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Janelle Romanchuk image 2021Email janelle.romanchuk@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Area of study

Injury prevention, biomechanics and concussion

Supervisors

Associate Professor Melanie Bussey
Dr Peter Lamb
Dr Danielle Salmon (World Rugby)

Thesis title

Development, implementation, and evaluation of a head stabilisation intervention in female community rugby players

Education

BSc Mechanical Engineering – University of Alberta, Canada
MSc Sports Engineering – Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Scholarships

University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship
Sheffield Hallam University International Student Scholarship

Hobbies

Outdoor adventures, skiing, rugby and cooking

Publications

Smith, B., Bussey, M., Romanchuk, J., & Ross, C. (2023). The comparison of on-snow to off-snow landings for elite park & pipe freestyle-ski and snowboard athletes. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 136-137). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01

Bussey, M. D., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Nanai, B., Davidson, P., Tucker, R., & Falvey, E. (2023). Head acceleration events in male community rugby players: An observational cohort study across four playing grades, from under-13 to senior men. Sports Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01923-z

Bussey, M. D., Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2023). Anticipatory head control mechanisms in response to impact perturbations: An investigation of club rugby players with and without a history of concussion injury. Physical Therapy in Sport, 59, 7-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.11.002

Bussey, M. D., Davidson, P., Salmon, D., Romanchuk, J., Tong, D., & Sole, G. (2022). Influence of the frame of reference on head acceleration events recorded by instrumented mouthguards in community rugby players. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 8(4), e001365. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001365

Bussey, M. D., Pinfold, J., Romanchuk, J., & Salmon, D. (2020). Exploring head control during impact perturbations in rugby players with history of concussion. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 4(3), (pp. 22). doi: 10.36905/jses.2020.03.01

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