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Dr. Kaleigh Pennock

Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo

“Concussion education should be a fundamental safeguard for everyone involved in sport, ensuring we recognize signs and symptoms, prioritize safety, and make informed choices. From the grassroots level to elite levels of play, I believe we all share a collective responsibility to protect the health of athletes and promote a culture of prevention and well-being in sport.”

- Dr Kaleigh Pennock

Dr. Kaleigh Pennock is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo. She completed her PhD in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, where her dissertation examined youth athletes under-reporting sport-related concussions. Her current research focuses on understanding risk and responsibility in sport and the implications for youth athletes’ experiences. Dr. Pennock’s work highlights the interconnected personal, social, and cultural processes that influence athletes’ risk behaviours concerning concussion reporting and readiness to return to play, and the responsibility of various sport leaders in managing athlete safety and well-being.

Links to relevant work or experience

Faculty profile:  https://uwaterloo.ca/recreation-and-leisure-studies/contacts/kaleigh-pennock

Presentation at SIRC 2023 Concussion in Sport Symposium on concussion reporting and removal in youth sport:

https://sirc.ca/concussion/symposium/symposium-materials-2023/

Link to journal article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1750984X.2020.1824243