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Dr. Lindsey Lepley
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Lindsey Lepley, PhD, ATC

  • Assistant Professor, Athletic Training
  • Director, Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Biomechanics (ORB) Laboratory

About

Dr. Lindsey Lepley is an assistant professor of Athletic Training and co-director of the Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Biomechanics (ORB) Laboratory at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. She earned a master's in Education from the University of Virginia and a PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Lepley’s research program focuses on the identification of neuromuscular mechanisms and rehabilitation strategies to treat dysfunction after common orthopedic injury. Much of her previous and current research has identified adaptions in neuromuscular mechanisms that contribute to injury and disease with a particular emphasis on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Her current projects look to study the interactive nature of neural and morphological factors on muscle strength recovery and the use of preclinical animal models to study the ability of exercise to promote recovery after injury.

Dr. Lepley has been honored with several awards, including:

  • NATA Research & Education Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2016
  • New England American College of Sports Medicine New Investigator Award, 2015
  • University of Michigan Paul A. Hunsicker Memorial Award, 2014

Her affiliations include:

  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • American Society of Biomechanics
  • Athletic Trainers’ Osteoarthritis Consortium
  • National Athletic Trainers’ Association

Dr. Lepley has nearly 40 journal articles published, including those for:

  • Sports Medicine
  • American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Athletic Training
  • Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Research; Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Research; and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation.

She is also a manuscript reviewer for several professional journals, such as Sports Medicine; American Journal of Sports Medicine; Frontiers in Physiology; and Journal of Orthopaedic Research.

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Areas of Interest

Identification of neuromuscular mechanisms and rehabilitation strategies to treat dysfunction after joint injury

Contact

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Kines 1225

830 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

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(734) 764-3081

Classes

Course Course Title Credits Term
KINESLGY 439 Lab Biomechanic 1 - 3 Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
KINESLGY 513 Experimental Course 3 As Arranged, Winter, Fall
MOVESCI 439 Lab Biomechanic 1 - 3 Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

News

Walk this way: Link established between altered gait after ACL injury and knee osteoarthritis
A study led by Lindsey Lepley establishes the first known direct link between altered gait and knee osteoarthritis.
January 8, 2021
New hope for ACL injuries
May 19, 2020
Research shows ACL tears cause structural changes to the brain
January 29, 2020
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