Melissa Anderson

Education:

BS, Exercise Science, Humbolt State University, Arcata, CA

MS, Exercise Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Major research area(s):

Concussion, repetitive head impacts sustained through sports participation, neuroinflammatory blood-based biomarkers, subsequent injury risk following a concussion, biomechanics following a concussion. 

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