University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Part Of Three AAC Research Grant Proposals
Jun 20, 2017 | General
League's research symposium set for spring of 2018.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Three University of Memphis professors and a graduate of the institution are taking part in the 2017-18 research grant proposals for the American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium, the league office announced Tuesday. The research itself will be presented at The American Research Symposium, hosted by UCF next spring, Apr. 6-7, 2018.
Drs. Brennan K. Berg, Max Paquette and Douglas Powell are the three University professors, and the Memphis graduate is Dr. John Hyden (BS 1997; MBA 2000). Berg also is a Memphis graduate, earning both his undergraduate and master's degrees from the institution.
The following are the grant research proposals on which the University of Memphis is working:
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The goal of the American Athletic Conference Research Grant Program is to assist conference institutions in the development of enhanced studies related to student-athlete well-being. Research findings will be submitted for publication in scholarly journals, presented as white papers, and posted on the American Athletic Conference website by August, 2018.
"By virtue of the American Research Grant Program, our conference has a unique opportunity each year to be a national leader in research related to student-athlete well-being," American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said. "This research will support multiple initiatives and affirms our commitment to conducting and advancing scholarly studies in this vital area. The grant program also fosters a sense of partnership among our member institutions."
The American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium was founded in 2016 as a presidential initiative by the league's member institutions to promote academic excellence and to develop opportunities for collaboration and professional development for faculty, administrators and students. The core focus of the Consortium is the conduct of research regarding student-athlete health and well-being. The Consortium aims at fostering partnerships among member institutions and developing initiatives that advance the academic mission of each institution.
The inaugural American Athletic Conference Academic Symposium – another key initiative of The Academic Consortium – was hosted by Temple University Mar. 23-24, 2017, and drew more than 60 faculty members, administrators, students and staff from the league's member institutions.
The following are brief bio sketches on the Memphis researchers:
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Drs. Brennan K. Berg, Max Paquette and Douglas Powell are the three University professors, and the Memphis graduate is Dr. John Hyden (BS 1997; MBA 2000). Berg also is a Memphis graduate, earning both his undergraduate and master's degrees from the institution.
The following are the grant research proposals on which the University of Memphis is working:
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- Berg and Dr. Stacy Warner (Memphis/East Carolina): Study will measure how a sense of community is being fostered for American Athletic Conference student-athletes via a survey
- Paquette, Powell and Allison Gruber (Memphis/Indiana): Study will develop methods for student-athletes and coaches to identify "high risk" training periods to avoid injury development
- Paquette, Powell and Hyden (Memphis): Study will determine the efficacy of reactive training on return-to-play and secondary musculoskeletal injury following concussed in collegiate student-athletes
The goal of the American Athletic Conference Research Grant Program is to assist conference institutions in the development of enhanced studies related to student-athlete well-being. Research findings will be submitted for publication in scholarly journals, presented as white papers, and posted on the American Athletic Conference website by August, 2018.
"By virtue of the American Research Grant Program, our conference has a unique opportunity each year to be a national leader in research related to student-athlete well-being," American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco said. "This research will support multiple initiatives and affirms our commitment to conducting and advancing scholarly studies in this vital area. The grant program also fosters a sense of partnership among our member institutions."
The American Athletic Conference Academic Consortium was founded in 2016 as a presidential initiative by the league's member institutions to promote academic excellence and to develop opportunities for collaboration and professional development for faculty, administrators and students. The core focus of the Consortium is the conduct of research regarding student-athlete health and well-being. The Consortium aims at fostering partnerships among member institutions and developing initiatives that advance the academic mission of each institution.
The inaugural American Athletic Conference Academic Symposium – another key initiative of The Academic Consortium – was hosted by Temple University Mar. 23-24, 2017, and drew more than 60 faculty members, administrators, students and staff from the league's member institutions.
The following are brief bio sketches on the Memphis researchers:
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- Berg is an Assistant Professor of Sports Commerce in the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management at the University. Dr. Berg has been appointed by University of Memphis President David Rudd to serve on the Faculty Athletics Committee. Dr. Berg also is The University of Memphis representative to the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA).
- Powell is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Studies at Memphis with undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities. Dr. Powell competed as a collegiate and semi-professional soccer player at East Carolina University and Tobacco Road FC, respectively. He has also coached soccer athletes from youth to professional levels.
- Paquette is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Studies at the University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate exercise science and biomechanics classes. He competed as a collegiate athlete in cross country and track at The University of Guelph (Canada) and served as team captain in 2008. During his collegiate career, he won multiple national titles in cross country and track and, in 2008, he was a national and Olympic Trials finalist in the 3000m steeplechase with the Speed River Track & Field Club.
- Hyden graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science in biology in 1997 and a Masters of Business Administration in 2000. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2005. Hyden is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the College of Arts and Sciences at Memphis.
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