College of Health Sciences and Professions
Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Faculty
Ohio Expert
Melissa Anderson
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Exercise Physiology
Education
- Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- MS, Exercise Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
- BS, Exercise Science, Humbolt State University, Arcata, CA
Research Interests
- Concussion
- Repetitive head impacts sustained through sports participation
- Neuroinflammatory blood-based biomarkers
- Subsequent injury risk following a concussion
- Biomechanics following a concussion
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Select Publications
- Preliminary Study of Fear of Re-Injury Following Sport-Related Concussion in High School Athletes.
- Concussion Characteristics and Early Postinjury Outcomes Between College Students and Intercollegiate Athletes
- Under-representation of female athletes in research informing influential concussion consensus and position statements: an evidence review and synthesis
- The ability of CNS Vital Signs to detect coached sandbagging performance during concussion baseline testing: a randomized control trial