Alumni News - Guskiewicz Continues Concussion Work

Although he never played football for the Golden Rams, one West Chester University alumnus is playing a role with the game of football. Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz is the Kenan Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center and Director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research has focused on the area of sport-related concussion for almost the past 20 years and the 1989 WCU alumnus spoke at his alma mater's 2010 winter commencement. As a member of both the NFL's and players union safety committees, he speaks on the prospects of all NFL teams using accelerometer devices in the 2015 season. These devices could provide valuable information in Guskiewicz's research. In the past few years, several Golden Ram players have had their playing career cut short due to head trauma.

USA Today - All NFL teams may be using head impact sensors by 2015