²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½

Matt Neill

MSc
PhD Student

Matt Neill Headshot

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

2020 Baziuk Family Sports Medicine Graduate Award (BAZSG)

2019 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

  1. 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.Ìý 
  2. Burkart, J. J., Johnson, N. E., Burma, J. S., Neill, M. G., & Smirl, J. D. (2024). .ÌýApplied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, (ja).
  3. Shepherd, H. A., Galarneau, J. M., Neill, M., Karmali, S., Turcotte, K., Williamson, R. A., ... & Babul, S. (2024). .ÌýHealth Education & Behavior, 10901981241263577.
  4. Smith, K. J., Neill, M., & Hoiland, R. L. (2020). .ÌýThe Journal of Physiology,Ìý598(16), 3313-3315.
  5. 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

  1. 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.

Contact

Address

Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½
2500 University Dr NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4