DIVISION OF ATHLETIC TRAINING FACULTY PROFILES
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Jennifer
McKeon, PhD, ATCDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences
210, College of Health Sciences Building
900 South Limestone Ave
Lexington, KY 40536-0200
Tel: 859-323-1100 Ext 80594
Fax: 859-323-6005
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Dr. Jennifer McKeon is a NATABOC certified athletic trainer and
will be joining the faculty of the Division of
Athletic Training in the summer of 2007. She
recently completed a post doctoral research position at The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Interests:
My doctoral work focused
primarily on the knee. In particular, I looked at structural factors
that are often associated with increased risk of injury and how these
factors affect kinematic performance of functional tasks. I am
interested in how structure may relate to performance, and in turn, how
performance may relate to injury. In addition to examining potential
risk factors for injury, I also have an interest in the long-term
complications following musculoskeletal injury. In particular, my
interest is in the management strategies and co-morbidities of
post-traumatic osteoarthritis. At the University of North Carolina, my
fellowship research responsibility is for the Center for the Study of
Retired Athletes. The Center has collected survey data for retired NFL
players on a variety of health related topics. My primary
responsibility is performing epidemiological analysis of health concerns
related to musculoskeletal injury and osteoarthritis. My contribution
to this database is the creation of a secondary survey with a more
directed and specific look at athletes who previously reported
osteoarthritis or long-term complications related to a previous injury.
This fellowship is providing me with the opportunity to work
collaboratively with other faculty members in looking at some of the
long-term consequences of participating in professional athletics.
Teaching:
I have instructed students
clinically and didactically, at both the graduate and undergraduate
level. For lecture-based classes, I prefer to use an interactive style,
encouraging the students to take an active role in their own learning
process. Since many of our undergraduate students will go on to become
health care providers, it is very important to convey the clinical
significance of the information I am presenting. In addition, my goal
is to teach students to incorporate evidence-based medicine into
clinical practice.
Professional
Relationships & Future Research:
I am very comfortable
working independently on research projects, but I welcome collaborative
work with both experienced and new investigators. In particular, I hope
to establish research relationships with other faculty members in order
to take a multidisciplinary approach on future projects, with an
emphasis on research related patient-oriented, clinician-oriented, and
biomechanics-oriented outcomes.
