Rate My Professor RJ Elbin

R.J. Elbin, PhD, is a Professor of Exercise Science in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation at the University of Arkansas, where he serves as Director of the Office for Sport Concussion Research. He holds a doctorate in kinesiology from Michigan State University and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Elbin's research focuses on the neurocognitive, physical, and psychosocial effects of sport-related concussion in youth and adolescent populations. He examines factors that influence concussion risk and recovery, and documents best practices for the clinical assessment, management, and treatment of concussion. His graduate and post-doctoral training encompassed field- and clinic-based research fellowships in sports medicine, emphasizing quantitative research methodology and statistical approaches for studying sport-related concussion.

Elbin has authored more than 100 professional publications and presented over 200 times on concussion topics. Key publications include "A brief vestibular/ocular motor screening (VOMS) assessment to evaluate concussions: preliminary findings" (2014), "The role of age and sex in symptoms, neurocognitive performance, and postural stability in athletes after concussion" (2012), "A revised factor structure for the post-concussion symptom scale: baseline and postconcussion factors" (2012), "Depression and neurocognitive performance after concussion among male and female high school and collegiate athletes" (2012), and "Sex differences in reported concussion injury rates and time loss from participation: an update of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program from 2004 through 2014" (2016). As a co-investigator, he has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Special Operations Command, National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, and National Football League Charities. His work contributes to targeted concussion care standards that improve long-term quality of life outcomes. Elbin previously worked as a research analyst with the Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Program.