Associate Professor John W. Powell - Athletic training

Phone: (517)432-5018
Email: powellj4@msu.edu
Fax: (517)353-2944
Office: 105 Intramural Sports Circle, Michigan State University, MI 48824

Degrees earned:
B.S., Michigan State University, 1966
M.S., Indiana University - Bloomington, 1970
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1980

Research interests:
Sports injury prevention programs, sports injury epidemiology and athletic training education programs.

Professional activities:

• Sports injury and safety programs for sports and recreation sponsors
• Athletic training curriculum visitation programs
• Editorial Panel for Journal of Athletic Training and American Journal of Sports Medicine

Selected Publications:

• Pellman EJ, Viano DC, Casson IR, Arfikan, C and Powell JW, Concussion in professional football: injuries involving 7+ days out, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2004:55(5), 1100-1119 (IP-2.626)

• Pellman EJ, Viano DC, Casson IR, Tucker AM, Waeckerle JF and Powell JW, Repeat concussions in professional football, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2004:55(4), 860-876 (IP-2.626)

• Albright, JP. and Powell, JW, Martindale A, et.al., Injury patterns in Big 10 Conference football:, Am J Sports Med, 2004:32(XDOI):1-17 (IP:2.270).

• Powell JW and Dompier TP, The role of the helmet in the prevention of traumatic brain injuries, Sports Medicine Reports 2004: 3(1), 20 – 24.

• Powell JW and Dompier TP, Analysis of injury rates and treatment patterns for time loss and non-time loss injuries among intercollegiate student athletes, Journal of Athletic Training, 2004:39(1), 73-89

• Pellman EJ, Powell JW, Viano DC, Casson IR, Tucker AM Concussions in professional football: Epidemiological features of game injuries and review of literature, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2004:54(1), 81 – 94(IP-2.626)

• Kelly BT, Barnes RP, Powell JW and Warren RF, Shoulder Injuries to quarterbacks in the National Football League, Am J Sports Med 2004:32(6),328-331 (IP-2.270)

• Lovell MR, Collins MW, Iverson GL, Field M., Maroon JC, Cantu R, Podell K, Powell JW, Belza M and Fu FH,, Recovery from mild concussion in high school athletes, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2003:98(2),296-301 (IP-2.626)

• Orchard J and Powell JW, The relationship between weather and surface conditions and injuries in the National Football League, Med Sci Sprts, 2003:35:7, 1118-1123(IP-2.600)

• Bradley JP, Klimkiewicz JJ, Rytel MJ and Powell JW, ACL injuries in the National Football League: Epidemiology and current treatment trends among team physicians, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery, 2002:18(5), 503-509.( IP-1.799)

• Powell JW, Cerebral concussion: causes, effects and risks in sports, Athletic Training, 2001:36(3):307-311.

• Maroon JC, Lovell MR, Norwig J, Podell K, Powell JW, Hartl R, Cerebral concussion in athletes: evaluation and neuropsychological testing, Neurosurgery 2000: 47(3):659-69 (IP-2.896)

• Powell JW and Barber-Foss, KD, Sex-related Injury Patterns Among Selected High School Sports, Am J Sports Med, 2000:28(3)385-391 .( IP-2.270)

• Powell JW and Barber-Foss, KD, Patterns of mild traumatic brain injuries in high school sports, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1999:282(10):958-963 (IP-16.586)

• Powell JW and Barber-Foss, KD, Injury rates in selected high school sports, Athletic Training, 1999:34(3):277-284.

• Emery, C. A.; Meeuwisse, W. H.; Powell, J. W., Groin and abdominal strain injuries in the National Hockey League, Clin J Sport Med, 1999:3(6):151-156