Dr. Ryan N. Moran
Dr. Ryan N. Moran, PhD, LAT, ATC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science at The University of Alabama. Dr. Moran received both his B.S. (2011) and M.S. (2012) degrees in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University. Dr. Moran later received his Ph.D. in Kinesiology from Michigan State University in 2016, with a concentration in Athletic Training. Dr. Moran previously served as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, prior to joining The University of Alabama. Dr. Moran serves as an instructor in the CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Program, along with conducting research in the Athletic Training Research Lab and for the Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology (I-CAST). His main area of research encompasses epidemiology of sport-related concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), along with neuropsychological, vestibular, and ocular motor impairments in youth and collegiate athletes. His recent work has been featured in The American Journal of Sports Medicine and The Journal of Athletic Training. He is very adamant about educating healthcare professionals, parents, coaches, teachers, and athletes around the community, on the importance of reporting head injuries and the short and long term consequences of concussion and traumatic brain injuries.
Recent Publications
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Wallace, J. Premorbid migraine history as a risk factor for vestibular and oculo-motor baseline concussion assessment in pediatric athletes. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. King-Devick test normative reference values and internal consistency in youth football and soccer athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R. No sex differences on the vestibular and ocular motor assessment in youth athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.
Crutcher, B., Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2018). Examining the relationship of social support satisfaction, perceived stress, and depression in professional athletic training students. Athletic Training Education Journal. 13(2): 168-174.
Wallace, J., Covassin, T., Moran, R. (2018). Racial disparities in concussion knowledge and symptom recognition in American adolescent athletes. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.5(1): 221-228.
Moran, R., Hauth, J., Rabena, R. (2018). The effect of massage on acceleration and sprint measures in track and field athletes. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 30: 1-5.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R., Gould D., Nogle, S. (2018). Reliability and normative reference values for the vestibular/ocular motor screening (VOMS) tool in youth athletes. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(6): 1475-1480.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2017). Risk factors associated with baseline King-Devick performance. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 383: 101-104.
Recent Publications
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Wallace, J. Premorbid migraine history as a risk factor for vestibular and oculo-motor baseline concussion assessment in pediatric athletes. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. King-Devick test normative reference values and internal consistency in youth football and soccer athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R. No sex differences on the vestibular and ocular motor assessment in youth athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.
Crutcher, B., Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2018). Examining the relationship of social support satisfaction, perceived stress, and depression in professional athletic training students. Athletic Training Education Journal. 13(2): 168-174.
Wallace, J., Covassin, T., Moran, R. (2018). Racial disparities in concussion knowledge and symptom recognition in American adolescent athletes. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.5(1): 221-228.
Moran, R., Hauth, J., Rabena, R. (2018). The effect of massage on acceleration and sprint measures in track and field athletes. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 30: 1-5.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R., Gould D., Nogle, S. (2018). Reliability and normative reference values for the vestibular/ocular motor screening (VOMS) tool in youth athletes. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(6): 1475-1480.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2017). Risk factors associated with baseline King-Devick performance. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 383: 101-104.
