Dr. Troy Blackburn - General Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Dr. Troy Blackburn

Title:
Assoc. Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Email:
Troyb@email.unc.edu
Phone:
919-843-2021

Troy Blackburn joined the Department of Exercise and Sport Science as an assistant professor in the fall of 2006. He currently serves as the director of the Motor Control Laboratory, and teaches courses in Research in Exercise and Sport Science (EXSS 273) and Neuromuscular Control and Learning (EXSS 380).

Blackburn received a B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science (Athletic Training Concentration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998), a M.S. in Sports Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh (2000), and a Ph.D. in Human Movement Science (Biomechanics Concentration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004).

Blackburn's primary research interests lie in neural and biomechanical contributions to joint stability. His current focus is on the influences of series elastic musculotendinous stiffness on mechanical joint stability and neuromechanical function. These efforts are designed to evaluate the influence that lesser hamstring stiffness in females (compared to their male counterparts) has on the higher incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury noted in females.