Rate My Professor Jeff Taylor

Dr. Jeff Taylor serves as Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University, a position he has held since 2020. Prior to this, he was Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and, from 2012 to 2019, served on High Point University’s Department of Physical Therapy Leadership Team as Director of Clinical Education and Director of Curriculum and Outcomes. Taylor holds a BA in Biological Sciences with a minor in Psychology from the University of Delaware, a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Duke University, and a PhD in Kinesiology/Applied Neuromechanics with a minor in Educational Research Methodology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has completed the American Physical Therapy Association’s Educational Leadership Institute Fellowship and is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Taylor’s research focuses on the prevention and rehabilitation of lower extremity athletic injuries, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in adolescent female athletes and the effects of shoe design on athlete biomechanics. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and adidas International to support these studies. With over 45 peer-reviewed scientific papers, four book chapters, and more than 105 conference abstracts to his credit, key publications include “Biomechanical comparison of single- and double-leg jump landings in the sagittal and frontal plane” (Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016), “Prevention of lower extremity injuries in basketball: a systematic review and meta-analyses” (Sports Health, 2015), “Risk factors associated with lower extremity stress fractures in runners: A systematic review with meta-analysis” (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2015), and “Evaluation of the effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention training components: A systematic review and meta-analysis” (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2015). Taylor has mentored more than 30 undergraduate and graduate students, resulting in student co-authorship on approximately 70% of his conference abstracts and 35% of his peer-reviewed papers. He has presented at major conferences such as the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, and the World Congress of Biomechanics. Taylor is recognized among the world’s top 2% of most cited scientists in physical therapy.