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228H Atwell Hall
453 W. 10th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210

jaclyn.caccese@osumc.edu

Professional Areas of Interest

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomechanics
  • Neuroscience

Research Focus

  • Chronic brain injury
  • Sport-related concussion
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Postural Control
  • Virtual Reality

Recent Publications

Caccese JB, Iverson GL, Cameron KL, Houston MN, McGinty GT, Jackson JC, O’Donnell P, Pasquina P, Broglio SP, McCrea M, McAllister T, Buckley TA. Estimated age of first exposure to contact sports is not associated with greater symptoms or worse cognitive functioning in U.S. service academy athletes. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2020 Jan 15;37(2):334-339. PMID: 31375052.

Caccese JB, DeWolf RM, Kaminski TW, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Buckley TA, CARE Consortium Investigators. Estimated age of first exposure to American football and neurocognitive performance amongst NCAA male student-athletes: A cohort study. Sports Medicine. 2019 Mar; 49(3):477-487. PMID: 30747378.

Caccese JB, Best C, Lamond LC, DiFabio M, Kaminski TW, Watson D, Getchell N, Buckley TA. Effects of repetitive head impacts on a concussion assessment battery. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2019 Jul; 51(7):1355-1361. PMID: 30649104.

Recent Presentations

Age of First Exposure to Contact Sports and Neurological Health.  Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting, Mashantucket, CT. (January 11, 2020). 

Age of First Exposure to Soccer Heading and Sensory Reweighting for Upright Stance. American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference, Indianapolis, IN. (July 26, 2019).

Dynamic Reweighting of Three Modalities for Sensory Fusion after Repetitive Head Impact. International Society Posture & Gait Research World Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland. (July 2, 2019).

Major Awards

  • Accelerate Knowledge/Improve Care: Concussion Research Program, Young Investigators Award
  • Delaware Neuroscience Research and Poster Symposium, 2nd Place Post-Doc Division
  • University of Delaware Outstanding Exercise Science Graduate Student Award
  • The British Journal of Sports Medicine PhD Academy Awards Finalist
  • World Conference on Science and Soccer Young Investigator Award Finalist

Education

University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Postdoctoral Fellow, May 2017-December 2019
College of Heath Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Fellow, September 2016-April 2017
College of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology

University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomechanics and Movement Science, August 2016
College of Heath Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Master of Science in Biomechanics and Movement Science, December 2014
College of Heath Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science, Engineering in Bioengineering, May 2012                
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Bioengineering

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