Division of Athletic Training

Faculty Profile

Jennifer M. Medina McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS

	Department of Rehabilitation Sciences CT Wethington Building, Room 206A 900 South Limestone Ave Lexington, KY 40536-0200 Office: 859-323-1100 Ext 80594 Fax: 859-323-6005
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Jennifer McKeon is a NATABOC certified athletic trainer and joined 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.

Jennifer was recently married to new faculty member, Patrick McKeon, in July 2007.