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Janelle Romanchuk image 2021Email janelle.romanchuk@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Area of study

Injury prevention, biomechanics and concussion

Supervisors

Associate Professor Melanie Bussey
Dr Peter Lamb
Dr Danielle Salmon (World Rugby)

Thesis title

Development, implementation, and evaluation of a head stabilisation intervention in female community rugby players

Education

BSc Mechanical Engineering – University of Alberta, Canada
MSc Sports Engineering – Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Scholarships

University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship
Sheffield Hallam University International Student Scholarship

Hobbies

Outdoor adventures, skiing, rugby and cooking

Publications

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Nanai, B., Romanchuk, J., Martin Gomez, R., Tong, D., Sole, G., … Falvey, É. (2024). Assessing head acceleration events in female community rugby union players: A cohort study using instrumented mouthguards. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-02111-3 Journal - Research Article

Smith, B., Bussey, M., Romanchuk, J., & Ross, C. (2023). The comparison of on-snow to off-snow landings for elite park & pipe freestyle-ski and snowboard athletes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 136-137). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Nanai, B., Davidson, P., Tucker, R., & Falvey, E. (2023). Head acceleration events in male community rugby players: An observational cohort study across four playing grades, from under-13 to senior men. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01923-z Journal - Research Article

Bussey, M. D., Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2023). Anticipatory head control mechanisms in response to impact perturbations: An investigation of club rugby players with and without a history of concussion injury. Physical Therapy in Sport, 59, 7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.11.002 Journal - Research Article

Trewhitt, C., Bussey, M., & Romanchuk, J. (2022). Examining head impact risk in backward falls: Do head kinematics and control mechanisms differ in trained and untrained fallers? Protocol Development. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 6(4), (pp. 53). doi: 10.36905/jses.2022.04.01 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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