Matt Neill
MSc
PhD Student
Matt Neill is a PhD student in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Center. He obtained a BSc in Kinesiology at the University of Lethbridge, where he competed as a member of the varsity men’s soccer program. He then obtained an MSc in Kinesiology at Lakehead University studying the cerebrovascular implications of exercise. His current research is focused on the use of technology to assess sleep, sedentarism and the neurophysiology of concussion. Outside of the lab, Matt is an avid rock climber and ski tourer.
Awards and Distinctions
2024 Mitacs-Accelerate Graduate Research Intership Program
2024 Integrated Concussion Research Program Conference Travel Award
2024 Kinesiology Presentation Award
2024 Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute Trainee Travel Award
2020Â Baziuk Family Sports Medicine Graduate Award (BAZSG)
2019Â Lakehead Kinesiology MSc Entrance Award
2018ÌýUniversity of Lethbridge Men's Soccer ET Team award
Dean Braun Scholar Award for Health and Behavioural Sciences
2016-2019ÌýJason Lang Scholarship
2015-2018Ìý3x Academic All Canadian
2015-2018ÌýJimmy Cordon Scholarship
Publications
- Neill, M. G., Burma, J. S., Miutz, L. N., Kennedy, C. M., Penner, L. C., Newel, K. T., & Smirl, J. D. (2024). .ÌýJournal of Neurotrauma.ÌýÂ
- Burkart, J. J., Johnson, N. E., Burma, J. S., Neill, M. G., & Smirl, J. D. (2024). .ÌýApplied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, (ja).
- Shepherd, H. A., Galarneau, J. M., Neill, M., Karmali, S., Turcotte, K., Williamson, R. A., ... & Babul, S. (2024). .ÌýHealth Education & Behavior, 10901981241263577.
- Smith, K. J., Neill, M., & Hoiland, R. L. (2020). .ÌýThe Journal of Physiology,Ìý598(16), 3313-3315.
- Giersch, G. E., Charkoudian, N., Pereira, T., Edgell, H., Freeberg, K. A., Craighead, D. H., Neill, M., ... & Rodrigues, A. (2020). .ÌýJournal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985),Ìý129(5), 1122-1135.
Abstracts
- Matt G Neill, Jean-Michel Galarneau, Joseph Carere, Benjamin Leggett, Kathryn J. Schneider, Keith Owen Yeates, Jonathan D Smirl, Carolyn A Emery. (2024). Is there an association between adolescent sport related concussion and sleep related impairment 5-15 years later?. J Head Trauma Rehab. Canadian Concussion Network 4th annual meeting, Ottawa, Canada.