Scott M. Lephart, PhD, ATC

lephartsm@upmc.edu

Dr. Lephart is the director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory as well as Department Chair and Associate Professor of Sports Medicine and Nutrition and Assistant Professor within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his undergraduate degree at Marietta College (Marietta, OH) and both his Master's and Doctoral degrees in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) in 1988. Dr. Lephart's research interests include musculoskeletal sports and female ACL injury prevention, neuromechanical contributions to upper extremity function, and injury prevention in golfers.

Timothy C. Sell, PhD, PT

selltc@upmc.edu

Dr. Sell is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as Coordinator of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory. Dr. Sell completed his PhD in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) his Masters degree in Human Movement Science and his undergraduate in Physical Therapy at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC). His research interests include knee biomechanics during athletic tasks, pathomechanics of ACL injuries, and pediatric ACL injury prevention.

Kevin M. Conley, PhD, ATC

kconley@pitt.edu

Dr. Conley is the Director of the Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program for the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Conley completed with PhD in Rehabilitation Science as well as his Masters degree in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA). Prior to serving as the Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, he was a clinical instructor and staff athletic trainer for the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Conley's research interests include neuromuscular control and dynamic stabilization of the ankle and the contribution to injury prevention provided by external ankle supports.

John P. Abt, PhD, ATC

abtjp@upmc.edu

Dr. Abt is an Assistant Professor in Sports Medicine at the Neuromuscular Research within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Abt completed his PhD in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) as well as his Masters degree in Sports Medicine. His research interests include core stability in cyclists, pedaling mechanics in cyclists, and physiological training of cycling.

LTC Rusty Rowe, MD

Lieutenant Colonel Rusty Rowe, MD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh . LTC Rowe is the Command Surgeon of Special Operations Command Europe and former Division Surgeon of the Army 101 st Airborne (Air Assault) at Ft Campbell, KY. LTC Rowe received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine ( Houston , TX ) and his family practice residency at the Martin Army Community Hospital ( Columbus , GA ). LTC Rowe's research interests include the prevention of unintentional musculoskeletal injury in the military and performance optimization of the tactical athlete.

Tony Griego

Tony Griego serves as the Project Director for both the 101 st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell, KY and the Navy Seal, Little Creek, VA Neuromuscular Laboratory Research Projects. Mr. Griego brings 28 years of experience working with Department of Defense (DoD) government contracts, 15 years of project management experience, as well as 20 years in DoD and Corporate IT experience.  He completed his bachelors degree in  Computer Science at the University of Maryland, University College. He received a Professional Certificate in Project Management thru the University of California, Davis Division in 2002 and became certified in Homeland Security – Level V in 2005.   

Takashi Nagai, MS, ATC

tnagai@pitt.edu

Takashi is a doctoral student in Rehabilitation Science within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh (Anticipated graduation in 2007). Prior to enrolling in the doctoral program, Takashi completed his Masters degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Utah. His research interests include ACL repair techniques, rotational stability in ACL deficient copers, and the stretch shortening cycle.

Jennifer Deluzio

Jennifer Deluzio is a research assistant at NMRL's Department of Defense Laboratory at Ft. Campbell , KY. Prior to joining the lab at Ft. Campbell , she completed her Bachelor's degree in Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include: musculoskeletal injury prevention programs, the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in the military, and health issues related to female soldiers.

Anthony C. Zimmer, ATC

Anthony Zimmer is a research associate at the NMRL's Department of Defense laboratory at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek . Anthony completed his Bachelors degree in Rehabilitation Science with a concentration in Athletic Training at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the NMRL staff, Anthony worked for UPMC's Center for Sports Medicine as a Certified Athletic Trainer. Anthony's research interests include the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries and methods of performance enhancement in the military's elite special forces units.

Hung-Chun Huang, PT

huh8@pitt.edu

Hung-Chun (a.k.a. Gordon) is a master student in Sports Medicine within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh (anticipated graduation 2008). Prior to enrolling in the master program, Gordon completed his Bachelor degree in Physical Therapy at the National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan). His research interests include bicycling kinematics and kinetics, neuromuscular contributions to bicycling performance, and pathomechanics of meniscal injuries and neuromuscular control in relation to meniscal injury prevention.

Tony House, MS, ATC, CSCS

ajh55@pitt.edu

Tony is a doctoral student in Rehabilitation Science within the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh (Anticipated graduation in 2011).  Prior to enrolling in the doctoral program, Tony completed his Masters degree in Kinesiology-Biomechanics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  His research interests include the kinetic and kinematic consequence of prophylactic devices/techniques, lower extremity pathomechanics, and neuromuscular control relating to lower extremity injury prevention.

Doctoral Program in Sports Medicine

Roger Clark, PhD, ATC (1994): University of Southern Colorado

Paul A. Borsa, PhD, ATC (1994): University of Florida

Susan P. Lephart, PhD, ATC (1996): The Aircast Foundation

Danny M. Pincivero, PhD (1997): University of Toledo

Susan L. Rozzi, PhD, ATC (1997): College of Charleston

Timothy J. Henry, PhD, ATC (1997): SUNY Brockport

C. Buz Swanik, PhD, ATC (1998): University of Delaware

Kathleen A. Swanik, PhD, ATC (1998): Neumann College

Richard G. DeMont, PhD, CAT (1999): Concordia University (Canada)

Bryan L. Riemann, PhD, ATC (2000): Armstrong Atlantic State University

James F. Cerullo, PhD, ATC (2000): University of Pittsburgh

Joseph B. Myers, PhD, ATC (2001): University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Yan-Ying Ju, PhD, PT, ATC (2002): Chang Gung University (Taiwan)

Cheryl M. Ferris, PhD, ATC (2003): The Aircast Foundation

Kevin G. Laudner, PhD, ATC (2004): Illinois State University

Timothy C. Sell, PhD, PT (2004): University of Pittsburgh

John P. Abt, PhD, ATC (2004): University of Pittsburgh

Kevin M. Conley, PhD, ATC (2005): University of Pittsburgh

Yung-Shen Tsai, PhD, PT (2005): National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)