Graduate Athletic Training Program Research
Class of 2024:
Kyle S Mether, Zoë A Perrin, Samuel L Emberton: Association of Perceptual-Response Training with Injury Incidence among Secondary School Athletes
Morgan S. Lambert and Amber L. Roundtree: Associations among Concussion History, Psycho-Affective Status, and Cognitive-Motor Performance in College Students
Colt Batie and Dylan Walker: Association of Cumulative Training Load and Monotony on Core and Lower Extremity Injuries among College Football Players
Gray CE, Bill NM, Newman LD, Hogg JA: ACUTE IMPROVEMENTS IN QUADRICEPS RATE OF TORQUE DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTS USING MOTOR LEARNING THEORY
Bartlett LR, Pfaff EA, Hogg JA, Acocello SN: Prioritization of cognitive and motor components during dual-task activities
Class of 2023:
Lexi Fleming and Victoria Adams: Performance Enhancement of College Wrestlers through Immersive Virtual Reality Training
Jasmine Jones and Towanda Myers-Prescott: Association of Landing Error Scoring System with Self-Reported Fitness and Wellness among ROTC Cadets
Ryan Mayfield, Evan Harper, and Levi Grace: OPTIMAL-PREP and its Effect on Quadriceps Force Development in Patients with ACL-R
Courtney Noblett and Caroline Sarris: Test-Retest Reliability of Virtual Reality Measurements of Perceptual-Motor Function among Healthy College Students
Eric Smith, McKenzie Tucker, and Gunnar Sneed: Assessment of ROTC Cadet Performance Capabilities from Virtual Reality Metrics and Survey Responses
Kimberly Wynn and Paige Dill: Associations of Virtual Reality Metrics and Self-Reported Well-Being with Injury Occurrences among High School Athletes
Class of 2022:
Zach Brown, Sydne Stepaniuk, and Bailey Sexton: Relationship of Perceptual-Motor Function with Lower Extremity Injuries Among Female College Basketball Players
Kayla Hayes, Faith Heyl, and Cat Pribbenow: Prospective Association of Perceptual-Motor Efficiency and Perceived Well-Being with Performance Among Collegiate Wrestlers
Tan Le, Ross Sessions, and David May: What Is the Effect of Physical Exertion on Cognitive Performance Under Various Dual-Task Conditions?
Becca Linderman, Elizabeth Rogers, Destiny Wilhite: The Effect of a Perceptual-Motor Training Program on the Neural Processing Efficiency of College Football Athletes
Kris Ippolito, Zane Slater, and Trevor Shim: Reactive Agility, Pupil Diameter, and Injury Associations Among College Football Players
Class of 2021:
Elisabeth Kelley, Rylee Shimmin, and Deborah Kostrub: Association of Concussion History with Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Jaimie Mills, Sarah Sharpe, and Rachel Kozemko: Dietary Habits, Injury History, and Psychosocial Status Associations among College Athletes
Bry Edwards and Jana Alfred: Associations of Static Posture with Rosenberg Self-Esteem and Global Health
David Eldridge, Jeremy Page, and Andrew Evans: Associations among Measures of Physical Health, Mental Health, and Neural Efficiency
Travis Haanstad, Toryn Cornell, and Bonnie Blevins: Reactive Agility, Heart Rate Variability, and Injury Associations Among College Basketball Players
Mark Carden, Coleman Duke, and Joseph Martell: Pre-Participation Risk Screening Metrics Predict Core or Lower Extremity Injury Occurrences Among College Football Players
Class of 2020:
Tyler Perry, Tyler Brooks, and Ryan Lipe: Modifiable Neuromechanical Impairments among Elite Athletes with Sport-Related Concussion History
Ashley Grillo, Abigail Rogers, and Tyler Perry: Association of Heart Rate Variability with Perceptual-Motor Measures among ROTC Cadets
Ashley Williams, Samantha Kendall, and Colton Jenkins: The Impact of a Motor Learning Intervention on Dual-Task Cost
Andrew Wilson, Brittney Wilson, and Megan Dishman: Prediction of Sport-Related Concussion Occurrence among High School Football Players
Meredith Davis, Abigail Rucker, Justin Ramos: Effects of mTBI History and Mental or Physical Fatigue on Decision-Making Neural Processes
Melanie Schaefer, Victoria Jenkins, Marcus Troutt: Association of Perceptual-Motor Efficiency with Core or Lower Extremity Injury among High School Athletes
Class of 2019:
Edien Fernandini, Jack Spillman, and MaKayla Colbert: Effects of mTBI on neuromechanical function of Olympic-level boxers.
Ryan Crane, Garrett Lesher, and Ethan Perry: Whole-body reactive agility asymmetries among athletes with concussion history.
Maddy Chadwell and Lauren Easter: Dual-task training for visual-cognitive-motor neural integration in ROTC cadets.
Mason Briles and Alyssa Johnson: Reliability and concurrent validation of TRAZER® to 3D motion capture.
Ronnie Bridges, Katey Rogers, Quentin Johnson, and Tyler Albright: Association of visual-cognitive-motor integration with core and lower extremity injury in college football.
Ashley Ferguson, Drew Getne, and Jenna Cecil: Association of repetitive head impact with neuromechanical test metrics of college football linemen.
Class of 2018:
Perception-Action Coupling Assessment and Training in ROTC Cadets by Alexis M Williams, MS, ATC; Madeline E Johnson, MS, ATC; Hunter L Amos, MS, ATC; Gary B Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Shellie N Acocello, PhD, ATC
Association of Neuromechanical Responsiveness with Lower Extremity Injury by Damon R. Sowers, MS, ATC; Sydney L. Rubingh, MS, ATC; Shellie N. Acocello PhD, ATC;
Gary B. Wilkerson EdD, ATC; Dustin C.Nabhan, DC, DACBSP, FACSM
Predictive Value of Injury Risk Screening for Collegiate Volleyball Players by Alexis B. Gaylor, MS, ATC; Abigale B. Daniels, MS, ATC; Richard J. Petty, MS, ATC; Shellie N. Acocello, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Neuromechanical Factors Associated with College Football Injury Risk by Rachael C. Anthony, MS, ATC; Teig M. Palmateer, MS, ATC; Gladys G. Ruiz-Malca, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Shellie N. Acocello, PhD, ATC
Class of 2017:
Association of Perception-Action Coupling with Concussion History and Self-Rated Function by Brian Fabries, MS, ATC; Elaine M. Odum, MS, ATC; Molly A. Vickers, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Shellie N. Acocello PhD, ATC
Relative Value of Dual-Task Screening Tests for College Football Injury Risk Assessment by Wilkerson GB, Greene MA, Ormond KE, Acocello SN: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN.
Dual-Task Screening for Identification of Persisting Concussion Effects on Cognitive Control in College Football Players by Wilkerson GB, Carney MB, Jones KE, Acocello S: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN.
Effectiveness of Metronome-Paced Training for Rehabilitation of Knee Neuromuscular Control Deficiency by Ponto JM, Proper HA, Piccirillo OL, Wilkerson GB, Acocello SN: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN.
Assessment of Injury Risk Screening Methods for Identification of Functional Impairment by Killian E. Mollner, MS, ATC; Jennifer A. Zimmerman, MS, ATC; William F. Dunham, MS, ATC; Carrie Baker, PhD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Associations of Neuromechanical and Behavioral Factors with Musculoskeletal Injury History by Wilkerson GB, Guida E, Heidt, Acocello S: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Chattanooga, TN.
Class of 2016:
Association of Pre-Participation Status with Injury Hazard over the Course of a Football Season by Abell A, Winnan B, Wilkerson GB, Baker CS, Colston MA.
Improvement of Visuomotor Performance Capabilities in Collegiate Football Players by Curtis L, Patrey T, Wilkerson GB, Acocello S, Colston MA.
Prediction of Core and Lower Extremity Injuries among High School Football Players by Dreyfus H, Ross R, Wilkerson GB, Colston, MA.
Validation of the Sport Fitness Index for Quantification of Injury Effects on Functional Status by Gross M, Shelton S, Wilkerson GB, Baker CS.
Assessment and Training of Dynamic Stabilization of the Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex by Morey K, McGrail R, Tanksley E, Wilkerson GB, Colston MA, LaCaze J.
Screening Measures for Prediction of Foot and Ankle Injury by Simonis M, Sbardellati A, Wilkerson GB, Colston MA.
Visuomotor Training for Injury Risk Reduction among College Football Players by Williams W, Loving M, Wilkerson GB, Acocello S, Colston MA.
Class of 2015:
Sleep Quality, Depression Symptoms, Reaction Time, and Injury Risk in College Basketball Players by Zach Adkins and Brian Meyers - The purpose of this study was to assess possible interrelationships among sleep quality, mental status, visuomotor RT and core or lower extremity injury occurrence among male and female college basketball players.
Exploratory Analysis of Factors Relating to Youth Football Concussion Risk by Lydia Wright and Sara Rock - The purpose of this study was to identify factors that may increase susceptibility to concussion occurrence among youth football players, or that may facilitate improvements in concussion management.
Lower Extremity Injury Risk among College Athletes Participating in Non-Contact Sports by Stephanie Medina and Casey Chiesa - The purpose of this study was to identify the strongest predictors of chronic and acute lower extremity injuries among college athletes on the basis of pre-participation survey responses and simple neuromuscular performance tests.
Interrelationships among Factors Associated with Injury Risk among College Football Players by Mattea Butler and Hillary Masdon - The purpose of this study was to assess possible interrelationships among anthropometric characteristics, postural balance, reaction time, and occurrence of lower extremity sprains and strains among college football players.
Visual Training Program Effect on Visuomotor Reaction Time of College Students by Matt Hildebrand and Sonny Sessions - The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which training on an iPad or laptop for enhanced neurocognitive processing of visual input can improve average speed of upper extremity physical responses to visual stimuli.
Comparison of Athletic Trainer Stress and Job Satisfaction with Different Models of Care Delivery by Colleen Hamman and Sarah Giles - The purpose of this study was to assess any differences in AT stress and job satisfaction between the traditional model and the medical model for delivery of athletic training services.
Effect of Concussion History on Neurocognition and Neuromuscular Function of College Football Players by Altovise Scott and Allison Varnell - The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of concussion history on various measures of cognitive function and neuromuscular control, and their possible association with musculoskeletal injuries among college football players.
Class of 2014:
Effect of Aerobic Capacity on Sprint Performance in College Football Linemen by Nicholas F. Bianco, MS, ATC; Kyle S. Strunk, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Static Analysis of Lumbar Spine Compression Load Imposed by Olympic-Style Weightlifting in Female College Athletes by Sammantha E. Brockel, MS, ATC, Amanda J. Cagle, MS, ATC, Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Effect of Sub-Occipital Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Visuomotor Reaction Time by Lindsay M. Cope, MS, ATC, Joshua L. Ivens, MS, ATC, Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC, John G. Louis, LMT
Evaluation of a Survey Instrument for Assessment of Injury Risk among Athletes by Jade C. Evink, MS, ATC, Lynette E. Fitts, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Effect of Negative Life Events on Visuomotor Performance and Injury Incidence by Anne Marie Jones, MS, ATC; Sharon West, MS, ATC; Gary B Wilkerson, EdD, ATC, Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC
Associations of Aerobic Capacity and Dietary Attitudes to Metabolic Syndrome by Jesse R. Littlefield, MS, ATC, Madeleine E. Przybyl, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Preseason Screening of Collegiate Football Players for Assessment of Injury Risk by Eric M. Mathis, MS, ATC, Ian A. Carruthers, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Prediction of Overuse Syndromes in College Athletes through Preseason Screening by Brienna L. Morris, MS, ATC; Kirsten C. Ely, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC
Identification of Patellar Tendinopathy Risk Factors Combined with Ultrasonography by Meredith J. Piacentini, MS, ATC; Sheena K. MacGowan, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Potential for Improvement of Visuomotor Reaction Time among Collegiate Athletes by Kevin A. Simpson, MS, ATC; Ryan A. Clark, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Case-Control Analysis of Chronic Ankle Instability in Female College Athletes by Erica H. Zabkar, MS, ATC; Timothy J. Zinke, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Class of 2013:
Development of a Survey Instrument for Quantification of Sprain and Strain Injury Risk Among College Athletes by Lindsay W. Austin, MS, ATC, Cherell J. Lawson, MS, ATC, Carrie Baker, PhD, ATC, Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Association of Dietary Habits with Cardiometabolic Status and Quadriceps Strength of College Football Linemen by Emily B. Davis, MS, ATC, Misha A. Fanelli, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
A Possible Alternative to Computerized Neurocognitive Testing for Quantification of Reaction Time by Jennifer N. Dorman, MS, ATC, John M. Gregorich, MS, ATC, Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC
Quantification of Ankle Function and Confidence Following Ankle Injury in High School and College Athletes by Aynsley D. Entrekin, MS, ATC; Micah E. LaJoie, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC
Change in Neurocognitive-Reaction Time Following Sub-Occipital Manual Therapy by Arlene J. Larralde, MS, ATC; Benjamin D. Stewart, MS, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; John G. Louis, LMT by Lauren J. Miller, MS, ATC; Tara M. Milburn, MS, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Injury Risk Assessment and Effectiveness of Risk Reduction Training in Female Collegiate Lacrosse Players by Valerie K. Snider, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC, Daniel C. MacLea IV, MS, ATC*
Assessment of the Quality and Quantity of Athletic Training Education Program Faculty Scholarship by Keresa H. Steichen, MS, ATC; Hannah E. Presley, MS, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
Development of a Prediction Model for Identification of High-Cost Sports Injury Cases by Kelly M. Tucker MS, ATC, Melody A. Mullis MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC, Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC
Class of 2012:
COMPARISON OF TWO MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF CORE AND LOWER EXTREMITY SPRAINS AND STRAINS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS by Christopher J. Brown, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC
Pre-Season Characteristics of College Athletes as Predictors of Musculoskeletal Injury Risk by Rachel N. Burdette, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEUROCOGNITIVE REACTION TIME AND INCIDENCE OF CORE OR LOWER EXTREMITY SPRAIN OR STRAIN by April S. Clark, MS, ATC; Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
EFFECT OF A MULTI-SEGMENTAL ROTARY EXERCISE PROGRAM ON HIP EXTERNAL ROTATOR AND ANKLE INVERTOR STRENGTH by Kayleigh K. Edwards, MS, LAT, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
IDENTIFICATION OF SHOULDER INJURY RISK AMONG COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS by Daryl A Faulkner, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC
EFFECTS OF LOW BACK MANUAL THERAPY ON PERCEIVED STATUS CHANGE AND KNEE EXTENSOR TORQUE by Megan L. Gibson, MS, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC; John G. Louis, LMT
Quantification of Ankle Sprain Risk Among College Football Players by Jessica L. Guadagno, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
CORE MUSCLE ENDURANCE TESTS AND JOINT FUNCTION SURVEYS FOR INJURY PREDICTION by Katelin A. Knox, MS, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson EdD, ATC; Marisa A. Colston PhD, ATC
EFFECT OF HYDRATION STATUS ON NEUROCOGNITIVE TEST RESULTS by Michelle A. Moreland, MS, ATC; Brendon P. McDermott, PhD, ATC; Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC
PRE-PARTICIPATION INJURY RISK STATUS AS A PREDICTOR OF MEDICAL EXPENDITURES AND SECONDARY INSURANCE COSTS FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS by Thomas M. Morrison, MS, ATC, Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC, Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC
LUMBAR MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA RELATIONSHIP TO KNEE EXTENSOR AND HIP EXTERNAL ROTATOR ISOMETRIC STRENGTH by Abby M. Sroufe, MS, ATC; Marisa A. Colston, PhD, ATC; Gary B. Wilkerson, EdD, ATC
SWEAT RATE AND SWEAT-ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION IN ATHLETES EXPERIENCING RECURRENT MUSCLE CRAMPS VERSUS MATCHED CONTROLS by Robert Clay Townsend, MS, ATC; Brendon P. McDermott, PhD, ATC