Meghan Critchley

Dr. Meghan Critchley is a Postdoctoral Associate with the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre (SIPRC) working under the supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery.

Meghan graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre and Dance (2015) and a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Health Promotion (2018). Meghan’s doctoral thesis was completed in 2022 examining prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of dance-related injury in pre-professional ballet dancers. Her primary research interests include the reduction of the burden of musculoskeletal injuries in dance populations through primary and secondary prevention strategies.

1. Critchley, M. L., Ferber, R., Pasanen, K., & Kenny, S. J. (2022). Injury epidemiology in pre-professional ballet dancers: A 5-year prospective cohort study. Physical therapy in sport, 58, 93-99.
2. Ball, J. L., Critchley, M. L., Black, A. M., & Kenny, S. J. (2022). Safe Dance Practice Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors among Alberta Dance Teachers. Journal of Dance Education, 1-13.
3. Kenny, S. J., Critchley, M. L., Whittaker, J. L., Vijayan, V. W. K., & Emery, C. A. (2021). Association between pre-participation characteristics and risk of injury amongst pre-professional dancers. Physical therapy in sport, 52, 239-247.
4. Critchley, M., Toomey, C., Lobos, S. M., Palacios-Derflingher, L., Kenny, S. J., & Emery, C. (2020). 150 Bone mineral density and associated factors: do young female dancers and other recreational sport athletes differ?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. A64-A64.
5. Bordelon, N. M., Jones, D. H., Sweeney, K. M., Davis, D. J., Critchley, M. L., Rochelle, L. E., ... & Dai, B. (2020). Optimal Load Magnitude and Placement for Peak Power Production in a Vertical Jump: A Segmental Contribution Analysis. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research.
6. Keener, M., Critchley, M., Layer, J., & Dai, B. (2020). The effect of stirrup length on impact attenuation and its association with muscle strength. Journal of Conditioning Research. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000003278. 
7. Dai, B., Layer, J., Bordelon, N., Critchley, M., LaCroix, S., George, A., Li, L., Ross, J., & Jensen, M.A. (2020). Longitudinal Assessments of Balance and Jump-Landing Performance Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Research in Sport Medicine. 1-12. doi:10.1080/15438627.2020.1721290. 
8. Critchley, M., Toomey, C., Palacios-Derflingher, L., Kenny, S. J. (2019). Bone Mineral Density and Associated Factors in Female Pre-Professional Dancers. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 29(3): e63. 
9. Dai, B; Layer, J.S.; Sauls, N.M.; LaCroix, S.E.; Critchley, M.L.; and Ross, J.D. (2019) Longitudinal assessment of balance and jump-landing performance in collegiate athletes pre and post ACL injuries. ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 37 : Iss. 1 , Article 68.
10. Critchley, M.L., Davis, D.J., Keener, M.M., Layer, J.S., Wilson, M.A., Zhu, Q., & Dai, B. (2019). The effects of mid-flight whole-body and trunk rotation on landing mechanics: implications for anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Sports Biomech, 1-17. doi:10.1080/14763141.2019.1595704. 
11. Davis, D. J., Hinshaw, T. J., Critchley, M. L., & Dai, B. (2019). Mid-flight trunk flexion and extension altered segment and lower extremity joint movements and subsequent landing mechanics. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.03.001. 
12. Critchley, M., Davis, D., Keener, M., Layer, J., Dai, B. 2018. The effect of mid-flight whole-body and trunk rotation on landing mechanics. American Society of Biomechanics. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, August 8-10^th , 2018, pp 713-715.