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Concussion Headliners: Behind the Scenes with the Experts, Hosted by Steve Broglio
Did you ever wonder how your favorite concussion researcher got interested in concussions? Or, what motivates them every day? Or, maybe even, what is their favorite podcast or current playlist? Join the U-M Concussion Center as we have informal conversations with world-renowned concussion researchers and friends of the center to help you get to know them a little better.
Concussion Headliners: Behind the Scenes with the Experts, Hosted by Steve Broglio
Episode 41: Carolyn Emery, Professor and Chair of the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Carolyn Emery, a leading expert in injury prevention in youth sports and concussion research. Growing up in Ottawa, Dr. Emery's love for sports ranging from alpine ski racing to water polo fueled her career in physiotherapy, which later sparked her transition into injury epidemiology. Hear how her journey from clinical training at Queen's University to a professorship at the University of Calgary has shaped her groundbreaking research, leading initiatives like Surveillance in High Schools to Reduce the Risk of Concussions and their Consequences(SHRed) Concussions and SHRed Injuries to reduce the public health impact of sport-related injuries.
