Adam W. Kiefer, PhD

Director of Research Education, Division of Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

adam.kiefer@cchmc.org

About

Biography

Dr. Kiefer's research takes a complex systems approach to performance enhancement and injury prevention in sport, and integrates innovative technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, eye tracking, and biofeedback tools with established training practices to improve training outcomes. His expertise in behavioral dynamics and dynamical disease provides an innovative approach to measuring, modeling and analyzing the complexity of healthy and pathological human performance in a variety of contexts. Opportunities for mentorship in the research process are available, and participation by interested fellows and prospective graduate students is encouraged.

Interests

Antifragility; augmented/virtual reality; behavioral dynamics; complex systems modeling; dynamical disease; individual/team coordination; nonlinear dynamics; sensorimotor neuroscience; quantitative methods.

Research Areas

Sports Medicine

Publications

Injury Risk Factors Integrated Into Self-Guided Real-Time Biofeedback Improves High-Risk Biomechanics. Bonnette, S; DiCesare, CA; Kiefer, AW; Riley, MA; Foss, KD B; Thomas, S; Kitchen, K; Diekfuss, JA; Myer, GD. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2020; 28:831-839.

High-Risk Lower-Extremity Biomechanics Evaluated in Simulated Soccer-Specific Virtual Environments. DiCesare, CA; Kiefer, AW; Bonnette, S; Myer, GD. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2020; 29:294-300.

'What's my risk of sustaining an ACL injury while playing football (soccer)?' A systematic review with meta-analysis. Montalvo, AM; Schneider, DK; Silva, PL; Yut, L; Webster, KE; Riley, MA; Kiefer, AW; Doherty-Restrepo, JL; Myer, GD. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019; 53:1333-1340.