Dr. Nikki Hoffman

Assistant Professor

Sch Kinesiology & Recreation

Office

Student Fitness Center & McCormick - SFC 251A

Office Phone

(309) 438-5187office
phone

nlhoff1@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Research

Current Courses

401.001Emergency Management in Athletic Training

498.002Professional Practice In Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

486.001Advanced Assessment & Treatment Of Musculoskeletal Injuries

260.001Athletic Injury Concepts For Coaches

499.004Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400.004Independent Study In Kinesiology & Recreation

496.001Modern Manual Therapy II

498.001Professional Practice In Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

Research Interests & Areas

Sleep and concussion recovery

Ph D Kinesiology

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

MS Sport and Recreation Management

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

BS Athletic Training

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Journal Article

Hoffman, N., Weber, M., Broglio, S., McCrea, M., McAllister, T., Schmidt, J., & CARE Consortium Investigators. Influence of Post-concussion Sleep Duration on Concussion Recovery in Collegiate Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 30 (2020): 6.

Hoffman NL, O’Connor PJ, Schmidt MD, Lynall RC, Schmidt JD. (2020). Relationships between post-concussion sleep and symptom recovery. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(8), 1029-1036.

Stephens, SL, Hoffman NL, Selkow, NM. (2020). Dry cupping therapy improves subcutaneous hemodynamics and pain associated with nonspecific neck pain. Journal of Athletic Training. 55(7), 682-690.

Clugston, J., Houck, Z., Asken, B., Boone, J., Kontos, A., Buckley, T., Schmidt, J., Chrisman, S., Hoffman, N., Harmon, K., Kaminski, T., Collins, M., McAllister, T., McCrea, M., Broglio, S., & Ortega, J. Relationship Between the King-Devick Test and Commonly Used Concussion Tests at Baseline. Journal of Athletic Training 54.11 (2019)

Hoffman, N., O'Connor, P., Schmidt, M., Lynall, R., & Schmidt, J. Differences in Sleep Between Concussed and Non-Concussed College Students: A Matched Case-Control Study. SLEEP 42.2 (2019): 1-11.

Presentations

Association Between Post-concussion Intraindividual Variability In Sleep And Step Counts: An Exploratory Study. 2020 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. (2020)

Dry Cupping Therapy Improves Subcutaneous Hemodynamics and Pain Associated with Nonspecific Neck Pain. 2020 NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. National Athletic Trainers' Association. (2020)

Managing Acute Concussions: Role of Sleep and Physical Activity on Symptom Burden in Young Adults. 2020 Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium. (2020)

Lempke LB, Lynall RC, Hoffman NL, Devos H, Schmidt JD. Driving reaction time versus computerized reaction time deficits following concussion: Implications for return to driving recommendations. Neurology. 95(20S):S5.

Acute Night-to-Night Sleep Onset Latency Variation within Concussed College Students: A Pilot Study. SLEEP 2019 Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC. Associate Professional Sleep Societies, LLC. (2019)

Post-Concussion Sleep Disturbances Throughout Concussion Recovery. 69th Annual NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. National Athletic Trainers' Association. (2018)

Grants & Contracts

CTLT Teaching Innovations Grant. Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Illinois State University. (2020)

Phebe M. Scott Endowment Fund. CAST. Illinois State University.