Matt Neill
MSc
PhD Student
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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
2018 University of Lethbridge Men's Soccer ET Team award
Dean Braun Scholar Award for Health and Behavioural Sciences
2016-2019 Jason Lang Scholarship
2015-2018 3x Academic All Canadian
2015-2018 Jimmy Cordon Scholarship
Publications
- Smith KJ, Neill M, Hoiland RL. Scratching the surface of hypoxic cerebral vascular control: a potentially polarizing view of mechanistic research in humans. J Physiol. 2020 Aug;598(16):3313-3315. doi: 10.1113/JP280244. Epub 2020 Jun 30. PMID: 32533733.
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.