UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ATHLETIC TRAINING/SPORTS
MEDICINE RESEARCH LABORATORY
Athletic Training Faculty
Thomas W. Kaminski, PhD, ATC, FACSM Associate
Professor Director of Athletic Training Education
Charles Buz Swanik, PhD, ATC Associate Professor
Geoff Gustavsen, M.D. UD Team Physician
Andrew Reisman, M.D. UD Team Physician
Doctoral Students

Masters Students

Sports Medicine Fellows
Students
Sarah Trager, MS
Al Douex, MS, ATC
Steve Thomas, MEd, ATC
Laura Miller, ATC
Katie Morrison, MS, ATC
Greg Gutierrez, MS
Jong Shin, D.O.
Michael Ross, M.D.
Alan Needle, ATC
Adam Rosen, ATC
Jaime Lambert, ATC
Matt Hinsey, ATC
Devon Fegley, ATC
Matt Koscs , ATC
Mona Marrash, ATC
Mission
Research Goals

• Examine injury mechanisms, prevention
  rehabilitation strategies in athletes for
  accelerated return to competition.
• 2) Apply what is learned from the uniqueness of
  competitive athletes to
• improve the health well-being of all
  physically active individuals.

The primary focus of the laboratory within the
domain of Sports Medicine is to study
sensorimotor neurocognitive aspects of
musculoskeletal related injury.
Background
The Athletic Training Research Laboratory was
established in Fall of 2003 under the guidance of
Dr. Thomas Kaminski. Since then, the laboratory
has grown to include another faculty member, Dr.
Charles Buz Swanik, along with UD Sports
Medicine Physicians Dr. Geoffrey Gustavsen Dr.
Andrew Reisman, and 6 PhD and 7 Masters students
providing research opportunities to both
undergraduate and graduate students.
Collaborative projects have been developed within
the University of Delaware including the Division
of Intercollegiate Athletics, Departments of
Physical Therapy, Mechanical Chemical
Engineering, Student Health Services and
Intramural Athletics and Recreation Services. In
addition, several State of Delaware
interscholastic (high school) sports programs and
regional Sports Medicine specialists are involved
with current research efforts. The laboratory
research group has numerous annual peer-reviewed
scientific publications, published abstracts, and
a multitude of professional presentations ranging
from regional clinical meetings to international
sports medicine conferences.
Research Interests
A variety of testing models and
instrument/software platforms are used to advance
this research agenda including the study of
chronic ankle instability, the role of fatigue
with injuries, the neuropsychological effects of
purposeful heading in soccer, the neurocognitive
and biomechanical factors related to non-contact
injuries, including stability, proprioception and
muscle stiffness. The laboratory is equipped
with unique combination of clinical instruments
and technology including a KinCom AP125
Isokinetic Dynamometer, a Bortec 8 channel EMG
system, a pneumatically-driven ankle perturbation
device, a custom-designed muscle stiffness and
proprioception testing device, a pair of
computerized neuropsychological testing batteries
on 14 laptops for portable testing platforms, and
a Biopac MP150 Data Acquisition System for reflex
and nerve conduction studies.
Instrumentation
Ankle Arthrometer
Custom-built Muscle Stiffness/Proprioception
Testing Device
Biopac MP150 Data Acquisition System
KinCom Isokinetic Dynamometer