Professional Summary
Kevin
Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC
was hired by the Department Exercise and Sport Science in July 1995, and
was appointed Department Chair in July 2005. Kevin heads up the sport
concussion program at UNC, while also serving as the Director of the
Sports Medicine Research Laboratory and Research Director for the Center
for the Study of Retired Athletes. Kevin's teaching responsibilities
include Cadaver Anatomy, Therapeutic Modalities, Human Anatomy, and
Research Methods & Statistics in Sports Medicine. Kevin’s research is
focused on the assessment of sport-related concussion and the long-term
effects of concussion. He has been the recipient of over 15 funded
research grants on this topic, and has published over 45 journal articles
and five textbook chapters related to concussion in sport. He serves as
an Associate Editor for the Journal of Athletic Training, and is on the
editorial boards of two other journals. Kevin was the recipient of the
1997 Kenneth Knight Outstanding Research Manuscript for the Journal of
Athletic Training, the recipient of the 1999 NATA-REF New Investigator
Award for Athletic Training Research, and the 2006 Medal for Distinguished
Athletic Training Research. He was awarded Fellowship in the American
College of Sports Medicine in May 2003, and was inducted as a Fellow in
the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education in September
2006. He and his wife Amy have 4 children Jacob, Nathan, Adam, and Tessa. |
