Dr. Ryan N. Moran
Dr. Ryan N. Moran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science at The University of Alabama. Dr. Moran serves as an instructor in the CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Program and conducts research in the Athletic Training Research Laboratory and the Integrative Center for Athletic and Sport Technology (I-CAST). Dr. Moran's research interests include epidemiology and clinical evaluation of sport-related concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI). His primary work centers on sensorimotor integration, neurocognition, and vestibular/ocular motor outcomes in pediatric and collegiate athletes. His work has been featured in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Athletic Training, and a variety of journals across the sports medicine and brain injury literature.
Dr. Moran, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University, later earning his doctorate in Kinesiology from Michigan State University. Prior to UA, Dr. Moran served as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator at North Dakota State University.
He is very adamant about educating healthcare professionals, parents, coaches, and athletes around the community, on the importance of reporting head injuries and both the short and long term consequences of concussions and brain injuries.
Recent Publications
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R. (2019). Sex differences on vestibular and ocular motor assessment in youth athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Wallace, J. (2019). Premorbid migraine history as a risk factor for vestibular and oculo-motor baseline concussion assessment in pediatric athletes. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Accepted.
Morrison, R., Petit, K., Kuenze, C., Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2019). Pre- to post-season changes on the BTrackS force-plate in a sample of collegiate athletes. Journal of Sports Rehabilitation. Accepted.
Rabena, R., Moran, R. (2019). Comparison of steady state exercise and interval training on pitching performance in collegiate baseball players: a pilot study. International Journal of Exercise Science. 12(6): 726-734.
Murray, N., Szekeley, B., Moran, R., Ryan, G., Powell, D., Munkasy, B., Buckley, T., Guskiewicz, K. (2019). Concussion history associated with increased postural control deficits after subsequent injury. Physiological Measurement. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2018). King-Devick test normative reference values and internal consistency in youth football and soccer athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(12): 2686-2690.
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.
Dr. Moran, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University, later earning his doctorate in Kinesiology from Michigan State University. Prior to UA, Dr. Moran served as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator at North Dakota State University.
He is very adamant about educating healthcare professionals, parents, coaches, and athletes around the community, on the importance of reporting head injuries and both the short and long term consequences of concussions and brain injuries.
Recent Publications
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Elbin, R. (2019). Sex differences on vestibular and ocular motor assessment in youth athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T., Wallace, J. (2019). Premorbid migraine history as a risk factor for vestibular and oculo-motor baseline concussion assessment in pediatric athletes. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Accepted.
Morrison, R., Petit, K., Kuenze, C., Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2019). Pre- to post-season changes on the BTrackS force-plate in a sample of collegiate athletes. Journal of Sports Rehabilitation. Accepted.
Rabena, R., Moran, R. (2019). Comparison of steady state exercise and interval training on pitching performance in collegiate baseball players: a pilot study. International Journal of Exercise Science. 12(6): 726-734.
Murray, N., Szekeley, B., Moran, R., Ryan, G., Powell, D., Munkasy, B., Buckley, T., Guskiewicz, K. (2019). Concussion history associated with increased postural control deficits after subsequent injury. Physiological Measurement. Accepted.
Moran, R., Covassin, T. (2018). King-Devick test normative reference values and internal consistency in youth football and soccer athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 28(12): 2686-2690.
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.
