Jaclyn Caccese, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Academic contact
Academic information
- Department: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Research interests
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Tactical Athletes and First Responders
- Youth Athletes and Neurodevelopment
- Sensorimotor Function and Aging
- Translational Solutions
About
Biography
My research is focused on advancing knowledge in the study of traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussions and repetitive head impacts across diverse populations to improve brain health throughout the lifespan.
My work is structured around these areas: tactical athletes and first responders by translating sports concussion principles into occupational safety, youth athletes and neurodevelopment, sensorimotor function and aging and translational solutions.
My research has produced the nation’s first return-to-duty protocol following concussions for law enforcement officers, which is being voluntarily adopted nationwide. In the future, I will lead the first International Consensus Conference on Concussion in First Responders (The Ohio State University, 2026) to establish global standards.
I appreciate the commitment to innovation here in The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and the readily available resources that allow me to pursue highly complex research.
Credentials
Education
- PhD
- University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
- MS
- University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
- BSE
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Research
Research interests
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Tactical Athletes and First Responders
- Youth Athletes and Neurodevelopment
- Sensorimotor Function and Aging
- Translational Solutions
Current Projects
- NIH-funded R01 study investigating how repetitive head impacts influence neurodevelopment over the first year of youth tackle football participation.
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-funded grant to quantify TBIs, repetitive head impacts and low-level blast exposure in law enforcement officers.
- Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)-funded grant to develop and test a protective headgear prototype for health care workers to reduce their risks of head injuries.
Honors and Appointments
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, associate professor in the Division of Athletic Training within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Faculty member of the Chronic Brain Injury Program
- At-Large Member of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Council
- Member of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Studies Committee
- Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM)