Penn State Expert Database
Sports & Fitness
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Coaching
Exercise/Physical Activity
History
Nutrition
Olympics
Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Psychology
Society and Popular Culture
Swimming and Water Safety
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Coaching

Ron Nichols M.S.

Director of Athletics, Athletics, Administration

Expertise

College students, exercise and technology i.e. heart rate monitors; coaching at small college levels

Contact Information

Email: rhn2@psu.edu

Phone: 724-334-6750

Website: http://www.nk.psu.edu/Academics/facprofile.aspx?cn21...

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Exercise/Physical Activity

Larry Kenney Ph.D.

Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology, Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

Impact of hot weather and dehydration on people, particularly the elderly; exercise and physical impact

Contact Information

Email: w7k@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1672

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/kines/faculty/profiles/kenn...

Ron Nichols M.S.

Director of Athletics, Athletics, Administration

Expertise

College students, exercise and technology i.e. heart rate monitors; coaching at small college levels

Contact Information

Email: rhn2@psu.edu

Phone: 724-334-6750

Website: http://www.nk.psu.edu/Academics/facprofile.aspx?cn21...

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History

Mark Dyreson Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

History of modern sport and culture including United States. Also, modern Olympics Games and history, and professional sports i.e. football and the Super Bowl.

Contact Information

Email: mxd52@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3683

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/kines/faculty/profiles/dyre...

Murry R. Nelson Ph.D.

Professor, Currculum & Instruction, College of Education

Expertise

Teaching of social studies in public schools; the history of basketball

Contact Information

Email: mrn2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-6321

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/education/default.asp?which=207

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Nutrition

Kristine Clark Ph.D., RD, FACSM

Director, Sports Nutrition, Athletics, Administration

Expertise

Food choices, timing of eating, athletic performance and weight management, nutrition for exercise and sports activity

Contact Information

Email: klc5@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-8107

Website: http://nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu/faculty/profiles.cfm?...

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Olympics

Charles E. Yesalis Sc.D.

Professor Emeritus, Health Policy & Administration, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

Non-medical use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AS) and other performance-enhancing drugs and dietary supplements. First to study steroid use among adolescents.

Contact Information

Email: cey2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-238-0978

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hpa/faculty/yesalis.html

John A. Lucas Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Exercise and Sports Science, Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

An internationally recognized authority on the modern Olympic Games

Contact Information

Email: jal11@psu.edu

Phone: 814-238-3623

Mark Dyreson Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

History of modern sport and culture including United States. Also, modern Olympics Games and history, and professional sports i.e. football and the Super Bowl.

Contact Information

Email: mxd52@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-3683

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/kines/faculty/profiles/dyre...

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Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Charles E. Yesalis Sc.D.

Professor Emeritus, Health Policy & Administration, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

Non-medical use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AS) and other performance-enhancing drugs and dietary supplements. First to study steroid use among adolescents.

Contact Information

Email: cey2@psu.edu

Phone: 814-238-0978

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hpa/faculty/yesalis.html

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Psychology

David Yukelson Ph.D.

Sport Psychologist, Athletics, Administration

Expertise

Applied sport psychology; group cohesion and team building; mental skills training

Contact Information

Email: y39@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-0407

Website: http://www.mascsa.psu.edu/psychology2.html

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Society and Popular Culture

Robert Trumpbour Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communications, Education, Human Development , & Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

Expertise

Media, sports, and society; mass media and public policy; media history; sociology of sports; media campaigns; economic impact of stadium construction

Contact Information

Email: rct4@psu.edu

Phone: 814-949-5769

Website: http://www.aa.psu.edu/now/directory_full.asp?userid=...

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Swimming and Water Safety

Tom Griffiths D.Ed.

Director of Aquatics, Athletics, Administration

Expertise

Aquatics and water safety, swimming pool design, equipment and operation, beaches, lifeguard training, diving and drowning accidents including shallow water blackout

Contact Information

Email: tjg4@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-4000

Website: http://www.aquaticsafetygroup.com/griffiths.html

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