HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 25, 2012 – Dr. Kevin Ford has been hired as director of the Biomechanics Laboratory and associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Health Sciences at High Point University.
Ford’s responsibilities will include teaching courses within the School of Health Sciences, conducting research, mentoring and providing unique research experiences for students.
“I am excited to join an extraordinary university that actively promotes unique student research and learning opportunities,” says Ford. “Our students will experience learning in a state-of-the-art facility that integrates biomechanics, physiology and clinical research.”
Ford comes to HPU with a great deal of expertise in his field. He is an accomplished researcher in sports medicine and biomechanics. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles, which have been referenced more than 1,800 times in leading medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, and American Journal of Sports Medicine. A recent paper, co-authored by Ford, was selected for the prestigious American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine’s NCAA Award.
Ford has also been funded on multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants as a principal investigator or co-investigator. His research involves innovative studies, which answer the question of why devastating injuries occur and to determine how they can be prevented. He analyzes the biomechanics of complex movement patterns and sport skills that relate to prevention of injury or enhanced performance in a variety of populations from healthy athletes to patients suffering from traumatic injuries.
Ford is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and co-chair of the ACSM Biomechanics Interest Group.
Ford earned his doctorate in exercise science and biomechanics from the University of Kentucky. He previously worked at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, most recently as the co-director of Research in Sports Medicine and assistant professor in Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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