Under the direction of Jack Ransone, the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory positioned Nebraska as a leader in research on student-athlete performance, safety, long-term health and well-being. The NAPL team drew together researchers with diverse areas of expertise, including biomechanics, computer sciences, endocrinology, engineering, ergonomics, exercise physiology, nutrition, physical rehabilitation, psychology, sports science, and vision. Researchers collaborated with Nebraska athletic coaches and staff, as well as colleagues from around the world to address areas critical to athletes and society.

NAPL’s broad research agenda included investigating the impact of training techniques, therapeutic interventions, and nutrition on performance and recovery, assessing the biomechanical impact of performance on the athlete’s body, harnessing biomarkers in saliva and blood to guide training, developing technologies to reduce injury and improve performance, and identifying and reducing factors that lead to injuries and chronic conditions later in an athlete’s life.

While the research primarily addressed collegiate athletes, the novel technologies and interventions were expected to impact the lives of athletes across the ability and age spectrum.

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2022

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Co-Twin Relationship Quality as a Moderator of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Urinary Cortisol Levels among Adult Twins, Joseph A. Schwartz, Scott Jessick, Jessica L. Calvi, and Douglas A. Granger

2021

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Adrenocortical Attunement, Reactivity, and Potential Genetic Correlates Among Parent-Daughter Dyads from Low-Income Families, Jennifer Byrd-Craven, Michael M. Criss, Jessica L. Calvi, Lixian Cui, Amanda Baraldi, and Amanda Sheffield Morris

2019

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Changes on movement control of dart throwing under distance and target weight constraints, Carlos E. Campos, Guilherme M. Lage, Andre G.P. Andrade, Crislaine R. Couto, Suziane P. Santos, Vitor L.S. Profeta, and Herbert Ugrinowitsch

2017

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The Effects of Work-to-Rest Ratios on Torque, Electromyographic, and Mechanomyographic Responses to Fatiguing Workbouts, Ethan C. Hill, Terry J. Housh, Cory M. Smith, Kristen C. Cochrane, Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins, Richard J. Schmidt, and Glen O. Johnson

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Time Course of Changes in Neuromuscular Responses at 30% versus 70% 1 Repetition Maximum during Dynamic Constant External Resistance Leg Extensions to Failure, Cory M. Smith, Terry J. Housh, Ethan C. Hill, Richard J. Schmidt, and Glen O. Johnson

2016

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Frontal plane comparison between drop jump and vertical jump: Implications for the assessment of ACL risk of injury, Guilherme Manna Cesar, Curtis L. Tomasevicz, and Judith M. Burnfield

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Examining the Reliability, Validity and Factor Structure of the DRS-15 with College Athletes, Leilani Madrigal, Diane L. Gill, and Kent M. Eskridge

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Preliminary results on organization on the court, physical and technical performance of Brazilian professional futsal players: comparison between friendly pre-season and official match, Luiz Henrique Palucci Vieira, Sera N. Doğramaci, Ricardo Augusto Barbieri, Fabio Milioni, Felipe Arruda Moura, Vitor Luiz de Andrade, Guilherme Manna Cesar, and Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago

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Weight control practices of Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, Patrick B. Wilson, Leilani Madrigal, and Judith M. Burnfield

2015

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REMOVABLE SHOE SPIKE SYSTEM, Alex Adams and NUtech Ventures, Inc.,

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A Pilot Study Investigating the Reasons for Playing Through Pain and Injury: Emerging Themes in Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Rugby, Leilani Madrigal, Jamie Robbins, Diane L. Gill, and Katherine Wurst

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Misrepresentation of carbohydrate for exercise: ‘It is time to bust the myth of physical inactivity and obesity: you cannot outrun a bad diet’, Patrick B. Wilson

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Glucose-fructose likely improves gastrointestinal comfort and endurance running performance relative to glucose-only, P. B. Wilson and S. J, Ingraham

2013

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National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Evaluation of Dietary Supplements for Performance Nutrition, Jackie L. Buell, Rob Franks, Jack Ransone, Michael E. Powers, Kathleen M. Laquale, and Amanda Carlson-Phillips