Sports Injury Prevention Research Group

Sports Injury Prevention Research Group

Improving sports safety and wellness for individuals and populations

In the Laboratory

We are most interested in how the nervous system and musculoskeletal system work together to produce human movement, and the relationships between specific movement patterns and neural profiles and musculoskeletal health.

We utilize cutting-edge instrumentation to identify factors that can be targeted in athletes/patients to prevent injury and improve performance.

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In the Community

We work to improve the health and safety of athletes from a variety of populations such as recreational, club, high school, and collegiate sports through multidisciplinary research.

We collaborate with high schools, the Pac-12 Conference, and community-based sports medicine clinicians to study and address problems at a population level using a variety of approaches including injury surveillance, policy development and evaluation, and implementation science.

Research group news and stories

  • Clinical Assistant Professor Sam Johnson shares his journey in athletic training education, teaching philosophy, and passion for preparing students to provide quality care to patients.

Recent publications

(This is not an exhaustive list. We are still rebuilding our database of faculty publications. Visit individual faculty profiles for more extensive lists of their publications.)

2024

Huang, Y., Mulligan, C.M., Johnson, S.T., Pollard, C.D., Hannigan, K., Stutzenberger, L., Norcross, M.F.  (2024)  Differential influence of quadriceps rate of torque development on single- and double-leg landing mechanics in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed and control females  Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy  
Tucker, A.P., Norcross, M.F., Hannigan, K., Johnson, S.T.   (2024)  The Effect of Insurance Type on Time to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients: A Critically Appraised Topic  International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training  
Mulligan, C.M., Johnson, S.T., Pollard, C.D., Hannigan, K., Athanasiadis, D., Norcross, M.F.  (2024)  Deceleration Profiles Between the Penultimate and Final Steps of Planned and Reactive Side-Step Cutting.  Journal of Athletic Training  59(2)

2023

Chou, T., Huang, Y., Leung, W., Brown, C.N., Kaminski, T.W., Norcross, M.F.  (2023)  Does prior concussion lead to biomechanical alterations associated with lateral ankle sprain and anterior cruciate ligament injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis  British Journal of Sports Medicine  57(23)