Faculty Profile for Dr. Duane V Knudson

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Dr. Duane V Knudson
Regents' Professor — Dept of Health & Human Performance
JOW A116
phone: (512) 245-2561

Biography Section

Biography and Education

PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison 1988
MS Baylor University 1984
BS University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1983

Teaching Interests

Biomechanical Concepts
Active/Experiential Learning
Applied Statistics

Research Interests

Biomechanics of sport and exercise, tennis, stretching, qualitative movement diagnosis, teaching/learning biomechanics concepts, and research quality in biomechanics/kinesiology.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Knudson, D. V., Mahar, M., & Meyers, N. (2024). The National Academy of Kinesiology 2023 Review and Evaluation of Doctoral Programs in Kinesiology. Kinesiology Review. https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2023-0069
  • Knudson, D. V., Cardinal, B., & McCullagh, P. (2024). Synthesis of Publication Metric in Kinesiology-Related Journals: Proxies for rigor, usage, and prestige. Quest, 76(1), 93–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2023.2237150
  • Knudson, D. V. (2023). A Tale of Two Instructional Experiences: Student Engagement in Active Learning and Emergency Remote Learning of Biomechanics. Sports Biomechanics, 22(11), 1485–1495. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2020.1810306
  • Knudson, D. V. (2022). What kinesiology research is most visible to the academic world? Quest, 74(3), 285–298. https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2022.2092880
  • Myers, N. L., Aguilar, K., Mexicano, G., Farnsworth, J. L., Knudson, D. V., & Kibler, W. B. (2020). The Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio is Associated with Injury in Junior Tennis Players. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002215

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Regents' Professor, Texas State University System. October 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: University Distinguished Professor, Texas State University. April 6, 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: World's Top 2% Scientist List Stanford University (Career): sport sciences sub-field, Stanford University and Elsevier Scopus. October 4, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2019 SHAPE America Scholar, SHAPE America. April 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship-Professsor/Assoc. Professor Level. May 2018

Selected Grants

  • Myers, Natalie Louise (Principal), Knudson, Duane V (Supporting), Kibler, Ben (Supporting). The acute:chronic workload ratio in adolescent tennis players: Associations with injury, United States Tennis Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $15000. (Funded: September 2018 - December 2020). Grant.
  • Myers, Natalie Louise (Principal), Knudson, Duane V (Supporting). The acute:chronic workload ratio in relation to injury risk in adolescent tennis players., Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: December 8, 2017 - December 2018). Grant.
  • Chow, J. W (Co-Principal), Damon, D. S. A (Co-Principal), Knudson, Duane (Principal). Effects of ball size on racket acceleration, muscular activity, and reaction time in novice tennis players, USTA Sport Science Committee, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $9500. (Submitted: 2001). Grant.
  • Knudson, Duane (Principal), Blackwell, J. (Co-Principal). Effect of the type 3 ball on court movement, muscle actions, and shock transmitted to the arm of the tennis player, USTA Technical Committee, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $18982. (Submitted: 2000). Grant.
  • Pankey, Robert (Co-Principal), McCurdy, Kevin (Co-Principal), Knudson, Duane (Co-Principal). Computer Technology Upgrades for Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Laboratory in the Department of HHP, Student Computing Resources, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10244. (Submitted: September 1, 2011, Funded: September 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Editorial Review Board Member
Sports Biomechanics
January 1, 2005-December 2024
Officer
International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
September 2018-September 2022
Member
IPEDS Technical Review Panel: CIP 2020
June 2018-December 2019
Member
Kinesiology Field of Study Committee: THECB
January 2018-December 2019
Member
Technology Enhanced Classroom Committee
May 2018-Present