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Welcome back to HeadFirst: A Concussion Podcast. Today, we are the privileged and honour to be joined by Dr Lopez Frías. Dr Lopez Frias is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at Penn State University, whilst also a Senior Research Associate at the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State's Dr Lopez Frías' areas of expertise are in the ethics of sports, including topics such as doping and the use of human enhancement technologies in sports. With more than 100 academic publications to his name, Dr Lopez Frías is widely recognized in his field, with over 1000 citations from fellow researchers and scholars.

· How Dr Lopez Frias become involved in the world of ethics and philosophy?

· Dr Lopez Frias Journey into Ethics and Concussion (03:50)

· What is ethics and how do we apply it to sports (07:05)

· Issue of Concussion in Ethical Space (14:20)

· Autonomy, relationality, and brain-injured athletes: a critical examination of the Concussion in Sport Group’s Consensus Statements between 2001 and 2023 (22:30)

· Sociocultural Aspect of Concussion (32:10)

· Conflicts of Interest in Funding (39:51)

· Concussion and brain injuries in sport: conceptual, ethical and legal perspective (52:48)

· Future research and where can people find and support your work? (59:20)

Dr Lopez Frias:

https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/francisco-javier-lopez-frias-phd

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.is/citations?user=z3_i9-AAAAAJ&hl=en