Disclaimer: This information is believed to be accurate at the time of posting, but it is recommended that prospective trainees verify the information directly with the respective programs before making any decisions or commitments.
Note. If you know of a program or opportunity in sports neuropsychology that is not listed below, please contact the SNS student committee at snsstudentcommitee@gmail.com.
Program: Nova Southeastern University
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Setting: Athletic Department – University Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic
Supervisors: Dr. Charles Golden, Dr. Mark Todd, Dr. Ryan Bennett
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Minor
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Acute concussion evaluations with youth through collegiate athletes
How do Students Get Involved: Completing practicum through Nova Southeastern University’s Neuropsychological Assessment Center
Program: University of Alberta – School and Child Clinical Psychology
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Setting: University Clinic
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Mrazik
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Minor
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Sports concussion research, pre- and post-concussion testing (high school)
Program: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Setting: Academic medical center
Supervisors: Laura Lacritz, PhD, Munro Cullum, PhD, and others
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Minor
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Baseline testing of pro teams, sports concussion evaluations (screening + full), lingering symptom evaluations, assessment of aging individuals with history of concussion and cognitive concerns. We also have multiple concussion studies, including child/adolescents with lingering symptoms, acute/long term concussion studies, and aging athletes with remote history of concussion
How do Students Get Involved: Interested students should reach out to the PI and clinic director to express interest.
Program: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Setting: Academic medical center
Supervisors: Danielle Ransom, Psy.D., ABPP-CN (concussion/TBI)
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Minor
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Multidisciplinary concussion clinic (all injury mechanisms, includes neurocognitive screening and injury management), inpatient and ambulatory management of mild complicated to moderate TBI. More information available for the internship is available here
How do Students Get Involved: Interns who match at this site who have completed their dissertations have the opportunity to participate in multidisciplinary research in the Concussion Initiative lab at JHACH. The current research portfolio includes a multiyear retrospective clinical dataset, prospective studies using wearable technology, and a research collaboration with INDYCAR.
Program: Children’s Health Andrews Institute/ UT Southwestern Medical Center Lifespan Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sports Neuropsychology
Location: Plano/Dallas, Texas
Setting: Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine /Academic Medical Center
Supervisors: Dr. Erin Reynolds, Dr. Laura Lacritz, Dr. Sarah Boucher, Dr. Jeff Schaffert, Dr. Caitlin Reese, Dr. Deborah Gonzalez
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Fellows at CHAI spend the majority of their time in a fast-paced, high volume sports concussion clinic. Additional opportunities include participation in ongoing concussion research projects, outreach/talks, and a unique sideline sports medicine experience. While at UTSW, fellows have the opportunity to conduct comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for former NFL athletes.
How do Students Get Involved: Applying for the postdoctoral fellowship after completion of predoctoral internship and graduate degree
Program: Children’s National Hospital
Location: Washington, DC
Setting: Academic Medical Center
Supervisors: Dr. Chris Vaughan, Dr. Gerry Gioia
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Pediatric concussion clinic and clinical research, SNS involvement, outreach, education and advocacy, test and measure development
How do Students Get Involved: Apply for externship or apply for the postdoctoral fellowship after completion of predoctoral internship and graduate degree
Program: Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Program
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Setting: Hospital
Supervisors: Dr. Melissa Womble, Dr. Sabrina Jennings, Dr. RJ Elbin (co-director of research, affiliated with University of Arkansas). The clinic also often teams up with the research team at UPMC.
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Outpatient sports concussion clinic primarily serving sport-related injuries, MVA, worker’s compensation cases, and other mechanisms of injury leading to concussion. Lifespan cases (6-100). Also, options for outpatient full neuropsych batteries for concussion/TBI. One full day per week is dedicated to research. Research projects are actively ongoing, old projects are available for research output, and a database of cases is available for work. SNS attendance and first authorship publications are goals for the research portion of training.
How do Students Get Involved: Apply to the formal post-doc position. A research-only position does not exist at this time, only research integrated with clinical care.
Program: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Setting: Academic medical center
Supervisors: Danielle Ransom, Psy.D., ABPP-CN (concussion/TBI)
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Minor
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Multidisciplinary concussion clinic (all injury mechanisms, includes neurocognitive screening and injury management), inpatient and ambulatory management of mild complicated to moderate TBI. More information for the fellowship is available here.
How do Students Get Involved: Fellows with particular interest in concussion and TBI have the opportunity to participate in multidisciplinary research in the Concussion Initiative lab at JHACH. The current research portfolio includes a multiyear retrospective clinical dataset, prospective studies using wearable technology, and a research collaboration with INDYCAR. Trainees are able to be involved depending on interest and availability.
Program: Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey
Location: Princeton, NJ
Setting: Private Practice
Supervisors: Not listed
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: sports concussion clinic; computerized neurocognitive testing; full battery evaluations; mTBI medico-legal evaluations; consultation to professional sport teams and recreational leagues. Research uses neurocognitive testing. There may be opportunities to be involved in writing opinion pieces. This fellowship involves both clinical and research experiences.
Program: UCLA BrainSPORT
Location: Los Angeles/UCLA
Setting: Academic medical center
Supervisors: Talin Babikian, PhD, ABPP
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Multi-disciplinary concussion team, brief mTBI cognitive battery, Consult/liaison to sports neurologists
How do Students Get Involved: Apply for postdoctoral position.
Program: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Location: Cleveland, OH
Setting: Academic medical center
Supervisors: Christopher Bailey, PhD, ABPP-CN and Philip Fastenau, PhD
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Sports and non-sports evaluations using a hybrid battery of testing. UHCMC is an adult level I trauma center and also has a large sports medicine footprint (70+ high schools, 7 colleges, 1 AHL team, 1 NFL team, etc.), with neuropsychology-led concussion services supporting all programs. Second year fellows can opt to emphasize concussion management and devote clinical days to concussion work as well as complete shadowing experiences with related concussion management providers within the system (e.g. adult and pediatric sports medicine clinics including sideline experience, sports PT, etc.). There are also multiple ongoing clinical research projects and opportunities for fellows, including studies examining diagnostic utility of testing, the influence of social adversity on concussion testing, blood-based concussion biomarkers, clinical trials, etc.
How do Students Get Involved: Fellows are required to identify areas of research interest at the start of the fellowship and complete at least 1 project per year of the 2 year fellowship; previously collected databases are available as well as protected time for research within the fellow’s weekly schedule.
Program: UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Setting: Academic Medical Center
Supervisors: Michael Collins, PhD; Nathan Kegel, PhD; Alicia Trbovich, PhD; Jonathan French, PsyD; Vanessa Fazio, PhD
Is Sports Neuropsychology a Major or Minor Component: Major
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Involved in all aspects of concussion assessments (both computerized and paper & pencil batteries) and responsible for the clinical management of patients from all athletic backgrounds (e.g., high school, college, professional) within the sports concussion program. Coordinate all levels of care (vestibular PT, exertion PT, sports med physicians, etc.). Decisions on return to sport or school/work. Training on vestibular/oculomotor screening. The entire clinic, including a robust research program (within the clinic), is dedicated to sports neuropsychology and concussion. Very busy practice with consistent exposure to ~12-20 patients/day throughout the 2-year program.
How do Students Get Involved: Applying for the postdoctoral fellowship after completion of predoctoral internship and graduate degree
Program: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Supervisor(s): Dr. Racheal Smetana & Dr. Donna Broshek
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Concussions in para sport; general sports concussion research in partnership with LIMBIC-MATARS and colleagues in UVA Kinesiology. These research opportunities are typically reserved for postdoctoral fellows in our APPCN member program, doctoral students in Kinesiology, and UVA undergraduate students.
Program: University of Victoria
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Supervisor(s): Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera
Brief Description of Sports Neuropsychology Opportunities: Research at the CORTEX lab is broadly investigating the role of concussion, sport and physical activity on executive functioning, as well as the role of psilocybin in sports-related concussion recovery.
How do Students Get Involved: Contacting Dr. Garcia-Barrera