Erik Swartz
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Services
- Determining the safest techniques and equipment during the pre-hospital emergency management of acute catastrophic cervical spine injuries in sports
- Validating the effective support of vital life functions for respiration and circulation in current recommended athletic protective equipment removal protocols
- Investigating training techniques to decrease the incidence of head impacts and the subsequent risk of catastrophic head and neck injury in football.
- Fostering the translation of these research findings into evidenced based practice