Adam Lepley

Assistant Professor in Residence | Program Director, Athletic Training Program

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Title:

Program Director | Athletic Training Program
Assistant Professor in Residence | Department of Kinesiology
Assistant Professor | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
M.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
B.S., Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Areas of Expertise:

Neural Excitability, Neuromuscular Control, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Muscle Inhibition

Biography:

Dr. Lepley’s research agenda is focused on understanding neural contributions to muscle dysfunction and their involvement in lower extremity biomechanical and self-reported disability following traumatic knee joint injuries. The overall goal of this research is to identify the origins of persistent neuromuscular dysfunction for the purpose of maintaining long-term joint health following acute injury.

 

Laboratories:

Sport Optimization And Rehabilitation (SOAR) Division of the Human Performance Laboratory, Primary Faculty, http://hpl.uconn.edu/soar/

Selected Publications:

• Weak associations between body mass index and self-reported disability in people with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 
  2018; Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy; Pietrosimone, B. | Kuenze, C. | Hart, J.M. | Thigpen, C. | Lepley, A.S. |…
• Quadriceps function, knee pain, and self-reported outcomes in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 
  2018; Journal of Athletic Training; Lepley, A.S. | Pietrosimone, B. | Cormier, M.L.
• Hip and knee kinematics and kinetics during landing tasks after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis 
  2018; Journal of Athletic Training; Lepley, A.S. | Kuenze, C.M.
• Effect of exercise training on cardiac biomarkers in at-risk populations: A systematic review 
  (Cited 3 time(s))
  2017; Journal of Physical Activity and Health; Glenney, S.S. | Brockemer, D.P. | Ng, A.C. | Smolewski, M.A. | Smolgovskiy, V.M. |…
• Eccentric Exercise to Enhance Neuromuscular Control 
  (Cited 2 time(s))
  2017; Sports Health; Lepley, L.K. | Lepley, A.S. | Onate, J.A. | Grooms, D.R.
• Central Nervous System Adaptation After Ligamentous Injury: a Summary of Theories, Evidence, and Clinical Interpretation 
  (Cited 8 time(s))
  2017; Sports Medicine; Needle, A.R. | Lepley, A.S. | Grooms, D.R.
• Persistent Muscle Inhibition after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Role of Reflex Excitability 
  (Cited 1 time(s))
  2016; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; Harkey, M.S. | Luc-Harkey, B.A. | Lepley, A.S. | Grindstaff, T.L. | Gribble, P. |…
• Predictors of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in major league baseball pitchers 
  (Cited 14 time(s))
  2016; American Journal of Sports Medicine; Whiteside, D. | Martini, D.N. | Lepley, A.S. | Zernicke, R.F. | Goulet, G.C.
• Quadriceps Strength Predicts Self-reported Function Post-ACL Reconstruction 
  (Cited 15 time(s))
  2016; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; Pietrosimone, B. | Lepley, A.S. | Harkey, M.S. | Luc-Harkey, B.A. | Troy Blackburn, J. |…
• Prediction of Lateral Ankle Sprains in Football Players Based on Clinical Tests and Body Mass Index 
  (Cited 20 time(s))
  2016; American Journal of Sports Medicine; Gribble, P.A. | Terada, M. | Beard, M.Q. | Kosik, K.B. | Lepley, A.S. |…
• Comparison of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and cryotherapy for increasing quadriceps activation in patients with knee pathologies 
  2016; Journal of Sport Rehabilitation; Gabler, C.M. | Lepley, A.S. | Uhl, T.L. | Mattacola, C.G.
• Longitudinal evaluation of stair walking biomechanics in patients with ACL Injury 
  (Cited 3 time(s))
  2016; Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise; Lepley, A.S. | Gribble, P.A. | Thomas, A.C. | Tevald, M.A. | Sohn, D.H. |…
• Neural excitability alterations after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 
  (Cited 18 time(s))
  2015; Journal of Athletic Training; Pietrosimone, B.G. | Lepley, A.S. | Ericksen, H.M. | Clements, A. | Sohn, D.H. |…
• Quadriceps corticomotor excitability following an experimental knee joint effusion 
  (Cited 7 time(s))
  2015; Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy; Lepley, A.S. | Bahhur, N.O. | Murray, A.M. | Pietrosimone, B.G.
• Quadriceps neural alterations in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients: A 6-month longitudinal investigation 
  (Cited 24 time(s))
  2015; Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports; Lepley, A.S. | Gribble, P.A. | Thomas, A.C. | Tevald, M.A. | Sohn, D.H. |…

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Society of Biomechanics
• Athletic Trainers’ Osteoarthritis Consortium
• National Athletic Trainers’ Association
• Associate Editor: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• The Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (IBaCS)