Timothy C. Sell, PhD, PT
	Office Location Neuromuscular Research Laboratory 3830 South Water Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Office phone 412-246-0460 E-mail address tcs15@pitt.edu

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Sports Medicine

Education

PhD in Sports Medicine - University of Pittsburgh, 2004
MS in Human Movement Science - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
BS in Physical Therapy - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993

Research Interests

Injury prevention and control, knee injury biomechanics, ACL injuries

Recent Publications

Sell, T.C., Abt, J.P., Lephart, S.M. A Method of Golf Specific Proprioception to Address Physical Limitations of the Golf Swing. Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf V.

Fradkin, A.J., Windley, T.C., Myers, J.B., Sell, T.C., Lephart, S.M. Describing the Warm-Up Habits of Recreational Golfers and the Associated Injury Risk. Proceedings of the World Scientific Congress of Golf V.

Fradkin, A.J., Windley, T.C., Myers, J.B., Sell, T.C., Lephart, S.M. Describing the epidemiology and associated age, gender, and handicap comparisons of golfing injuries. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2007; 14(4):264-6. 

Benjaminse, A., Habu, A., Sell, T.C., Abt, J.P., Fu, F.H., Myers, J.B., Lephart, S.M. Fatigue Alters Lower Extremity Kinematics during a Single-Leg Stop-Jump Task. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2008 Apr;16(4):400-7.

Vairo, G.L., Myers, J.B., Sell, T.C., Fu, F.H., Harner, C.D., & Lephart, S.M. Neuromuscular landing performance subsequent to ipsilateral semitendinosus and gracilis autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.  Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2008 Jan;16(1):2-14.

Sell, T.C., Ferris, C.M., Abt, J.P., Tsai, Y.S., Myers, J.B., Fu, F.H., Lephart, S.M. Predictors of Proximal Anterior Tibia Shear Force During a Vertical Stop-Jump. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2007 Dec;25(12):1589-97.

Abt, J.P., Sell, T.C., Laudner, K.G., Berga, S.L., Loucks, T.L., McCrory, J.L., Lephart, S.M.  Variations in neuromuscular characteristics throughout the menstrual cycle. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2007 Jul;15(7):901-7.

Myers, J.B., Lephart, S.M., Tsai, Y.S., Sell, T.C., Jolly, J.T., & Smoliga, J.M. Relationship between upper torso and pelvis rotation and driving performance in the golf drive. Journal of Sports Science. 2008 Jan 15;26(2):181-8.

Sell, T.C., Tsai, Y.S., Smoliga, J.M., Myers, J.B., Lephart, S.M. Strength, Flexibility, and Balance Characteristics of Highly Proficient Golfers.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2007; 21(4):1166-1171. 

Lephart, S.M., Smoliga, J.M., Myers, J.B., Sell, T.C., & Tsai, Y.S.  An 8-week golf-specific exercise program improves physical characteristics, swing mechanics, and golf performance in recreational golfers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2007; 21(3):860-9.

Sell, T.C., Ferris, C.M., Abt, J.P., Tsai, Y.S., Myers, J.B., Fu, F.H., & Lephart, S.M. The Effect of Direction, Reaction, and Sex on the Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee during Tasks that Simulate the Noncontact ACL Injury Mechanism. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 34(1): 43-54, 2006

Fontboté, C.A., Sell, T.C., Laudner, K.G., Haemmerle, M., Allen, C.R., Margheritini, F., Lephart, S.M., Harner, C.D.  Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Adaptations of Patients with Isolated Deficiency of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2005;33(7):982-989.

Courses Recently Taught 

Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine and Nutrition I
Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine and Nutrition II

Biographical Profile

Timothy C. Sell, Ph.D., P.T., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Services.  He is the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Sports Medicine and the Associate Director of the University of Pittsburgh's Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (NMRL).  Dr. Sell research interests and current ongoing projects include several studies aimed at female anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention, knee biomechanics during athletic tasks, pathomechanics, and rotator cuff injury prevention.  He is in charge of instruction for the NMRL's graduate course in Laboratory Techniques in Sports Medicine and Nutrition (I and II), Research Seminar in Sports Medicine and Pathokinesiology of Orthopedic Injury. In addition, Dr. Sell serves as an academic and research advisor to graduate students in the department.  He earned a bachelor's degree in physical therapy in 1993 and a master's degree in human movement science in 2001, both at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional Associations

American Physical Therapy Association
Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association

Awards and Honors

External Service and Assignments