Ivy League Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study
The Ivy League-Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study is an achievement of the Big Ten–Ivy League Traumatic Brain Injury Research Collaboration (TBI Collaboration), and now a free-standing study with the vision and goals listed below.
Origin
Started in the Ivy League in 2013 as a multi-site, prospective, cohort study to characterize the epidemiology of concussions among student athletes in the Ivy League and Big Ten Conferences.
Vision
To improve the understanding of the epidemiology of sports-related concussion (SRC) and foster safe participation in collegiate athletics.
Study Goals
- To obtain epidemiologic data regarding the incidence of concussion, mechanism of injury, and return to academic and sport participation timelines of concussion for varsity and club sports endorsed by the Ivy League and Big Ten conferences.
- To identify opportunities to improve the health and safety of current and future student-athletes regarding sport-related injuries.
- To provide a Study infrastructure supporting a collaborative and participatory research community.
Highlights
21
Active participating institutions
4000+
Concussion cases collected
6
Publications and counting
Publications & Research Summaries
Site Principal Investigators

Brown University
Beth Conroy, MS

Columbia University
Thomas Bottiglieri, DO

Cornell University
Amy Sucheski-Drake, MD, CAQSM
Katy Harris, MS, ATC

Dartmouth College
Kristine Karlson, MD
Jonathan Lichtenstein, PsyD, MBA

Harvard University
Arun Ramappa, MD

University of Illinois
Randy Ballard, ATC

Indiana University
Nicholas Port, PhD

University of Iowa
Andy Peterson, MD, MSPH

University of Maryland
Bradley Hatfield, PhD

University of Michigan
JT Eckner, MD
David Millward, MD, MS
Abigail Bretzin, PhD, ATC

Michigan State University
Mathew Saffarian, DO

University of Minnesota
Erin Moore, MEd, LAT, ATC

University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Erin Moore, MEd, LAT, ATC

Northwestern University
Matt Nerrie, MS, LAT, ATC

University of Pennsylvania
Brian Sennett, MD
Anthony Erz, ATC

Pennsylvania State University
Michael Gay, PhD, LAT, ATC

Princeton University
Sasha Steinlight, MD

Purdue University
Carly Day, MD

Rutgers University
Carrie Esopenko, PhD
Jason Womack, MD

University of Wisconsin – Madison
Erin McQuillan, MS, LAT, ATC

Yale University
Elizabeth Gardner, MD
Study Management Team
University of Michigan is the Study Administration Site for this project and is supported by the Injury Prevention Center team. The University of Pennsylvania is the Data Management and Coordinating Site for the project supported by the Penn Injury Science Center team.
Contact the Team [email protected]
Study Leadership
Douglas Wiebe, PhD
Principal Investigator
Abigail Bretzin, PhD, ATC
Research Investigator, Analysis Lead and Development
Carolyn Campbell-McGovern, MBA
Ivy League
Study Founder and Ivy League Liaison
Study Advisory Committee
Art Maerlender, PhD, ABPP-CN
University of Nebraska
Emily Dorman, M.Ed, ATC
Princeton University
Carrie Esopenko, PhD
Rutgers University
Cary Savage, PhD
University of Nebraska
Jamie Noble, MD, MS
Columbia University
Jim Torner, PhD
University of Iowa
Jeff Mjaanes, MD
Northwestern University
Carolyn Campbell-McGovern, MBA
Ivy League