INTEREST GROUPS
Interest Groups provide a
forum for focused discussion, activity, and debate among College members
and guests with similar interests.
For information on a group's activities, contact the
appropriate interest group leader(s) listed below. To join an
interest group, contact the ACSM Membership
Department.
Current Interest Groups
Aging
Biomechanics
Biostatistics
Bone
and Osteoporosis Network Exchange
Cancer
Clinical
Exercise Physiology
Combative
Sports
Endurance Athlete Medicine and
Science
Environmental Physiology
Epidemiology
Exercise Sciences Education
Health, Fitness and Wellness Coaching
Military Sports
Medicine
Minority
Health and Research
Molecular and Cellular Regulatory
Mechanisms
Motor
Control
Non-Invasive Investigation of the Neuromuscular
System
Nutrition
Occupational
Physiology
Oxidative
Stress
Pediatric
Exercise Physiology
Psychobiology
and Behavior
The Science of
Winter Sports
Strength & Conditioning Specialties
Worksite Health
Promotion
Aging Approved 5/97
Mission: To support and promote basic,
applied and clinical research as well as education and certification in
sports medicine and exercise science as it relates to
aging.
Chair
B. Sue Graves, Ed.D., FACSM
Florida Atlantic University
Fort
Lauderdale, FL
Email: sgraves@fau.edu
Co-Chairs
Patricia C. Heyn, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO
Email: Patricia.Heyn@UCHSC.edu
Miriam C. Morey, Ph.D.
VA Medical Center
Durham, NC
Email: morey@geri.duke.edu
DebraJ. Rose, Ph.D.
California
State University
Fullerton, CA
Email: drose@fullerton.edu
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Biomechanics Approved 6/95
Mission:
To promote biomechanics research in the College through increased
participation in the Annual Meeting and contributions to the various
scholarly publications of the College.
Chair
Michael R. Torry, Ph.D.
Steadman-Hawkin Sports Medicine Foundation
Vail, CO
Email: mike.torry@shsmf.org
Co-Chairs
Irene S. Davis, Ph.D., FACSM
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Email: mcclay@udel.edu
Christopher J. Hass, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Email: hass.cj@gmail.com
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Biostatistics Approved 5/93
Mission:
To promote the proper use of research design and statistical analysis in
exercise science and sports medicine; to provide a forum for discussion
of work related to biostatistics.
Chairs
Alan Batterham, Ph.D., FACSM
Universityof Teesside
Middlesbrough, UNITED
KINGDOM
Email: ABatterham@aol.com
Glen E. Fincher, Ph.D.
Canton, OH
Email: GFINCHERII@neo.rr.com or gfincher@ashland.edu
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Bone and Osteoporosis Network
Exchange Approved 2/94
Mission: To
collate and translate the results of current research findings to other
members of the college, to develop collaborative research groups with
ACSM facilitating extensive multidisciplinary approaches to the study of
bone health, to provide informed Chairs to bone related professional societies, and to develop
recommendations for the prevention of osteoporosis.
Chair
Belinda R. Beck, Ph.D., FACSM
Griffith University
Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Email: b.beck@griffith.edu.au
Co-Chairs
Kerri M. Winters-Stone, Ph.D.
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Email: wintersk@ohsu.edu
Kara A. Witzke, Ph.D.
California State-San
Marcos
Carlsbad, CA
Email: kwitzke@csusm.edu
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Cancer Approved 6/01
Mission:
To promote the study of physical activity/exercise and cancer among ACSM
members, and to provide a forum for interaction among members with this
interest.
Cancer list serve: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACSM_cancer/
Chair
Laura Q. Rogers, M.D., M.P.H.,
FACSM, FACP
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine/
Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute at SIU
Springfield,
IL
Email: lrogers@siumed.edu
Co-Chairs
Kristin L. Campbell, Ph.D.
FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Email: klcampbe@fhcrc.org
Catherine M. Jankowski, Ph.D.
UCDHSC
Denver,
CO
Email: Catherine.Jankowski@UCHSC.edu
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Clinical Exercise Physiology
Approved
5/93
Mission:
To provide opportunities for discussion of clinical issues, to generate
research ideas , to elucidate a clinical career pathway, and to improve
the training of exercise laboratory personnel and
operation.
Chair
Carol Ewing Garber, Ph.D., FACSM
Columbia University
New York,
NY
Email: Garber@tc.columbia.edu
Visit the
Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA) Web
site.
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Combative Sports Approved
4/07
Mission:
To provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of the relevant
sport science research as it pertains to the health, safety and
performance of athletes participating in combative
sports.
These sports include the Olympic combative sports of
wrestling, judo, tae-kwon-do, and boxing, as well as other martial arts
competitions.
Chair
David G. Curby, Ed.D.
Niles North High School
Skokie, IL
Email: davcur@niles-hs.k12.il.us
Co-Chair
Craig A. Horswill, Ph.D.
Quaker Oats Co.
Barrington,
IL
Email: craig.horswill@gatorade.com
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Endurance Athlete Medicine and
Science Approved 6/01
Mission: To
provide a multidisciplinary forum to exchange information , focus
research, and develop standardized care for endurance athletes involved
in running, biking, swimming, Nordic skiing, and other endurance
activities.
Chair
Lisa Bliss, M.D.
Spokane, WA
Email: lsd100s@hotmail.com
Co-Chairs
Carrie Jaworski, M.D., FACSM
Northwestern University Athletics
Evanston, IL
Email: cjaworski2000@yahoo.com
Jeffrey Lynn, Ph.D.
Slippery
Rock, PA
Email: jeffrey.lynn@sru.edu
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Environmental Physiology Approved
2/94
Mission:
To provide a forum for exchange of research and clinical information on
the physiological demands, challenges, and consequences of performing
exercise in environmental extremes.
EP Web Site: http://www.zunis.org/epig-home.htm
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Epidemiology Approved 1/06
Mission: To provide a forum for exchange and to support the science and
application of epidemiology methods to the study of physical activity,
sport, exercise and health.
Chairs
Ian Shrier, M.D., Ph.D., FACSM
Montreal,
CANADA
Email: ian.shrier@mcgill.ca
Eric D. Zemper, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann
Arbor, MI
Email: zemp@med.umich.edu
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Exercise Sciences Education Approved
10/03
Mission:
To develop and promote methods to enhance the lecture and laboratory
exercise sciences pedagogy so as to improve students' cognitive
skills.
Chair
Fred W. Kolkhorst, Ph.D., FACSM
San Diego State University
San
Diego, CA
Email: fred.kolkhorst@sdsu.edu
Co-Chair
Kim Henige, Ed.D.
University of Southern California
Los
Angeles, CA
Email: khenige@usc.edu
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Health, Fitness and Wellness
Coaching Approved 1/04
Mission: To
network to share coaching experiences, practice new coaching skills, and
help ACSM members overcome challenges when moving from the training mode
of providing expert advice and solutions to client problems to the
coaching approach of helping clients take responsibility and discover
their own answers and solutions.
Chair
Margaret Moore
Wellcoaches Corporation
Wellesley, MA
Email: margaretm@wellcoaches.com
Web site: www.wellcoaches.com
Co-Chair
Blaine T. Wilson
Wellcoaches Corporation
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Email:bwilson@wellcoaches.com
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Military Sports Medicine Approved
5/97
Mission:
To provide a forum to assemble and discuss issues regarding sports
medicine in the military.
Chair
Anthony Beutler, M.D.
Crofton, MD
Email: thesportsmd@yahoo.com
Co-Chair
Peter Seidenberg, M.D.
St. Louis University
O’Fallon, IL
Email: seidenph@slu.edu
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Minority Health and Research Approved
6/01
Mission:
To provide a multidisciplinary forum for focused discussion and
collaborative research on minority health issues, with particular
emphasis on preventable disease conditions and cardiovascular disease
risk factors.
Chair
David Marquez, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Email: marquezd@uic.edu
Co-Chair
Sofiya Alhassan, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
Email: alhassan@kin.umass.edu
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Molecular and Cellular Regulatory
Mechanisms Approved 5/93
Mission:
To provide a forum for focused discussion and debate among ACSM members
with this interest.
Chair
Vince Caiozzo, Ph.D., FACSM
University of California
Irvine, CA
Email: vjcaiozz@uci.edu
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Motor Control Approved 11/03
Mission: To provide a
forum for individuals with interest in the neurological aspect of human
movement to formulate, discuss and refine ideas related to current
topics in the area with the end goal being contribution to the
educational program that services the entire American College of
Sports Medicine.
Chair
Mark Hoffman, Ph.D., FACSM
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Email: mark.hoffman@orst.edu
Co-Chair
David Gabriel, Ph.D., FACSM
Brock University
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Email: dgabriel@brocku.ca
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Non-Invasive Investigation of the Neuromuscular
System
Mission:
To support and promote the use of non-invasive techniques in exercise
science studies, with particular reference to the neuromuscular
system.
NINS Web Site: http://vuiis.vanderbilt.edu/~nins
Chair
Jennifer Olive, Ph.D.
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Email: jennifer.olive@louisville.edu
Co-Chair
Kevin McCully, Ph.D., FACSM
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Email: mccully@uga.edu
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Nutrition Approved 6/98
Mission:
To promote the science of nutrition within ACSM, to be a reliable
nutrition resource for ACSM, and to critically evaluate nutrition and
sport nutrition information in the marketplace.
Chair
Eric Rawson, Ph.D.
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA
Email: erawson@bloomu.edu
Co-Chair
Nancy Clark, R.D., FACSM
Sports Nutrition
West Newton, MA
Email: nclarkrd@rcn.com
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Occupational Physiology Approved
5/93
Mission:
To promote and facilitate applied research, communication and
development of resource materials among ACSM members with interest in
the relation of physical performance to occupations with environmental
or occupational demands.
Chair
Heather Webb, M.D.
The University of New South Wales
Sydney,
Australia
Email: h.webb@unsw.edu.au
Co-Chair
Edward J. Sinkule, Ph.D.
Pittsburgh, PA
Email: esinkule@comcast.net
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Oxidative Stress Approved
6/98
Mission:
To foster exchange of information and research in the area of oxidative
stress and interventions which may influence and improve health and
performance.
Chair
Helaine Alessio, Ph.D., FACSM
Miami University
Oxford, OH
Email: alessih@muohio.edu
Co-Chair
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D.,
FACSM
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Email: cleeuwen@hhp.ufl.edu
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Pediatric Exercise Physiology
Approved
5/93
Mission:
To provide a forum for scientific and clinical communication regarding
the response to acute and chronic exercise in the healthy and diseased
child.
Chair
Karin A. Pfeiffer, Ph.D., FACSM
Michigan State University
East Lansing,
MI
Email: kap@msu.edu
Co-Chair
Brian Timmons
Chedoke Hospital
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Email: timmonbw@mcmaster.ca
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Psychobiology and Behavior Approved
6/95
Mission:
To promote research and the advancement of knowledge of sport psychology
with a particular emphasis on psychobiology and
health.
Chair
Jack Raglin, Ph.D., FACSM
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Email: raglinj@indiana.edu
Co-Chair
Dane B. Cook, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Email: dcook@education.wisc.edu
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The Science in Winter Sports Approved
5/94
Mission:
To foster, enhance and promote interdisciplinary scientific inquiry in
Winter Sport Activities.
Chair
Daniel P. Heil, Ph.D., FACSM
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Email: dheil@montana.edu
Co-Chair
Jos De Koning, Ph.D., FACSM
Vrije University
Amsterdam, THE
NETHERLANDS
Email: J_J_de_koning@fbw.vu.nl
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Strength & Conditioning
Specialties Approved 9/03
Mission: To
support and promote an inter-disciplinary forum for the exchange of
information, the focus of research, and the development of a cooperative
relationship between strength and conditioning professionals and the
medical and applied sciences.
Chair
John McCarthy, Ph.D., FACSM
University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Email: mccarthy@uab.edu
Co-Chair
Glen E. Fincher, Ph.D.
Canton, OH
Email: GFINCHERII@neo.rr.com or gfincher@ashland.edu
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Worksite Health Promotion Approved
5/97
Mission:
To promote networking and interaction with ACSM members involved in
health promotion and to provide a forum for discussion of contemporary
health promotion issues.
Chair:
Nico P. Pronk, PhD, FACSM
HealthPartners
Minneapolis, MN
Email: nico.p.pronk@healthpartners.com
Co-Chairs
Paul Couzelis, Ph.D.
MediFit
Norwalk, CT
Email: pcouzelis@medifit.com
Reed Engel
Chicago, IL
Email: rengel@matherlifeways.com
To be added to the Worksite Health
Promotion Interest Group listserv, contact Heather Turner.
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