BOB体育

Skip to main content

Heather K Vincent, PhD, MS, FACSM : Research

Sports Medicine Specialist

Photo of Heather K Vincent

Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

  • Obesity , 25 publications
  • Running , 19 publications
  • Exercise , 18 publications
  • Athletic Injuries , 17 publications

Research activity

179 publications

4,040 citations

Why is this important?

Focus

Dr. Vincent is the Vice Chair of Research, Director of the Exercise Medicine and Functional Fitness Laboratory and the Director of the BOB体育 Sports Performance Center. She was a University Term Professor 2018-2021. Her main clinical research focus is the study of the effects of obesity on joint disease mechanisms such as osteoarthritis, and the development of exercise based interventions to reduce disease pathology, pain and disability. She uses an integrative approach in her research, and combines physiological assessment, biochemical markers, biomechanical measures and patient subjective measures to study these relationships.

In the Sports performance Center, Dr. Vincent oversees the development of numerous health, fitness and motion analysis services. Her main sport foci include running for health, injury prevention and the study of lacrosse. Her specialty for lifestyle change includes the use of exercise and nutrition modification for weight management and health.

My publications

179 publications

2023

Evidence Review for Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement.

Journal of athletic training

鈥�

2023

Evidence-Based Dietary Practices to Improve Osteoarthritis Symptoms: An Umbrella Review

Nutrients

鈥�

2023

Pilot study to explore girls鈥� lacrosse players鈥� attitudes toward headgear

Research in Sports Medicine

2023

Preventing Osteoarthritis After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Consensus Statement.

Journal of athletic training

鈥�

2023

Short-Term Impact of Exercise Fitness Testing in a Pediatric Metabolic and Obesity Clinic: Initiative to Improve Health Care Quality

Clinical Pediatrics