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Department of Kinesiology Athletic Training Candidate Presentation
January 13, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST
William Adams is a candidate for the tenure track assistant/associate professor position in the Department of Kinesiology. His presentation, titled: “Establishing a Research Program Focused on Reducing Injury Risk and Optimizing Human Health and Performance in Sport and Physical Activity” will be presented on Monday, January 13 at 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in 118 IM Circle.
Presenter:
William Adams is currently the Owner of Adams Sports Medicine Consulting LLC and holds academic appointments as Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and University of Utah, and as a Visiting Fellow in Sports Medicine at Loughborough University. Previously, Adams served as the Associate Director of Sports Medicine Research with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee where he also served as the Director of the US Coalition for the Prevention of Illness and Injury in sport. Prior to this, Adams served as an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the entry-level masters in athletic training program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Adams’ current research is focused on reducing injury and illness risk and optimizing performance among elite athletes, with a particular focus on women and girls in sport, para sport athletes, and pediatric athletes. Adams’ content areas of expertise are in sports medicine and exercise physiology, specifically in the fields of thermal and hydration physiology. His research interests lie in determining the role of habitual fluid intake on health and wellness, investigating the various facets of heat-related illness, preventing sudden death in sport and physical activity and optimizing athletic performance. Adams has over 120 publications in both peer- reviewed scientific journals and edited textbooks on topics related to exertional heat stroke, maximizing athletic performance in the heat, hydration on human health and performance and preventing sudden death in sport and physical activity.