About The Datalys Center

Helping You Make Data-Driven Decisions Since 2006

SPorts Injury Research And Prevention

Incorporated in 2006, the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention is a 501(c)(3); 509(a)(3)(b)(i) non-profit supporting organization of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). It was founded by a collaborative effort between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), BioCrossroads, and ACSM to further understand and prevent sports injuries and illnesses . The Datalys Center specializes in multicenter and multiyear research programs. We have a long track record of research-focused, data-dedicated programs, from survey to longitudinal to mixed-method designs. Our status as a 501(c)3 allows us to focus on what truly matters: using data and analysis to research and prevent sports injuries. However, our team of epidemiologists, scientists, and other staff can implement many forms of research.

What We Do

The Datalys Center collects and analyzes data, building a body of research that benefits athletes and other physically active populations. We can help organizations unlock the key to preventing injuries and illnesses, streamline database operations and needs, design technology and model-based solutions, and integrate options for all project management needs.

Why We’re Here

At the Datalys Center, we specialize in epidemiological research in sports and other physically active populations. Over the years, we have collected comparable data for more than two dozen sports from hundreds of high schools and colleges. We aim to share that data widely – whether to the NCAA, National Federation of State High School Associations, State High School Athletic Associations, governing bodies and other sports organizations, school administrators, athletic trainers, coaches, parents, or athletes.

More Than Just Sports Injury Research

Though the Datalys Center started in sports injury research, our programs and services can benefit any industry. Our team of researchers can design studies or programs for all people at risk of injury. The Datalys Center can also create programs for:

  • Tactical Athletes: Firefighters, law enforcement, emergency responders, military
  • Industrial/Occupational Athletes: Any employee in a physically demanding job such as manufacturing, construction, or healthcare
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Our Mission

To improve the health, safety, and performance of athletes and active people through scientific guidance and support.

Our Vision

To be the trusted leader in making sports and physical activity safer through data-driven analytics and scientific research.

Our Philosophy

Because we are an independent non-profit organization, Datalys can conduct short-term and long-term studies at lower costs than for-profit contract research organizations and independent researchers. While we often solicit grants from competitive sources, because of our flexibility, we can also work with program sponsors to find innovative and creative ways to fund programs important to them.

Faculty & Staff

Christy Collins
Christy Collins, PhD
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President
Avinash
Avinash Chandran, PhD, FACSM
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Chief Science Officer | Managing Director, NCAA ISP
Kody Campbell
Kody Campbell, PhD
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Assistant Director, NCAA ISP
Adrian Boltz
Adrian Boltz, MS
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Senior Research Associate, NCAA ISP
Bethany Morath
Bethany Gordon
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Project Manager, CARE
Will Felix
Will Felix
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Research Associate, CARE
Neel Rao
Neel Rao
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Research Assistant, NCAA ISP
Megan Anderson
Megan Anderson
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Research Assistant, High School RIO and NATION

Board of Directors

Lynette Craft, PhD, FACSM

Senior Director of Research and Health Policy, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Bill Roberts, MD, FACSM

Chief Medical Officer, American College of Sports Medicine

Mario Morris, JD, PhD

Senior Vice President of Administration and CFO of the NCAA

Deena Casiero, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President Sport Science Institute, NCAA

Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD

Research Director, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine; Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kim Stein, PhD

Principal Scientist, Gatorade Sports Science Institute; Adjunct Instructor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University

Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA, FNAK, FNAP

Director of the Athletic Training Department, A.T. Still University.

Scientific Advisory Board

The Datalys Center Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is an external entity of scientific leaders in sports injury research. The SAB is integral to the Datalys Center’s efforts to promote health and safety in sports and physical activity by disseminating our data and research. The primary purpose of the SAB is to provide independent reviews of data requests received through our Data Injury Statistics Clearinghouse (DISC). In addition, the SAB provides expert guidance regarding ad hoc research initiatives at the request of Datalys Center faculty and staff.

Current Members:

Julie Agel, MA, ATC

Harborview Medical Center, Seattle

Leif P. Madsen, PhD, ATC

Indiana University

Steve Marshall, PhD

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jennifer M. Medina McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS

 Ithaca College

Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD, LAT, ATC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alison Snyder Valier, PhD, ATC

AT Still University

Jim Torner, PhD

University of Iowa

Gary Wilkerson, EdD, ATC

University of Tennessee Chattanooga

Program Sponsors

We thank our sponsors for supporting the Datalys Center and our research programs.

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Research & Publication Partners

One of Datalys’ strengths is our ability to build bridges and collaborate with our fellow scientists from around the country. There are too many individuals to list, but the institutions listed below represent our partners in research and authorship.

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Participating Vendors and Information

The Datalys Center partners with Electronic Health Record Vendors to conduct the NCAA Injury Surveillance and High School NATION programs. Using an “Export Engine,” vendor applications submit de-identified common data elements to the Datalys Center’s aggregate database. This process is safe and secure and is Institutional Review Board-approved. This process allows Athletic Trainers (AT) to document injuries and illnesses as usual in their daily clinical practice, thus eliminating the need for the athletic trainer to double-enter data. This process also affects the overall performance of the certified applications.

Vendors interested in participating in the NCAA Injury Surveillance and High School NATION programs should contact us at info@datalyscenter.org. Certification is voluntary, but the Datalys Center will promote certified applications in marketing materials, on our website, during recruitment phone calls with high schools and NCAA member institutions, and while attending meetings. Datalys Center staff and our IT Partner Arivium are available to assist. As more and more conferences and individual institutions become more data-conscious, becoming a certified partner will be a good business decision.

ATS

The Athletic Trainer System (ATS) is a multi-team, multi-sport system used by athletic trainers in high schools, colleges, professional teams, and organizations to track injuries and related information. Information is shared securely between all modules, and no synchronizing is required. ATS consists of four modules: ATS Core, ATS Smartphone, ATS Web Portal, and ATS Kiosk. A full-featured demonstration is available for independent evaluation.

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HEALTHY ROSTER

Healthy Roster provides patient engagement, care coordination, secure communication, and outreach tools for athletic trainers and sports medicine departments. HIPAA-compliant and safe, Healthy Roster provides best-in-class engagement tools for healthcare providers working in the field. Healthy Roster provides athletic trainers with a dramatically better mobile, HIPAA-compliant documentation and communication platform. This allows athletic trainers to provide better care to their athletes and prove the value of sports medicine. Healthy Roster is the only injury documentation tool that allows athletic trainers to build deeper relationships with parents and prove school outreach works for their system.

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SPORTSWAREONLINE – CSMI SOLUTIONS

SportsWareOnline has been the leading injury-tracking solution for Athletic Trainers since 1991.  SportsWareOnline gives users instant access to vital athlete information from any web-enabled device, 24/7/365, allowing Athletic Trainers to track injuries and treatments in real-time right from the sidelines.  The latest features (including the Quick Treatments Module, the Exercise Database, and Sideline Concussion Tracking apps) let Athletic Trainers spend less time on paperwork and more time taking care of their athletes.

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INPOWERiQ

Using Oracle-based state-of-the-art technology, INPOWERiQ makes documenting, tracking, and reporting easy and simple. INPOWERiQ has three distinctly different software packages. Each package performs a unique function but resides within the same database. This allows sharing of important information easily and securely with other medical providers on and off campus. Since INPOWERiQ is a web-based software, you can securely access your data from any device with web access, allowing you to become mobile. In addition to tracking, documenting, and reporting, INPOWERiQ has special functions within each software that are unique to the target group.

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Pyramed

PyraMED is a highly configurable Electronic Health Record (EHR) system designed to streamline the clinical workflow for healthcare providers. It enables users to document encounters, place orders, check test statuses, and manage patient care—all from a single interface. The platform supports efficient documentation through provider shortcuts such as customizable forms and scenarios, allowing college health professionals to navigate seamlessly from appointment scheduling to patient check-out. PyraMED also includes clinical decision support tools to assist with prescribing and diagnosis, and facilitates medication management, access to lab and test results, and referral tracking, all within an integrated system.

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Arivium

Arivium provides software development and operational support for its business partners, effectively serving as an extension of their clients’ IT departments. Arivium develops and licenses business applications, including ArLIMS, which supports laboratory order management workflows, and platforms that manage brand and license workflows for brand owners and business partners. Arivium also maintains and supports client-owned systems such as research and data capture platforms, tax preparation services, and other custom software. Additionally, Arivium offers consulting services in data analytics, project management, resource fulfillment, and client project portfolio management.

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Research & Publication Partners

One of Datalys’ strengths is our ability to build bridges and collaborate with our fellow scientists from around the country. There are too many individuals to list, but the institutions listed below represent our partners in research and authorship.

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Christy Collins
Christy Collins, PhD
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President

Dr. Christy Collins joined the Datalys Center in June 2017. Previously, Dr. Collins served as a Biostatistician at the OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute (OHRI). While at OHRI, Dr. Collins was actively involved in over 130 research studies in various stages from development to dissemination in a wide variety of clinical settings including: Sports Medicine, Podiatry, Medical Education, Heart and Vascular, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and Pharmacy, among other specialties. Prior to her work at OHRI, Dr. Collins worked as a researcher at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. While at CIRP, she specifically focused on the epidemiology of sports, recreation, and leisure activity‐related injuries among children and adolescents and the life‐long health benefits associated with an active childhood.

Dr. Collins has published extensively on the topic of sport injuries and has a strong connection to the Athletic Training community through her work with High School RIO. Dr. Collins earned her doctorate in Epidemiology with a minor in Biostatistics from the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University. Prior to her work at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Collins received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology at Ohio Northern University and a Master of Arts in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire where she focused on social research in partner and family violence. Dr. Collins describes her interest in sports injury epidemiology as her passion and is excited to be a part of the sports injury community.

Avinash
Avinash Chandran, PhD, FACSM
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Chief Science Officer | Managing Director, NCAA Injury Surveillance Program

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Dr. Avinash Chandran is the Chief Science Officer and Managing Director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program at the Datalys Center. Prior to joining the Datalys Center, Dr. Chandran was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC Chapel Hill, he concurrently worked within the Matthew-Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, the Center for Study of Retired Athletes, and the Injury Prevention Research Center. During his graduate studies, Dr. Chandran was also a Research Associate in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

Dr. Chandran is a quantitative Epidemiologist, and his research interests include injury epidemiology and surveillance, longitudinal study design and analytical methods, as well as Bayesian inference using observational data. His research program centers on the application of advanced quantitative methods in injury epidemiology, and in the study of athlete health and wellness across the lifespan. Dr. Chandran has been the recipient of various research grants to pursue these areas of research, and his work has been published in a variety of journals across the sports medicine, epidemiology and statistical literature.

Dr. Chandran holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Maryland, College Park. He completed his Master of Science in Epidemiology, as well as his PhD in Epidemiology at the George Washington University. In addition to serving as the Director of the NCAA ISP, Dr. Chandran also currently maintains adjunct faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and A.T. Still University. In addition, Dr. Chandran serves on the education team of the Football Medicine and Performance Association, as well as on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation and the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Dr. Chandran also holds a C-license from the United States Soccer Federation, and has previously coached soccer at the high school and collegiate levels.

Kody Campbell
Kody Campbell, PhD
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Assistant Director, NCAA Injury Surveillance Program

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Dr. Kody Campbell is the Assistant Director of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program at the Datalys Center. Before joining the Datalys Center, Dr. Campbell was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Balance Disorders Laboratory within the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. He concurrently worked as a Research Associate in the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) Center as part of the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System.

Dr. Campbell is a sport injury scientist with a specialization in concussion and movement impairments. His research interests include how to prevent sport-related injuries and how to optimize detection and treatment of movement impairments following concussion. His research agenda developed from work on projects funded by the Department of Defense and Centers for Disease Control Division of Injury Prevention and has published in sports medicine, physical therapy, biomedical engineering, and neurotrauma journals.

Dr. Campbell received his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Kinesiology from Western University in London, Ontario Canada. He completed his PhD in Human Movement Science while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center. Dr. Campbell competed in several sports growing up and played football during his undergraduate degree. He has a special interest in making sports safe for everyone to enjoy and how to best care for athletes acutely after injury and throughout the lifespan.

Adrian Boltz
Adrian Boltz, MSH
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Senior Research Associate, NCAA Injury Surveillance Program

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Adrian joined the Datalys Center in June 2020 as a Research Associate for the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program. Prior to Datalys he worked in the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center and Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and a minor in Chemistry. In 2018 he received his Master of Science in Health with a concentration in Exercise Science and Chronic Disease from the University of North Florida. Adrian is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Movement Science at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) where his research is aimed at better understanding how and why sleep disturbances occur following a sport-related concussion using advanced quantitative techniques. In his free time Adrian enjoys playing golf, hiking, and exploring new cities.

Bethany Morath
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Project Manager, CARE

Bethany Gordon, MPH joined Datalys in January 2022 as the CARE Project Coordinator for the NCAA/DOD Grand Alliance: Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from North Park University (Chicago, Illinois) where her interest in Epidemiology began, observing staff hand hygiene practices at John H. Stroger Hospital.  Bethany completed her Master’s degree in Public Health from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (Des Moines, Iowa) where she served on the Public Health Student committee.  

During her Master’s degree, she organized and participated in a Local Public Health Systems Assessment for Knox County Health Department leading to a fully funded Federal Health Center status for the community, provided a framework to better analyze medical data collected for the Medicine For Mali Mission, and has served as a grant reviewer for various programs. 

Bethany continues to expand her public health expertise with a focus on project and database management in research settings.  In her free time, Bethany enjoys ceramics, gardening, and outdoor activities with her family.

Will Felix
Will Felix
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Research Assistant

Will joined the Datalys Center in June 2021 as a research assistant. He assists with the NCAA/DOD Grand Alliance: Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium. Will holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master’s in Health and Kinesiology from Purdue University. Throughout his undergraduate and graduate career Will has had experiences that have built his understanding and knowledge of the research process. With this knowledge and his current position at the Datalys Center, he hopes to utilize his skills in the promotion of health and wellbeing.

Neel Rao
Neel Rao, MPH
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Research Assistant, NCAA Injury Surveillance Program

Neel Rao has served the Datalys Center as a Research Assistant primarily with the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program since July 2022. His primary day-to-day roles within the Injury Surveillance Program include assisting with enrolling new participants, as well as providing support to already participating athletic trainers. He also provides support to the program director, Dr. Avinash Chandran, by assisting in generating and auditing reports to various NCAA organizations, performing literature reviews, pulling and analyzing sport related exposure and injury data, database management and quality control, and dissemination of findings through abstracts, manuscripts, etc. Neel graduated from West Virginia University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology and a minor in Health Promotion. This degree is centered around the physical and mental factors that surround sport participation and performance. Following his undergraduate study, he briefly worked at the West Virginia Prevention Research Center as a Research Assistant. In 2022, he received his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include:

· Physical activity and exercise.
· Healthy aging strategies.
· Low back pain- injuries, treatment, and prevention.
· Epidemiological methods.

Neel plans to pursue a doctoral degree in an epidemiology program in the coming years. He is motivated by increasing his skillset and hopes to conduct translational research that can not only further the scope of literature, but also provide meaningful findings to inform practitioners and the public. In his free time, Neel enjoys exercising, cooking, and playing guitar.

Megan Anderson
Megan Anderson, MPH
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Research Assistant

Megan Anderson joined the Datalys Center in October 2022 as a research assistant under the High School RIO™ and NATION studies. Prior to joining the Datalys Center, Megan graduated with her master’s in public health Concentrated in Epidemiology from Georgia State University where she also acted as a research assistant in the biostatistics lab. Megan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Florida State University. Throughout her time in her undergraduate and graduate careers Megan has developed an understanding of epidemiologic research processes. With her knowledge and past experiences, she is able to assist Datalys President, Christy Collins, in enrollment and communicating with participants, as well as, maintaining quality data and generating reports as needed.