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Areas of Expertise

Sport Biomechanics

Concussion Assessment and Recovery

Jumping and Landing

Education

Tulane University

B.S.

Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Arizona State University

M.S.

University of Southern California

Ph.D.

Affiliations

• Certified Collegiate Cheerleading Coach, American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators. (August 2009 - Present)

Links

• Faculty Profile
• Scholar Profile
• ResearchGate Citations
• Academia.Edu Profile

Media Appearances

What You Might Not Know About Football Concussions

Underdog Dynasty  

2014-12-05

Dr. Barry Munkasy, one of GSU's lead researchers, asked during my visit if I'd had a concussion before. I've never played a down of football outside some pickup games back in the day, so I answered no. "Have you ever had your bell rung?" he asked...

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Research Grants

Research support for equipment and personnel

Georgia Southern University Internal Seed Funding $9,544

April 12th, 2016 Murray NG, Munkasy BA

Identification of Persistent Impairments in Postural Control Following

Faculty Research Committee, Georgia Southern University $9,985

July 2010 - May 2011 Buckley TA (Principal), Munkasy, BA (Co-Principal)

Identification of Persistent Impairments in Postural Control Following Concussion

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA – R15) $385,722

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2015 Buckley, TA (Principal), Munkasy, BA (Co-Principal), Shaver, GW (Co-Principal), Wikstrom, EA (Co-Principal), Gunn, LH (Co-Principal)

Articles

Acute cognitive and physical rest may not improve concussion recovery time

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Buckley, Thomas A., Barry A. Munkasy, and Brandy P. Clouse

2016 Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of an acute period of cognitive and physical rest on concussion.

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Sideline performance of the balance error scoring system during a live sporting event

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

Rahn, Carrie, et al.

2015 Objective: The purpose was to examine the influence of a live sporting sideline environment on balance error scoring system (BESS) performance.

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Balance error scoring system performance changes after a competitive athletic season

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Burk, John M., et al.

2013 Objective: To evaluate the change in Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) performance after an athletic season.

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