Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
David J. Cornell, PhD, DPT, CSCS, TSAC-F, FACSM is a core researcher in the Health Assessment Laboratory and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Cornell’s community-engaged research agenda is concentrated on the optimization of human performance across a vareity of populations, including: tactical athletes (e.g., firefighters, law enforcement officers, military personnel, etc.); elite athletes (e.g., professional athletes, collegiate student-athletes, etc.); and clinical populations. To accomplish this agenda, Dr. Cornell leverages both laboratory and applied/clinical techniques to facilitate the investigation of musculoskeletal injury prevention programming, the non-invasive assessment of autonomic nervous system and electro-mechanical muscle function, and the enhancement of human health, fitness, and performance within these populations of interest. As a clinician-scientist, he is a licensed physical therapist (PT) and holds credentials as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Tactical Strength and Conditioning – Facilitator (TSAC-F).