Trish Kelshaw

Patricia “Trish” Kelshaw is a certified athletic trainer and an Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire. In 2018, she was awarded a fellowship with the Concussion Research Program through Harvard Medical School. Her research endeavors encompass mild traumatic brain injuries among pediatric athletes. Her work has focused on how athlete development models, game-play behaviors, and protective equipment may affect head impacts and concussion incidence in pediatric sports. Trish currently collaborates with US Lacrosse, MedStar, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Florida, Harvard University, Mass General Hospital, Maine Concussion Management Initiative, the Virginia Concussion Imitative, and the Advancing Healthcare Initiatives for Underserved Students (ACHIEVES) Project to further collect sports-related head impacts and concussion data from diverse pediatric athletes. In addition to her research background, Trish has worked with concussed pediatric athletes as the head athletic trainer for a large metropolitan youth football league and currently teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students. She intends to enhance knowledge and improve health care in concussion management for pediatric athletes.
Research Interests
- Epidemiology
- Injury Prevention
- Pediatrics/Paediatrics
- Traumatic Brain/Head Injury
- Wearable Technology
Courses Taught
- 665: Lab Practcm Athletic Training
- 715: Seminar in Athletic Training
- 718: Career Prep Athletic Training
- 790: Advanced Research Experience
- AT 665: Lab Practcm Athletic Training
- AT 715: Seminar in Athletic Training
- AT 718: Career Prep Athletic Training
- BMS 799H: Senior Honors Thesis
Selected Publications
Kelshaw, P. M., Cook, N. E., Terry, D. P., Cortes, N., Iverson, G. L., & Caswell, S. V. (2022). Interpreting change on the Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition. JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT, 25(6), 492-498. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2022.02.003
Kelshaw, P. M., Cook, N. E., Terry, D. P., Iverson, G. L., & Caswell, S. V. (2022). Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition: Normative Reference Values in Demographically Diverse Youth. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 32(2), e126-e133. doi:10.1097/jsm.0000000000000921
Kelshaw, P. M., Cook, N. E., Terry, D. P., Iverson, G. L., & Caswell, S. V. (2022). Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition: Normative Reference Values in Demographically Diverse Youth. CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE, 32(2), E126-E133. doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000921
Iverson, G. L., Kelshaw, P. M., Cook, N. E., & Caswell, S. V. (2021). Middle School Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Have a Greater Concussion History. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 31(5), 438-441. doi:10.1097/jsm.0000000000000773
Caswell, S. V., Kelshaw, P. M., Lincoln, A. E., Herman, D. C., Hepburn, L. H., Vincent, H. K., . . . Cortes, N. (2020). The Effects of Headgear in High School Girls' Lacrosse. ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 8(12). doi:10.1177/2325967120969685
Cook, N. E., Kelshaw, P. M., Caswell, S. V., & Iverson, G. L. (2019). Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Perform Differently on Pediatric Concussion Assessment. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 214, 168-+. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.048
Kelshaw, P. M., Gould, T. E., Jesunathadas, M., Cortes, N., Caswell, A., Edwards, E. D., & Caswell, S. V. (2019). Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Pristine and Used Headgear for Girls' Lacrosse. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 35(4), 297-302. doi:10.1123/jab.2018-0457
Kelshaw, P. M., Lincoln, A. E., Hepburn, L. H., Herman, D. C., Vincent, H. K., Cortes, N., & Caswell, S. V. (2019). The Effect of Protective Headgear on Frequency and Magnitude of Impacts in Girls' High School Varsity Lacrosse. ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 34(5), 742. doi:10.1093/arclin/acz026.12
Caswell, S. V., Kelshaw, P., Lincoln, A. E., Hepburn, L., Dunn, R., & Cortes, N. (2019). Game-Related Impacts in High School Boys' Lacrosse. ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 7(4). doi:10.1177/2325967119835587
Kelshaw, P., Cortes, N., Caswell, A., & Caswell, S. V. (2018). Isometric Cervical Muscle Strength Does Not Affect Head Impact Kinematics in High School Boys' Lacrosse. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC THERAPY & TRAINING, 23(6), 234-238. doi:10.1123/ijatt.2017-0102
Caswell, S. V., Lincoln, A. E., Stone, H., Kelshaw, P., Putukian, M., Hepburn, L., . . . Cortes, N. (2017). Characterizing Verified Head Impacts in High School Girls' Lacrosse. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 45(14), 3374-3381. doi:10.1177/0363546517724754
Caswell, S. V., Kelshaw, P., Diao, G., Ambegaonkar, J., Atkins, R., Johnson, D., . . . Cortes, N. (2016). Head and Neck Circumference Not Risk Factors For Game Concussions Among Youth American Football Players. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 48(5), 876-877. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000487626.86468.f8