About the Author
Introduction to Kinesiology, Fourth Edition
Shirl J. Hoffman, EdD, is a professor of exercise and sport
science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he
served as department head for 10 years. He has served at all levels of
education: elementary physical education teacher, college-level coach,
and professor in both research university and liberal arts college
settings.
Hoffman has published extensively on a variety of topics, including
sport philosophy and ethics, evangelicalism and religion in sport,
sociology of sport, and motor learning and performance. He also has been
a frequent commentator on problems in kinesiology and higher education.
He has published widely on topics related to motor learning and control,
qualitative analysis of movement, and sport philosophy, especially sport
and religion. He was the charter executive director of the American
Kinesiology Association and now is editor of Kinesiology Today, an
online magazine.
Hoffman is a fellow emeritus of the American Academy of Kinesiology and
Physical Education. He is the author of Good Game: Christianity and
the Culture of Sport (2010) and was the project coordinator for
Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise (2011), published by the
American Kinesiology Association.
Hoffman and his wife, Claude, reside in Greensboro, North Carolina and
Boone, North Carolina.
Physical Activity and Mental Health
Angela Clow, PhD, is a professor of psychophysiology in the
department of psychology at the University of Westminster (London,
United Kingdom). She also serves as the head of the department of
psychology and leader of the psychophysiology and stress research group.
Clow has garnered international acclaim for her research in the
biological foundations of mental health. In 2002 she received the
National Teaching Fellowship Award.
Sarah Edmunds, PhD, is a research fellow in the department of
psychology at the University of Westminster. Edmunds is a BPS-chartered
psychologist and HCPC-registered sport and exercise psychologist. She is
well regarded as both a researcher and teacher in sport and exercise
psychology.
As research partners, Clow and Edmunds combine their expertise in the
areas of mental health and sport and exercise psychology to bring unique
insight to the exploration of the connections between physical activity
and mental health.
Applied Health Fitness Psychology
Mark H. Anshel, PhD, is a professor in the department of health
and human performance with a joint appointment in the psychology
department at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. He is
the author of more than 135 research publications, four fitness books,
and multiple editions of the text Sport Psychology: From Theory to
Practice. His research since 2007 has concerned the effectiveness of
a cognitive-behavioral model on exercise participation and adherence
called the Disconnected Values Model. Anshel is recognized as an
international leader in providing evidence-based programs and linking
research with practice in the areas of exercise and fitness psychology
and sport psychology.
Over the course of his career, Anshel has gained hands-on experience
consulting with more than 3,000 clients on healthy habits, particularly
the use of exercise. His practical career experience began with seven
years as a fitness director in community recreation. From 2000 to 2002
Anshel served as a performance coach at the Human Performance Institute
in Orlando, Florida, where he provided corporate clients with a
cognitive-behavioral program on replacing unhealthy habits with more
desirable lifestyle routines. He also served as a performance consultant
and researcher related to improving wellness and coping skills with the
Murfreesboro Police Department from 2005 to 2011.
In 2009, Anshel was awarded the Distinguished Research Scholar Award
from Middle Tennessee State University. Anshel is a fellow of the
American Psychological Association (Division 47, Exercise and Sport
Psychology). He is the founder and director of the Middle Tennessee
State University Employee Health, and Wellness Program, which received
grant funding of $130,000 over two years. Anshel also served for 10
years on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport Behavior.
In his free time, Anshel enjoys jogging, writing on health-related
topics, and reading current events and health-related research. He
resides in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Foundations of Physical Activity and Public Health
Harold W. (Bill) Kohl, III, PhD, is a professor of epidemiology
and kinesiology at the University of Texas School of Public Health
Austin Regional Campus and the University of Texas at Austin. Before
this appointment, he served as lead epidemiologist and team leader in
the Physical Activity and Health Branch of the Division of Nutrition and
Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
Atlanta.
He has worked since 1984 in the area of physical activity and health,
including conducting research, developing and evaluating intervention
programs for adults and children, and developing and advising on policy
issues. He earned his doctorate in epidemiology and community health
studies at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center School
of Public Health and a master’s of science degree in public health at
the University of South Carolina. Kohl’s other areas of specialization
are biostatistics and health promotion.
His research interests include current focuses on physical activity,
exercise, fitness and health, and sports medicine surveillance systems
for musculoskeletal injuries. In his recent efforts, he has concentrated
on national and international physical activity surveillance and
epidemiology issues as well as program development and evaluation
studies for the promotion of school-based physical activity for children
and adolescents.
Kohl has served as an elected trustee and is a fellow of the American
College of Sports Medicine and is a fellow in the National Academy of
Kinesiology. He is the founding president of the International Society
for Physical Activity and Health. He has served in an editorial capacity
for several scientific journals and is currently coeditor of the Journal
of Physical Activity and Health. He has published more than 150
articles, chapters, and monographs in the scientific literature.
Tinker D. Murray, PhD, is a professor of health and human
performance at Texas State University in San Marcos. He earned his PhD
in physical education from Texas A&M University in 1984. His research
interests include school-based and clinical-based youth physical
activity interventions for the prevention of obesity and diabetes,
continuing education opportunities for coaching education, and personal
fitness and training applications related to exercise physiology.
From 1982 to 1984, Murray served as director of cardiac rehabilitation
at Brooke Army Medical Center, where he was twice recognized for his
exceptional performance. Since 1984, he has been at Southwest Texas and
Texas State University, where he served as the director of employee
wellness from 1984 to 1988 and director of the exercise performance
laboratory from 1984 to 2000. He was a volunteer assistant cross country
and track coach at Southwest Texas from 1985 to 1988 and helped win
three Gulf Star Conference titles.
From 1985 to 1988, he was a subcommittee member for the Governor's
Commission on Physical Fitness that developed the Fit Youth Today
Program. He served as lecturer and examiner for the USA Track and Field
Level II Coaching Certification Program from 1988 to 2008 and as the
vice chair of the Governor's Commission for Physical Fitness in Texas
from 1993 to 1994. He has worked with the Texas High School Coaches
Association (THSCA) since 2003 as a facilitator with the Professional
Development Cooperative, which promotes continuing education
opportunities.
Murray is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and
certified as an ACSM program director. He was a two-time president of
the Texas regional chapter of ACSM (1987 and 1994). He served on the
national ACSM Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2001. In the fall of 2003,
he was a guest researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. He has
been a member of the International Society for Physical Activity and
Health (ISPAH) since 2009 and has attended all three biannual meetings
of the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health.
