CSRA Research Collaborators
Athletic Training/Physical Therapy
Scott Oliaro, ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
Associate Director of Sports Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel Hooker, PhD, ATC, PT
Associate Director of Sports Medicine, Campus Health Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cognitive Neuroscience
Kelly Giovanello, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Director, Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Laboratory
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Epidemiology
Kristen Kucera, PhD, MSPH, ATC, LAT
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, ATC, LAT
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internal Medicine
Joshua Berkowitz, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Primary Care Sports Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Kurz, MD
Chatham Crossing Medical Center
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neurology
Ana C.G. Felix, MBBCh
Board Certified Adult Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Division of General Internal Medicine and Epidemiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neuropsychology
Matthew Harris, PhD, ABPP(CN)
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael McCrea, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology
Director of Brain Injury Research
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Chris Randolph, PhD
Clinical Professor & Medical Director, Neuropsychology & Neurology
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Karla Thompson, PhD
Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter Duquette, PhD
Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry
Carolina Institute of Developmental Disability
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neuroradiology
J. Keith Smith, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology, Neuroradiology
Vice Chair, Clinical Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carlos Zamora, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroradiology Imaging
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neurosurgery
Robert Cantu, MD
Chief of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery
Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA
Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Eldad Hadar, MD
Vice Chair, Associate Professor & Residency, Program Direction, Department of Neurosurgery
Sectional Chief of Functional Neurosurgery
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director, Brain Tumor Center
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA
Nutrition/ Body Composition/ Exercise Physiology
Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD, CSCS, CISSN
Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anthony Hackney, PhD
Professor and Assistant Department Chair, Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Professor, Department of Nutrition – School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adam Persky, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor and Pre-Pharmacy Advisor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Orthopaedics
Leigh F. Callahan, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Department of Orthoapaedics, Medicine, and Social Medicine
Thurston Arthritis Research Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moe Lim, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Psychiatry
Herndon Harding, MD
President, Herndon P. Harding, Jr., M.D Private Psychiatry Practice, Winter Park, FL
Clerkship Director in Psychiatry, Clinical Associate Professor
Florida State University College of Medicine at Orlando, Orlando, FL
Psychology
Donald Baucom, PhD
Richard Lee Simpson Distinguished Professor
Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Substance Abuse Counselor
Britta Starke, CCS
Director, UNC Hospital Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NFLPA Liaisons
Kelly Mehrtens
Executive Director, The Trust
NFL Players Association, Washington, DC