Zachary Y. Kerr

Preventive Cardiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About

Zachary Y. Kerr works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Zachary Y. Kerr is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves as Director of Undergraduate Research in the department and is core faculty with the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. His research encompasses injury epidemiology and prevention, including cardiovascular effects of exercise and cardiac arrest in sports settings.

Research focus

Sudden cardiac death in athletesCardiovascular risk from concussionsEpidemiology of cardiac arrest in sportsCardiovascular effects of exerciseInjury prevention related to cardiac events

Impact

423 pubs · 12,656 cites · h-index 58

Training

PhD in Epidemiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2014
MPH in Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
2010
MA in Journalism and Communication
The Ohio State University
2006

Affiliations

Work Experience

Associate Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 2016 - Present

Director, National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program

Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention · 2014 - 2016