Danielle Torp, Ph.D., ATC joined the University of Kentucky in July 2022 as an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Athletic Training from Azusa Pacific University in 2012 and a Masters of Science degree in Exercise Science in 2015 from the University of Toledo. From 2015 to 2017, she worked as an assistant athletic trainer at Eastern Kentucky University with the Women's Basketball and Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field teams. Dr. Torp earned her Ph.D. in Biology with a focus in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2021. In July of 2021, Dr. Torp joined the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition as a Postdoctoral Scholar. Her research is focused on developing novel rehabilitation techniques to improve long-term patient care following lower extremity injuries. Primarily, she has focused on implementing biofeedbac k devices during gait retraining for patients with chronic ankle instability.

Selected Publications:

Torp DM, Hoch MC, Kosik KB, Porter KLH, Slone S, Song K. Real-Time External Focus of Attention Biofeedback During a Forward Hop-To-Stabilization on Dynamic Postural Stability in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability. Motor Control. 2025;29(3):291-302.

Torp DM, Porter KLH, Kosik KB, Hoch MC, Song K, Johnson NF. Tapping and Task Switching Activation in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability: fMRI Pilot Study. Journal of Neuroimaging. 2025;35(3):e70053.

Ortega C, Simpson JD, Donovan L, Forsyth L, Torp DM, Koldenhoven R. Gait Training Interventions for Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Athletic Training #JAT0499-23. Accepted July 22, 2024.

Torp DM, Thomas AC, Hubbard-Turner T, Donovan L. Plantar Pressure Profile During Walking is Associated with Talar Cartilage Characteristics in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability. Clinical Biomechanics. 2022; 95, 105656.

Torp DM, Thomas AC, Hubbard-Turner T, Donovan L. Effects of Gait Training with Auditory Biofeedback on Biomechanics and Talar Cartilage Characteristics in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Gait and Posture. 2022; 95, 1-8.

Torp DM, Thomas AC Turner T, Donovan L. Biomechanical Response to External Biofeedback During Functional Tasks in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability. Journal of Athletic Training. 2021; 56(3), 263-271