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Contact Information: 
Gampel - 216
Phone: (860) 486-3624
Fax: (860) 486-1123
Email: douglas.casa@uconn.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Kinesiology
Neag School of Education
2095 Hillside Road, U-1110
Storrs, CT 06269-1110
Current Courses Taught:
EKIN 253W Current Research and Issues in Athletic Training
EKIN 292 Emergency Procedures in Athletic Training
Honors/Awards:
The Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research, National Athletic Trainers' Association, 2008
Fellow-National Athletic Trainers' Association, 2008
The Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award, National Athletic Trainers' Association, 2007
Fellow-American College of Sports Medicine, 2001
National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation New Investigator Award, 2001
Associations/Committees/Outreach:
Chair, National Athletic Trainers' Association Pronouncements Committee
Section Editor, Journal of Athletic Training
Editorial Board, Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
In the News:
Guest, NBC, Today Show, 2003
Guest, ESPN, Outside the Lines, 2003
Guest, CNN, Headline News, 2002
Guest, ESPN, College Gameday, 2002
Guest, ESPN College Gameday, 2001
Guest, ESPN, Outside the Lines, 2001
Guest, ESPN, News Update, 2001
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Areas of Expertise:
Exertional Heat Illnesses
Exercise & Heat
Fluid-Electrolyte Balance
Thermoregulation
Hydration/Dehydration
Athletic Training
Elite Athletes
Heat Acclimatization
Dietary Supplements
Physiology - Environmental
Funded Research:
2008- Co-Prinicpal Investigator, Influence of mild dehydration on cognitive function
2007- Co-Principal Investigator, Exercise heat tolerance with various football equipment ensembles
2007- Principal Investigator, Hydration attitudes, intake, and needs of youth soccer players
2007- Principal Investigator, Assessing athletic trainers and team physicians knowledge and clinical practice related to exertional heat stroke
2007-Principal Investigator, Reliability and validity of a new self-perceived hydration assessment tool
2007-Princiapl Investigator, Influence of hydration status on physiological function during trail running in the heat
2006- Principal Investigator, Hydration attitudes, intake, and needs of youth football players
2006- Co-Principal Investigator, Heat acclimatization in high school football players.
2005-Co-Principal Investigator, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Oximetry for fire fighter physiological monitoring
2005- Principal Investigator, Assessing validity of core temperature devices in hyperthermic athletes.
Selected Publications/Presentations:
Casa D.J., B.P. McDermott, E.C. Lee, S.W. Yeargin, L.E. Armstrong, C.M. Maresh. Cold water immersion: the gold standard for exertional heatstroke treatment. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 2007;35(3):141-149.
Casa D.J., S.M. Becker, M.S. Ganio, C.M. Brown, S.W. Yeargin, M.W. Roti, J. Siegler, J.A. Blowers, N.R. Glaviano, R.A. Huggins, L.E. Armstrong, C.M. Maresh. Validity of devices that assess body temperature during outdoor exercise in the heat. Journal of Athletic Training. 2007;42(3):333-342.
Armstrong L.E., D.J. Casa, M. Millard-Stafford, D.S. Moran, S.W. Pyne, W.O. Roberts. ACSM position stand: Exertional heat illnesses during training and competition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2007;39(3), 556-572.
Casa D. J. Don’t gamble: complex considerations regarding return to play following exertional heat stroke. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 16(3):161-162, 2007.
McDermott B. P., D. J. Casa, S. W. Yeargin, M. S. Ganio, L. E. Armstrong, C. M. Maresh. Recovery and return to activity following exertional heat stroke: Considerations for the sports medicine staff. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 16(3):163-181, 2007.
Armstrong L. E., D. J. Casa, C. M. Maresh, M. S. Ganio. Caffeine: Influence on hydration status and exercise heat tolerance. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 35(3):135-140, 2007.
Ganio M. S., D. J. Casa, L. E. Armstrong, C. M. Maresh. Evidence-based approach to lingering hydration questions. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 26, 1-16, 2007.
Hunter I, J. T. Hopkins, D. J. Casa. Influence of a pre-race body cooling vest on body temperature before and after cross country races. Journal of Athletic Training. 41(4), 371-374, 2006.
Yeargin S. W., D. J. Casa, J. M. McClung, J. C. Knight, J. M. Clements, J. C. Healy, P. J. Goss, W. R. Harvard, G. R. Hipp. Body cooling between two bouts of exercise in the heat enhances subsequent performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 20(2):383-389, 2006.
Casa D. J., L. E. Armstrong, M. S. Ganio, S. W. Yeargin. Exertional heat stroke in competitive athletes. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 4:309-317, 2005.
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