SMRI research is organized into four main initiatives: Active Duty/Veterans, Athletics, Active Girls Healthy Women, and Equestrian Athlete. Each initiative is focused on developing strategies unique to injury and task-specific needs of these populations:

• Characterize health, injury, and performance profiles to inform training practice and policy
• Develop strategies for occupational, sport, and lifestyle injury prevention and performance
• Validate interventions for musculoskeletal and concussion treatment and performance optimization
• Implement interventions to achieve long-term health and wellness

For over 25 years, faculty from the Sports Medicine Research Institute has: 

• Studied the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries
• Developed an extensive research agenda focusing on:
  • Proprioception and neuromuscular control in joint stability
  • The role of capsuloligamentous structures in the pathoetiology of joint injury
  • Comprehensive profiles of an individual's function and risk by evaluating both the sensory and motor characteristics specific to musculoskeletal injury and pathology
  • Biomechanical and neuromuscular assessments under sports-simulated environments
  • The effects of injury, surgery, and rehabilitation on joint stability and function
  • Characterizing the physical and physiological demand of sport and military tasks
  • Identification of deficiencies in body mechanics and muscle function
  • Develop programs to improve performance and minimize potential for injury
• Secured over $50M in funded research from sources which include, the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NFL Charities Foundation, and serval other foundations.
• Delivered over 20 keynote lectures at professional events around the world
• Published over 200 Peer-reviewed manuscripts
• Delivered more than 350 national and international presentations