About the Author
Jerry R. Thomas, EdD, is a professor and dean of the College of
Education at the University of North Texas. Thomas has authored more
than 200 publications, 120 of which are refereed publications, with
numerous contributions in research methods. In 1999 he was named the
C.H. McCloy Lecturer for his production of research throughout his
career. Thomas has been editor in chief of Research Quarterly for
Exercise and Sport and a reviewer for most major research journals
in kinesiology and numerous journals in psychology. He has also served
as president of the National Academy of Kinesiology, American
Kinesiology Association, AAHPERD (now SHAPE America) Research
Consortium, and North American Society for Psychology of Sport and
Physical Activity. In 1990 he was named an AAHPERD Alliance Scholar and
in 2003 was named a NASPSPA Distinguished Scholar based on lifetime
achievement in research. Thomas received an honorary doctorate of
science from his undergraduate institution, Furman University, in the
spring of 2015.
Jack K. Nelson, EdD, is a professor emeritus in the department of
kinesiology at Louisiana State University. Nelson conducted and
published research and taught research methods for 35 years. He has been
an adviser on more than 50 doctoral dissertations and more than 50
master’s theses. He has more than 80 publications and has served as
editor of research publications. A fellow in the Research Consortium, he
has been a member of AAHPERD (now SHAPE America), the American
Educational Research Association, and the American College of Sports
Medicine. He has also served as president of the Association for
Research, Administration, Professional Councils and Societies (now
AAALF) and as vice president of AAHPERD.
Stephen Silverman, EdD, has taught and written about research
methods for more than 30 years. He is a professor of education at
Teachers College at Columbia University and has conducted research on
teaching in physical education focusing on how children learn motor
skill and develop attitudes. He has published more than 75 research
articles in addition to many books and book chapters. Silverman is a
fellow and past president of the National Academy of Kinesiology and the
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America, formerly
AAHPERD) Research Consortium and a fellow of the American Educational
Research Association (AERA). A former coeditor of the Journal of
Teaching in Physical Education and editor in chief of the Research
Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Silverman was an AERA Physical
Education scholar lecturer, a Research Consortium scholar lecturer, and
Weiss lecturer and Alliance Scholar for AAHPERD.
William E. Amonette, PhD, is an assistant professor and director
of the exercise and health sciences program in the department of
clinical health and applied sciences at the University of Houston at
Clear Lake. Prior to becoming an academician, Amonette served as an
assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Chinese national
basketball team at the Beijing Olympic Training Center. He was also
previously the assistant strength and conditioning coach and
rehabilitation coordinator for the NBA’s Houston Rockets; an astronaut
strength, conditioning, and rehabilitation specialist; an exercise
physiologist; and an integrated testing specialist for the
Countermeasures Evaluation and Validation Project for Wyle Laboratories
at NASA–Johnson Space Center.
Amonette earned his PhD at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
in rehabilitation sciences, with a research emphasis in clinical
exercise physiology. He is a certified strength and conditioning
specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA), an associate editor for the Journal of Strength
and Conditioning Research, and ad hoc peer reviewer for many
scientific journals related to exercise and sport science.
Amonette’s research interests include physiological and mechanical
predictors of sport performance and injury. He also has clinical
research interest in neuroendocrine and metabolic responses to exercise
in patients with traumatic brain injuries and the effect of novel
exercise interventions on rehabilitation outcomes in people with
disabilities. He has published numerous scientific and academic
peer-reviewed journal articles, reports, and book chapters and has
presented his work nationally and internationally.
Kirk L. English, PhD, is a senior scientist with JES Tech LLC, a
NASA contractor, and works in the Exercise Physiology and
Countermeasures Laboratory at NASA–Johnson Space Center. He is also a
research scientist in the department of nutrition and metabolism at the
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and an adjunct professor at
the University of Houston at Clear Lake, where he teaches a graduate
course.
English, who is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA), American College of Sports Medicine, and American
Physiological Society, received his PhD in rehabilitation sciences from
UTMB. During his graduate studies, he was awarded a competitive
three-year NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium graduate fellowship.
English has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, technical
reports, conference abstracts, and book chapters on exercise, nutrition,
aging, spaceflight, and evidence-based practice in the field of exercise
science.
In his work with NASA, English’s research focuses on the prevention of
spaceflight-induced decreases in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and
performance. His work includes the development and validation of novel
exercise protocols and hardware that are used both on the ground and
during spaceflight. He also conducts all pre- and post-flight strength
testing of American, European, Canadian, and Japanese International
Space Station crewmembers and serves as the liaison and subject matter
expert on this topic to NASA’s international partners.
William J. Kraemer, PhD, is a full professor in the department of
human sciences at The Ohio State University. He has also held full
professorships at the University of Connecticut, Ball State University,
and Pennsylvania State University, including each medical school. Dr.
Kraemer is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the American
College of Nutrition. Among his many professional achievements, he is a
recipient of the NSCA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is editor in
chief of the NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning
Research, an editor of the European Journal of Applied Physiology,
and an associate editor of the Journal of the American College of
Nutrition. He holds many other editorial board positions in the
field. Kraemer has published more than 450 peer-reviewed papers in
scientific literature and has published 12 books. He received the 2014
Expertscape Award, which named him the nation’s top expert in resistance
training research over the past 10 years. With almost 40,000 citations
on Harzing’s Publish or Perish lists, his scholarly impact is impressive.
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