenda
including the study of chronic ankle instability, the role of
fatigue with injuries, the neuropsychological effects of
purposeful heading in soccer, the neurocognitive and
biomechanical factors related to non-contact injuries,
including stability, proprioception and muscle stiffness.
The laboratory is equipped with unique combination of
clinical instruments and technology including a KinCom
AP125 Isokinetic Dynamometer, a Bortec 8 channel EMG
system, a pneumatically-driven ankle perturbation device,
a custom-designed muscle stiffness and proprioception
testing device (SPAD), a pair of computerized
neuropsychological testing batteries (ANAM and
ImPACT), GAITRite® a portable GAIT Analysis
Walkway, Tekscan MobileMat BESS™ a computerized
implementation of the Balance Error Scoring System
(BESS), Bortec Biomedical LTD© EMG System for
electromyographic studies, a portable GE Logic
musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging unit, and a Head
Impact Telemetry System (HITS).
Sarah Roger, ATC
Bortec Biomedical LTD© EMG System
GE Logic Ultrasound Unit
Kelsey Bryk, MS
Masters Students
Jenna Liljeberg, CSCS
Lindsay Yates, ATC
Sam Schlegeter, ATC
Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS)