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Nicholas Murray, Ph.D., M.A.

Associate Professor and Kinesiology Graduate Program Director
Murray, Nicholas

Summary

Nicholas Murray's primary research approach is the investigation of oculomotor and postural control in individuals with acute or chronic neurological deficits with a focus on sports-related concussions and repeated head impacts. He has ongoing studies related to concussion identification, recovery and the relationship between clinical and laboratory-based measures. One of the aims of his research approach is to discover new methods of assessing sport-related concussions in elite athletes who have greater neuronal resources than normal average individuals. In addition, Murray is actively involved in research related to the effect of repetitive head impacts and how it influences the brain via indirect biomechanical assessments.

Selected publications

  • Murray, N. G., Belson, E., Szekely, B., Islas, A., Lynall, R. C., Powell, D., Munkasy, B. A. & Buckley, T. (2020). Baseline postural control cannot detect prospective lower extremity injury among those with a history of concussion. Journal of Athletic Training. 
  • Buckley, T., Murray, N. G., Munkasy, B. A., Oldham, J. R., Evans, K. M. & Clouse, B. (2020). Persistent impairments in dynamic postural control across concussion clinical milestones. Journal of Neurotrauma.
  • Szekely, B., Alphonsa, S., Grimes, K., Munkasy, B. A., Buckley, T. & Murray, N. G. (2020). Repetitive head impacts affect mediolateral postural sway entropy following a competitive athletic season: Preliminary findings. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research.
  • Wallace, J., Worts, P., Moran, R. & Murray, N. G. (2020). Socioeconomic status and racial disparities to be considered in clinical interpretation of pre-season vestibular and oculomotor tests for concussion. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research.
  • Murray, N. G., Szekely, B., Moran, R., Powell, D., Munkasy, B. A. & Buckley, T. (2020). Concussion history associated with increased postural control deficits after subsequent injury. Physiological Measurement.
  • Murray, N. G., Szekely, B., Grimes, K., Islas, A., Powell, D., Munkasy, B. A., Cipriani, D. & Buckley, T. (2020). Repetitive head impacts are associated with changes in postural control among those that do not have a history of sport-related concussion: Preliminary findings. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.
  • Murray, N. G., Szekely, B., Islas, A., Munkasy, B. A., Gore, R., Berryhill, M. & Reed-Jones, R. J. (2019). Sport-related concussions may rely on larger and faster saccadic eye movements during a sport-like visual task. Journal of Neurotrauma.
  • Murray, N. G., Grotewold, C., Szekely, B. J., Powell, D. & Munkasy, B. A. (2018). Validity and reliability of the Balance Tracking System during feet-together stance. Measurement, 126, 96-101.
  • Murray, N. G., Grimes, K., Shiflett, E., Munkasy, B. A., Mormile, M., D’Amico, N. R., Powell, D. & Buckley, T. (2017). Repetitive head impacts’ influence on the postural control system during the course of a single athletic season. International Journal of Psychophysiology.
  • Murray, N. G., D’Amico, N. R., Powell, D., Mormile, M. E., Grimes, K. E., Munkasy, B. A., Gore, R. K. & Reed-Jones, R. J. (2017). ASB clinical biomechanics award winner 2016: Assessment of gaze stability within 24-48 hours post-concussion. Clinical Biomechanics.
  • Murray, N. G., Salvatore, A. P., Powell, D. & Reed-Jones, R. J. (2014). Reliability and validity evidence of multiple balance assessments in concussed athletes. Journal of Athletic Training, 49(1), 1-10.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Neuroscience, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2014
  • M.A. in Kinesiology, San Diego State University, 2010