Summary
Phil Pavilionis is a lecturer in the School of Public Health and a doctoral student in the Integrative Neuroscience Program. Phil is a certified athletic trainer and strength and conditioning specialist. He works in the Neuromechanics Lab under the advisement of Dr. Nicholas Murray. He also serves as the Nevada Sports Medicine Clinical Instructor and is the Outreach Coordinator for Neuromechanics Lab Sports Medicine Program.
Research interests
Phil’s primary research lies with the study of concussion evaluation and treatment methods as well as concussion prevention methods from clinical and practical stand point.
Education
- Ph.D. student - University of Nevada, Reno, Integrative Neuroscience Program, anticipated graduation 2024
- M.S., Exercise Science, Penn West University, 2007
- B.S, Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, 1995
Publications
- Athletic Injuries: Functional Taping and Bracing. 1st Ed. Cognella, 2019
- Pavilionis P, Adhanom IB, Moran R, Taylor MR, Murray NG. Virtual Reality Application for Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening: Current Clinical Protocol Versus a Novel Prototype [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 29]. Sports Health. 2023;19417381231163158. doi:10.1177/19417381231163158
- Quigley KG, Hopfe D, Taylor MR, et al. Preliminary Examination of Guardian Cap Head Impact Data Using Instrumented Mouthguards. Preprint. ArXiv. 2023;arXiv:2302.11038v1. Published 2023 Feb 21.
- Quigley KG, Taylor MR, Hopfe D, Pavilionis P, Murray NG. Minimal detectable change for the ImPACT test administered remotely [published online ahead of print, 2022 Nov 17]. J Athl Train. 2022;10.4085/1062-6050-0381.22. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-0381.22
- Murray NG, Moran R, Islas A, et al. Sport-related concussion adopt a more conservative approach to straight path walking and turning during tandem gait. J Clin Transl Res. 2021;7(4):443-449. Published 2021 Jul 16.
- Alphonsa S, Wuebbles R, Jones T, Pavilionis P, Murray N. Spatio-temporal gait differences in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy during single and dual task overground walking - A pilot study. J Clin Transl Res. 2022;8(2):166-175. Published 2022 Mar 19.
Courses taught
- KIN 362-Athletic Injuries
- KIN 422-Motion Analysis
- KIN 190-1st Aid/CPR/AED and Fundamental Movements in Training and Conditioning
- KIN 662-Advanced Athletic Training
- KIN 756-Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine