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Scott Ross

Dr. Scott Ross

Professor of Kinesiology
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Health & Human Sciences

Health and Human Sciences Graduate - Undergraduate Programs

Email Address: seross@uncg.edu

Phone: 336.334.3694

Bio & Education

Dr. Ross is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of Health & Human Sciences and Professor of Kinesiology. He teaches students in the Athletic Training Program. Dr. Ross directs the Balance Analysis and Training (BAT) Lab, primarily studying patients with ankle instability by assessing balance impairments and then correcting issues through rehabilitation with or without complimentary interventions (stochastic resonance stimulation, video games). Dr. Ross is part of the Applied Neuromechanics Research Laboratory Group, which is examining the association between laboratory assessments and collegiate injuries. Lastly, Dr. Ross is a member of a research team examining concussions in the military and women participating in collision sports.

Curriculum Vitae

Courses taught

  • KIN 634 Athletic Training Foundations
  • KIN 643 Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills
  • KIN 725 Management and Professional Issues in Athletic Training
  • HHS 750 Professional Seminar

Selected Publications

  • Sugimoto YA, Ross SE. Running with Chronic Ankle Instability: Task-dependent stride-to-stride ankle kinematic variability in sagittal and frontal planes. Gait & Posture. 2026. In Press (Available online January 8, 2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.110092. 
  • Sugimoto YA, McKeon PO, Rhea CK, Mattacola CG, Ross SE. The investigation of nonlinear variability underlying postural control in the injured-limb in individuals with and without chronic ankle instability. Gait & Posture. 2025; 118:69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.024 
  • Sugimoto YA, McKeon PO, Rhea CK, Mattacola CG, Ross SE. Effect of task constraints on neurobiological systems involved in postural control in individuals with and without chronic ankle instability. Bioengineering. 2024; 11(10):956. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11100956 
  • Sugimoto YA, McKeon PO, Rhea CK, Schmitz RJ, Henson RA, Mattacola CG, Ross SE. Understanding the effects of a sudden directional shift in somatosensory feedback and increasing task complexity on postural adaptation in individuals with and without chronic ankle instability. Gait & Posture. 2024; 109:158-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.01.019 *Corrigendum Gait & Posture. 2024; 114:234 
  • Clark KG, Raisbeck LD, Ross SE, Rhea CK. Mimicking an asymmetrically walking visual cue alters gait symmetry in healthy adults. Biomechanics. 2024; 4:346-356. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics4020024 
  • Palazzolo JM, Goble DJ, Labban JD, Ross SE, Duffy DM, Rhea CK. Differences in pre-season balance among student athletes based on level of contact, age, and sex. Gait & Posture. 2024; 110:35-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.016 
  • Sugimoto YA, McKeon P, Rhea CK, Schmitz RJ, Henson, R, Mattacola CG, Ross SE. Sensory reweighting system differences on vestibular feedback with increased task constraints in individuals with chronic ankle instability compared to healthy controls. Journal of Athletic Training. 2024; 59(7):713-723. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0246.22 
  • Sugimoto YA, Rhea CK, Ross SE. Modified proximal thigh kinematics captured with a novel smartphone app in individuals with a history of recurrent ankles sprains and altered dorsiflexion with walking. Clinical Biomechanics. 2023; 105 (2023) 105955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.105955 
  • Rhea CK, Yamada M, Kuznetsov NA, Jakiela JT, LoJacono CT, Ross SE, Haran FJ, Bailie JM, Wright WG. Neuromotor changes in participants with a concussion history can be detected with a custom smartphone app. PLoS One. 2022; https://doi.org/17(12):e0278994 
  • Glass SM, Ross SE. Direction-specific signatures of sport participation in center of pressure profiles of division I athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021; 16(5):1260-1272. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.28227 
  • Glass SM, Cone B, Duffy DM, Rhea CK, Ross SE. Sex-specific dependence of linear and nonlinear postural control metrics on anthropometrics during clinical balance tests in health young adults. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2020; 29(4):405-412. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2018-0197 
  • Glass SM, Rhea CK, Schmitz RJ, Ross SE. Potential mediators of load-related changes in movement complexity in young, healthy adults. Journal of Athletic Training. 2019; 54(1):70-80. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-529-16 
  • Glass SM, Schmitz RJ, Rhea CK, Ross SE. Potential mediators of load-related decreases in movement quality in young, healthy adults. Journal of Athletic Training. 2019; 54(1):81-89. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-498-16 
  • Rhea CK, Schleich KN, Washington L, Glass SM, Ross SE, Etnier JL, Wright WG, Goble DJ, Duffy DM. Neuromotor and neurocognitive performance in female American football players relative to previously published data. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2019; 11(5):224-233. https://doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20181101-01 
  • Ross SE, Linens SW, Wright CJ, Arnold BL. Preliminary analysis of the effects of noise-stimulation on joint reposition sense in ankles with and without chronic instability. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2018; 10(1):20-30. https://doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20170703-02 
  • Glass SM, Rhea CK, Wittstein MW, Ross SE, Florian JP, Haran FJ. Changes in posture following a single session of long-duration water immersion. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2018; 34:435-441. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2017-0181 
  • Kuznetsov NA, Robins RK, Long B, Jakiela JT, Haran FJ, Ross SE, Wright WG, Rhea CK. Validity and reliability of smartphone orientation measurement to quantify dynamic balance function. Physiological Measurement. 2018; 39(2):02NT01. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/aaa3c2 
  • LoJacono C, MacPherson R, Kuznetsov N, Raisbeck L, Ross SE, Rhea CK. Obstacle crossing in a virtual environment transfers to a real environment. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 2018; 6(2):234-249. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2017-0019 
  • Glass SM, Schmitz RJ, Rhea CK, Ross SE.  Load-Enhanced Movement Quality Screening and Tactical Athleticism: An Extension of Evidence. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2017; 12(3):408-416. PMCID: PMC5455190 
  • Rhea CK, Kuznetsov NA, Ross SE, Long B, Jakiela JT, Bailie JM, Yanagi MA, Haran FJ, Wright WG, Robins RK, Sargent PD, Duckworth JL. Development of a portable tool for screening neuromotor sequelae from repetitive low-level blast exposure. Journal of Military Medicine. 2017; 182(3/4):147-154. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00140 
  • Wright CJ, Arnold BL, Ross SE. Altered kinematics and time to stabilization during drop jump landing in individuals with and without Functional Ankle Instability. Journal of Athletic Training. 2016; 51(1):5–15. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.2.10 
  • Linens SW, Ross SE, Arnold BL. Wobble board rehabilitation for improving balance in ankles with chronic instability. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2016; 26(1):76-82. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000191 
  • Glass SM, Ross SE. Modified Functional Movement Screening as a Predictor of Tactical Performance Potential in Recreationally Active Adults. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2015; https://doi.org/10(5):612-621. PMCID: PMC4595914 
  • Ross SE, Linens SW, Wright CJ, Arnold BL. Noise-enhanced eversion force sense in ankles with and without functional instability. Journal of Athletic Training. 2015; 50(8):819-824. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-50.5.06 
  • Glass SM, Ross SE, Arnold BL, Rhea CK. Center of pressure regularity with and without stochastic resonance stimulation in stable and unstable ankles. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care. 2014; 6(4):170-178. https://doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20140710-04 
  • Linens SW, Ross SE, Arnold BL, Gayle RC, Pidcoe PE. Postural-stability tests that identify individuals with chronic ankle instability. Journal of Athletic Training. 2014; 49(1):15-23. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.6.09 
  • Wright CJ, Arnold BL, Ross SE, Pidcoe PE. Individuals with functional ankle instability, but not copers, have increased forefoot inversion during walking gait. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2013; 5(5):201-209. https://doi.org/10.3928/19425864-20130827-01 
  • Wright CJ, Arnold BL, Ross SE, Ketchum J, Ericksen J, Pidcoe PE.  Clinical examination in individuals with functional ankle instability and ankle-sprain copers. Journal of Athletic Training. 2013; 48(5):581-589. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.15 
  • Ross SE, Lines SW, Wright CJ, Arnold BL. Customized noise-stimulation intensity for bipedal stability and unipedal balance deficits associated with functional ankle instability.  Journal of Athletic Training. 2013; 48(4):463-470. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.12 
  • Ross SE, Arnold BL.  Noise-enhanced dynamic single leg balance in subjects with functional ankle instability. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2012; 1(2):102-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2012.06.001 
  • Ross SE, Arnold BL. Postural stability benefits from training with stochastic resonance stimulation in stable and unstable ankles. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care.  2012; 4(5):207-212. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20120731-03 
  • Ross SE, Linens SW, Wright CJ, Arnold BL. Balance assessments for predicting functional ankle instability and stable ankles. Gait and Posture. 2011; 34(4):539-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.07.011 
  • Arnold BL, Wright CJ, Ross SE. Functional ankle instability and health-related quality of life. Journal of Athletic Training. 2011; 46(6):634-641. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-46.6.634 
  • Arnold BL, de la Motte SJ, Linens SW, Ross SE. Ankle instability is associated with balance impairments:  a meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. 2009; 41(5):1048-1062. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e318192d044 
  • Arnold BL, Linens SW, de la Motte SJ, Ross SE. Concentric evertor strength differences and functional ankle instability: a meta-analysis. Journal of Athletic Training. 2009; 44(6):653-662. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-44.6.653