Additional concussion resources can be found at the following websites or by contacting the ATSU Concussion Program.
National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Position Statement on Sport-Related Concussion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Concussion in Sports
The Brain Injury Association of America
The Brain Injury Association of Arizona
The Brain Injury Association of Florida
The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
Athletic Concussion Training for Coaches: concussion.orcasinc.com
Nurse's Guide to Sports Concussions
Brainbook: Concussion Awareness Training for High School Athletes
Johnson RS, Provenzano MK, Shumaker LM, Valovich McLeod TC, Welch CE. The Effect of Cognitive Rest as Part of Post-Concussion Management for Adolescent Athletes. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2016: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2015-0167.
Valovich McLeod TC. Best Practices for the Management of Sport-Related Concussion. The NACDA Report. Athletics Administration. 2016;2:1-3.
Kerr ZY, Yeargin SW, Valovich McLeod TC, Mensch J, Hayden R, & Dompier TP. Comprehensive Coach Education Reduces Head Impact Exposure in American Youth Football. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Published online October 16, 2015, doi: 10.1177/2325967115610545.
Valovich McLeod TC, Houston MN, Welch CE. The Pediatric Perspective on Sport-Related Concussion. Kinesiology Review. 2015; 4, 131–155.
Williams RM, Welch CE, Parsons JT, Valovich McLeod TC. Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Familiarity with and Perceptions of Academic Accommodations Following Sport-Related Concussion. Journal of Athletic Training. 2015;50(3): 262-269.
Weber ML, Welch CE, Parsons JT, Valovich McLeod TC. School Nurses' Familiarity and Perceptions of Academic Accommodations for Student-Athletes Following Sport-Related Concussion. Journal of School Nursing, 2015;31(2): 146-154.
Valovich McLeod TC, Hale TA. Vestibular and balance issues following sport-related concussion. Brain Injury. 2014; Online first October 6, 2014: DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2014.965206.
Valovich McLeod TC. Managing Concussion in the School Setting. NASN School Nurse. 2014; Aug: 1-4. DOI: 10.1177/1942602X14543328.
Mayfield RM, Welch CE, Weber ML, Parsons JT, Valovich McLeod TC. Athletic Trainers’ Management Practices and Referral Patterns For Adolescent Athletes Following Sport-Related Concussion. Sports Health. 2014, 6:434-439.
Kay M, Weber ML, Valovich McLeod TC. Assessment, Management, and Knowledge of Sport-Related Concussion Clinical Bottom Line. NATA News. 2014;June: 36-38.
Broglio SP, Cantu R, Gioia GA, Guskiewicz KM, Kutcher J, Palm M, Valovich McLeod TC. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Related Concussion. Journal of Athletic Training. 2014; 49(2): 245-265.
Kay MC, Welch CE, Valovich McLeod TC. Positive and Negative Factors that Influence Concussion Reporting Among Secondary School Athletes. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2015;24(2):210-213.
Mayfield RM, Bay RC, Valovich McLeod TC. Post-Concussion Deficits Measured by the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) Among Interscholastic Athletes. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2013;5(6):265-271.
Register-Mihalik JK, Linnan LA, Marshall SW, Valovich McLeod TC Mueller FO, Guskiewicz KM. Using theory to understand high school aged athletes’ intentions to report sport-related concussion: Implications for concussion education initiatives. Brain Injury. 2013;27(7-8):878-886.
Register-Mihalik JK, Guskiewicz KM, Valovich McLeod TC, Linnan LA, Mueller FO, Marshall SW. Influence of knowledge and attitude on concussion reporting behaviors among high school athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Online first: doi:10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.20
Leach CA, Bay RC, Valovich McLeod TC. Baseline self-report symptoms and health-related quality of life in high school: influence of prior concussion history and sex. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2013;5(3):115-122.
Valovich McLeod TC, Leach CA. Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Concussion Scales and Checklists. Journal of Athletic Training. 2012;47(2): 235-237.
Valovich McLeod TC, Bay, RC, Lam KC, Chhabra A. Representative Baseline Values on the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) in Adolescent Athletes Varies by Gender, Grade, and Concussion History. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012; 40(4):927-933.
Guskiewicz KM, Valovich McLeod TC. Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2011;3(4):353-64.
Piebes SK, Snyder AR, Bay RC, Valovich McLeod TC. Psychometric Properties of the Headache Impact Test and Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment for Measuring the Impact of Headache on Health-Related Quality of Life in Athletes. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2011;20:129-142.
Valovich McLeod TC, Register-Mihalik JK. Clinical assessment of health-related quality of life following sport concussion. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2011;20:46-60.
Valovich McLeod TC, Bay RC, Snyder AR. Self-reported concussion history affects health-related quality of life in adolescent athletes. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2010;2(5):219-226.
Gourley MM, Bay RC, Valovich McLeod TC. Awareness and Recognition of Concussion by Youth Athletes and Parents. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2010;2(5):208-218.
Kuehl MD, Snyder AR, Erickson SE, Valovich McLeod TC. Impact of Prior Concussions on Health-Related Quality of Life in Collegiate Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2010;20(2):86-91.
Valovich McLeod TC, Gioia GA. Cognitive Rest: The Often Neglected Aspect of Concussion Management. Athletic Therapy Today. 2010;15(2):1-3.
Valovich McLeod TC. The Effectiveness of Various Assessment Techniques in Detecting the Effects of Concussion on Cognition, Postural Control, and Symptoms. Journal of Athletic Training. 2009;44(6):663-665
Register-Mihalik JK, Guskiewicz KM, Valovich McLeod TC, Mann JD. Headache-related Disability Reported by Collegiate Athletes. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2009;1(5):227-233.
Piebes SK, Gourley MM, Valovich McLeod TC. Caring for Student-Athletes Following a Concussion. Journal of School Nursing. 2009; 25(4):270-281.
Dirks RP, Valovich McLeod TC. Sport-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Management and Return-to-Play Decision-Making in the Primary Care Setting.Clinician Reviews. 2008;18(9): 18-23.
Almquist JL, Valovich McLeod TC, Cavanna A, Jenkinson D, Lincoln AE, Loud K, Peterson BC, Portwood C, Reynolds J, Woods T. Summary Statement: Appropriate Medical Coverage for Secondary School-Aged Athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2008;43(4):417-428.
Valovich McLeod TC, McGaugh JW, Boquiren ML, Bay RC. Youth sports coaches do not have adequate knowledge regarding first-aid and injury prevention. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual. 2008;23:130-146.
Valovich McLeod TC, Bay RC, Heil J, McVeigh SD. Identification of Sport and Recreational Activity Concussion History Through the Pre-Participation Screening and a Symptom Survey in Young Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2008;18(3):235-240.
Mailer BJ, Valovich McLeod TC, Bay RC. Healthy Youth are Reliable in Reporting Symptoms on a Graded Symptom Scale. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2008;17:11-20.
Martineau C, Kingma JJ, Bank L, Valovich McLeod TC. Sport-Related Concussion Management for the Physician Assistant. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 2007;20(5):22-27.
Valovich McLeod TC, Schwartz CD, Bay RC. Sport-related concussion misunderstandings among youth coaches. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2007;17(2):140-142.
Valovich McLeod TC, Barr WB, McCrea M, Guskiewicz KM. Psychometric and measurement properties of concussion assessments in youth sports. Journal of Athletic Training. 2006; 41(4): 399-408.
Tommasone BA, Valovich McLeod TC. Concussion incidence in contact sports. Evidence based practice article. Journal of Athletic Training. 2006; 41(4): 470-472.
Guskiewicz KM, Bruce SL, Cantu RC, Ferrara MS, Kelly JP, McCrea M, Putukian M,Valovich McLeod TC. Research based recommendations on management of sport related concussion: summary of the National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2006 Jan;40(1):6-10.
Valovich McLeod TC. Proper fit and maintenance of ice hockey helmets. Athletic Therapy Today. 2005;10(6):54-57.
Valovich McLeod TC. The prediction of intracranial injury following minor head trauma in the pediatric population. Journal of Athletic Training. 2005;40(2):123-125.
Guskiewicz KM, Bruce SL, Cantu RC, Ferrara MS, Kelly JP, McCrea M, Putukian M,Valovich McLeod TC. Recommendations on Management of Sport-related Concussion: Summary of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement. Neurosurgery. 2004;55(4):891-896.
Valovich McLeod TC, Perrin DH, Guskiewicz KM, Diamond R, Shultz SJ, Gansneder BM. Serial administration of clinical concussion assessments and learning effects in healthy young athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2004;14(5):287-295.
Guskiewicz KM, Bruce SL, Cantu RC, Ferrara MS, Kelly JP, McCrea M, Putukian M,Valovich McLeod TC. National Athletic Trainers’ Association Pronouncement Committee: Position Statement on Sport-Related Concussion. Journal of Athletic Training. 2004:39(3): 280-297.
Susco TM, Valovich McLeod TC, Shultz SJ, Gansneder BM. Balance recovers within 20-minutes following exertion as measured by the Balance Error Scoring System.Journal of Athletic Training. 2004:39(3): 241-246.
Wilkins JC, Valovich McLeod TC, Perrin DH, Gansneder BM. Performance on the Balance Error Scoring System Decreases Following Fatigue. Journal of Athletic Training. 2004;39(2):156-161.
Valovich TC, Perrin DH, Gansneder BM. Repeat administration elicits a practice effect with the Balance Error Scoring System, but not the Standardized Assessment of Concussion in high school athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2003;38(1):51-56.
Jenkins HL, Valovich TC, Arnold BL, Gansneder BM. Removal tools are faster and produce less force and torque on the helmet than cutting tools during face mask removal. Journal of Athletic Training.2002;37(3):246-251.
(Underlined names designate ATSU affiliation)