Director, Dr. R.J. Elbin
Robert J. Elbin, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Exercise Science and director of the University of Arkansas’s Office for Sport Concussion Research. Dr. Elbin’s research focuses on:
- Examining the neurocognitive, physical and psychosocial effects of sport-related concussion in youth and adolescent populations
- Identifying factors that influence risk and recovery from sport-related concussion
- Documenting best practices for the clinical assessment, management and treatment of concussion.
His graduate and post-doctoral training included both field- and clinic-based research fellowships in sports medicine and focused on the application of quantitative research methodology and statistical approaches for the study of sport-related concussion. Dr. Elbin has published more than 100 professional publications and presented more than 200 professional presentations in concussion. He has received funding as a co-investigator from external sources including the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Special Operations Command, National Operating Committee of Standards for Athletic Equipment and National Football League Charities.
Graduate Students
Kori Durfee — Kori received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Sioux Falls in 2019. She received a Master of Art in Kinesiology and Sports Management at the University of South Dakota in 2020 where she was a brain health research intern at Sanford Sport Science Institute. She is in her first year of her Ph.D. in Health, Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Arkansas.
Adam England — Adam received a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Wellness from Missouri Southern State University in 2021. He is in his second year of his Master of Exercise Science at the University of Arkansas.
Graduate Student Alumni
- Katie Stephenson (Ph.D. 2022; M.S. 2018) — Current post-doctoral fellow at University of New England/Harvard Medical School
- Natalie Amrhein (M.S. 2020) — Accepted a research coordinator position at Washington University in St. Louis
- Melissa Anderson (M.S. 2017) — Earned Ph.D. from University of Georgia (2021) and current post-doctoral fellow at University of Delaware
- Morgan Anderson (M.S. 2017) — Earned Ph.D. from Michigan State University (2021) and current post-doctoral fellow at Baylor Scott and White Sports Concussion Program
- Evan Dobbs (M.S. 2016)
- Mallory McElroy (M.S. 2018)
- McKenna Meddars (M.S. 2020)
- Samantha Mohler (M.S. 2018) — Accepted into the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
