Dr. Erica Beidler is an Associate Professor in her 9th year as a faculty member in the Department of Athletic Training at Duquesne University. She completed her professional preparation in athletic training and sports medicine at Mercyhurst University (BS), the University of Virginia (MEd), and Michigan State University (PhD). 

The overarching objective of Dr. Beidler’s research agenda is to improve the concussion injury experience to promote favorable patient- and clinician-oriented outcomes. She seeks to establish innovative approaches that leverage personal sensing technology in smartphones and wearable devices to passively and objectively measure daily life patterns following concussion, with the goal of informing targeted treatment strategies. Additionally, she is actively engaged in curating resources to aid athletic trainers in developing evidence-informed concussion policies and procedures tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of the communities they serve. 

Dr. Beidler has published 50 articles in sports medicine, brain injury, and psychology-related journals and has funding from the NIH New Hampshire IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, and the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society to support her work. Furthermore, Dr. Beidler serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, the Chair of the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society’s Concussion Education Task Force, and the Research Expert for the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Brain Injury Advisory Board.