Department of Exercise and Sport Science

 

 

 

 

 

Grants & Awards
 

The University of North Carolina's Sports Medicine Research Laboratory takes great pride in our research. A number of our faculty and students have received honors from external sources recognizing the work they put into his or her work. The high cost of performing research is made affordable by the generous gifts of foundations and by applying for and receiving external funding. Following is a list of these awards and grants.

Faculty Grants

Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, & Marshall SW.  2009-2011.  Prospective investigation of sport-related concussion: relationship between biomechanical, neuroanatomical, and clinical factors.  National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)  Role: Co-Primary Investigator  Amount Awarded: $276,033 (USD)

Blackburn, Troy (Project Leader/Co-Investigator)    (8/2009 – 7/2011) Influence of hamstring muscle stiffness on knee joint stability.  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Component of UNC-CH Injury Prevention Research Center Grant (PI, Runyan: 8/2009 – 7/2014) Project Funding Awarded: $139,633  Total Funding Awarded: $4,872,015       

Myers, J.B.  (PI)  /2009 – 6/2012)  Physical contributors to throwing injuries: A prospective study.  National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)  Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03).  Role: Co-Investigator.  Funding Awarded: $214,407

Myers, J.B., Marshall, S., Oyama, S., Guskiewicz, K.M., Blackburn, J.T., & Creighton, R.A. ($150,000) Physical contributors to throwing injuries: A prospective study. National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases RO3 Small Grants Program for New Investigators. (Awarded July 2009).

(Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, & Marshall SW) Principal Investigator, $159,261 with National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment - "Prospective Evaluation of Head Impacts in Youth Ice Hockey: Part II"

(Darin A. Padua) Co-Investigator, $137,190 with National Institutes of Health – “Lower Extremity Assessment Program for Collegiate Athletes: NCAA LEAP.” Onate JA, Hertel J, Padua DA, Marshall SW, Kramer L, Van Lunen B, Arnold BL, Ross SE (Awarded September 2006).

(Darin A. Padua) Co-Principal Investigator, $13,730 with National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation – “Descriptive Epidemiology of Injury to the Cruciate Ligaments.” Marshall SW, Padua DA (Co-PI) (Awarded August, 2006).

(Kevin M. Guskiewicz) Co-Investigator, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation - "A prospective analysis of head impacts sustained in Bantam-aged minor hockey players." (Awarded: December 2005)

(Darin A. Padua) Principal Investigator, $150,000 with National Academy of Sports Medicine – “Validation of Functional Movement Analyses and Integrated Training Programs to Enhance Performance and Prevent Injury.” Padua DA, King MA, McFarland D (Awarded August, 2005).

(Darin A. Padua) Co-Investigator / Field Coordinator (20% effort), $2,845,211 with National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Arthritis and Muscoloskeletal and Skin Disorders (1 R01 AR050461-01) –“Epidemiology of Jump Landing Movements and ACL Injury.” Marshall SW, Padua DA, Beutler AI, Guskiewicz KM, Garrett WE, Tokish JT, DeBeradino T, Pyne S, Yu B, Kirkendall D (Awarded February, 2005).

(Darin A. Padua) Principal Investigator, $75,241 with Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation – “Effect of a Military Movement Training Program on Lower Extremity Muscle Function.” Padua DA, Nelson B (Awarded January, 2005).

(Kevin M. Guskiewicz) Principal Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention- “Prospective investigation of sport-related concussion: Relationship between biomechanical, neuroanatomical, and clinical factors.” (Awarded: September 2004)

 

Faculty Awards

(Jason Mihalik)  First Runner-Up, NATA Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript  (2009)

(Jason Mihalik)  National winner, Canadian Athletic Therapists Association Writing Award  (2009)

(Troy Blackburn)  Recipient, National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research & Education Foundation Freddie H. Fu New Investigator Award (2009) 

(Troy Blackburn)  Recipient, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Exercise & Sport Science Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2009) 

(Troy Blackburn)  2nd Runner-up, Journal of Athletic Training Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript (2009)

(Kevin M. Guskiewicz) Honorary Fellowship into the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. September 2006.

(Kevin M. Guskiewicz) The NATA Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research. June 2006

(Darin A. Padua) The NATA New Investigator Award. June 2006

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Recipient of the Westchester University 2005 Legacy of Leadership Award. April 2005.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Awarded Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM). November 8, 2002.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript - second runner-up (Guskiewicz, K.M., Ross S.E., and Marshall S.W. Postural stability and neuropsychological deficits following concussion in collegiate athletes. Journal of Athletic Training, 36(3), 263-273, 2001.) Awarded June 2002.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) 2002 Research to Reality Award Recipient, Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association. January 8, 2002.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Stevens Visiting Professorship. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Awarded October 2000, Presented lectures on February 25-28, 2001.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Kevin P. Speer, MD New Investigator Award. National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation's annual award for outstanding young researcher. Awarded June 17, 1999.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Outstanding Faculty Award. University of North Carolina Alumni Association and Division of Student Affairs. Awarded April 15, 1998.

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript (Guskiewicz, K.M., Perrin, D.H., & Gansneder, B. Effect of mild head injury on postural stability. Journal of Athletic Training, 31(4)300-306, 1996). Awarded June 1997

(Kevin Guskiewicz) Junior Faculty Development Award ($3,000) - UNC-CH Committee on Faculty Research and Study Leaves, November 27, 1995

Students

(Johna Register-Mihalik) In Progress: National Football League Charities Medical Grant. An Assessment of High School Athletes’ and Coaches’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Sports-Related Concussion.           Role: Co-PI  $12,600  FUNDED (January 2009-December 2009)

(Johna Register-Mihalik) 2009 NATA Research and Education Foundation Doctoral Scholarship

(Johna Register-Mihalik) nominated - 2009 Southeastern College of Sports Medicine Student Research Presentation Finalist

(Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, & Marshall SW) Co-Principal Investigator, $159,261 with National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment - "Prospective Evaluation of Head Impacts in Youth Ice Hockey: Part II"

(David Bell) University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center Student Small Grant Recipient - "Effects of Hormone Concentration on Muscle Stiffness and Electromechanical Delay." (April, 2007)

(David Bell) NATA Doctoral Student Scholarship (Spring 2008)

(David Bell) Outstanding student presentation - Southeast Biomechanics Conference (2007).

(Johna Mihalik) Recipient of the Future Faculty Fellowship (July 2006)

(Johna Mihalik) NATA-REF Master’s Oral Presentation Winner- “Recovery Patterns in Individuals Reporting Posttraumatic Headache” (June 2006)

(Jason Mihalik) Canadian Athletic Therapists Association Research Grant - "An investigation of cervical spine stabilization in collegiate ice hockey players." (May 2006)

(Michelle Boling) University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center Student Small Grant Recipient - "A comparison of lower extremity kinematics, muscle activation, and strength, between individuals with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome." (April, 2006)

(Jason Mihalik) Co-Investigator, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation - "A prospective analysis of head impacts sustained in Bantam-aged minor hockey players." (December 2005)

(Michelle Boling) Recipient of the Future Faculty Fellowship (Summer 2005)

(Daniel Herman) University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center Student Small Grant Recipient (2005)

(Daniel Herman) University of North Carolina Robertson Collaboration Fund Grant Recipient (2005)

(Daniel Herman) Co-Advisor, National Institutes of Health T35 Short Term Research Training Grant #DK08965 - "Influence of trunk inclination on knee joint kinetics and kinematics during a drop-vertical jump task" (2005)

(Cathy Brown) Smith Graduate Research Grant. UNC-CH Graduate School Dissertation Grant
Collaborators: Kevin Guskiewicz PhD, ATC, Darin Padua PhD, ATC, Carol Giuliani PhD, PT, Steve Marshall PhD, Richard Mynark PhD, William Prentice PhD, PT, ATC. (November 2004)

(Cathy Brown) Injury Prevention Research Center/Office of Undergraduate Research at UNC-CH Injury Internship – Graduate Supervisor of Fay McCunniff.
Collaborators: Kevin Guskiewicz PhD, ATC; Fay McCunniff. (April 2004)

(Cathy Brown) Injury Prevention Research Center Student Small Grant Program at UNC-CH
Collaborators: Richard Mynark PhD. (April 2004)

(Daniel Herman) University of North Carolina Graduate School Scholars for Tomorrow Fellowship (2004)

(Cathy Brown) District III Research Grant National Athletic Trainer’s Association.
Collaborators: Kevin Guskiewicz PhD, ATC; Fay McCunniff. (November 2003)

(Cathy Brown) Winner for June 2003 Doctoral Oral Presentation. Abstract: "Comprehensive Assessment of Concussion in High School and Collegiate Athletics"

(Cathy Brown) William Reynolds Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School 2003

(James Onate) Eastern Athletic Trainers Association Graduate Research Merit Award. EATA Annual Meeting. (January 2003)
 

 
 

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