Jay Hertel
- Chair, Department of Kinesiology
- Joe Gieck Professor in Sports Medicine
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Student Health and Wellness Building 340C
550 Brandon Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Biography
Jay Hertel is the Joe H. Gieck Professor of Sports Medicine and chair of the Department of Kinesiology. He also holds an academic appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (courtesy) and is co-director of the Exercise & Sport Injury Lab. He is an athletic trainer and his research interests are at the intersection of lower extremity injury prevention and rehabilitation, clinical biomechanics, and athlete monitoring techniques aimed at improving the health and wellness of athletes and other physically active individuals . He has authored or co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at numerous national and international sports medicine conferences. Dr. Hertel is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Athletic Trainers' Association, and the National Academy of Kinesiology.
Education
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1999
M.Ed., University of Virginia, 1994
B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1993
Research
- Clinical biomechanics
- Lower extremity injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Running injuries
- Training load monitoring in athletes
- Wearable sensors