Faculty Profile for Dr. John Farrell III

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Dr. John Farrell III
Assistant Professor — Dept of Health & Human Performance
JOW A152
phone: (512) 245-2561
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Farrell, J. W., & Neira, V. E. (2023). Contralateral Asymmetry in Cycling Power is Reproducible and Independent of Exercise Intensity at Submaximal Power Outputs. Symmetry, (15), 1142. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15061142
  • Long, J. W., Brown, D., Farrell, J. W., Gonzalez, M., & Cheever, K. (n.d.). Sleep duration and sleep quality as season-long predictors of ratings of perceived exertion and psychological wellbeing in female soccer athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  • Perez, N. J., & Farrell, J. W. (2025). The Use of Training Data to Calculate Critical Velocity and Predict Race Performance Times for Collegiate Distance Runners during Indoor Track Season. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 39(2), e180–e426. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004992
  • Li, J. B., Farrell, J. W., & Valles Molina, D. (2025). Data Augmentation for Classifying Multiple Sclerosis Severity through Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Gait Analysis (pp. 6443–6450). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIBM62325.2024.10822219
  • Smith, E., Koldenhoven, R. M., Farrell, J. W., Li, Y., Aslan, S., Resendiz, M. D., … Valles Molina, D. (2024). Development of an Augmented Reality Handwashing Tool for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Las Vegas, NV, USA: IEEE.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities for Assistant Professors in the College of Education, College of Education Texas State University. February 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Doctoral Research Award, University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science. April 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate Student Writing Award, American Kinesiology Association. April 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Helen Riddle Research Scholarship, University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science. April 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Provost's Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, University of Oklahoma. May 2017

Selected Grants

  • Miller, Kevin C (Principal), Farrell, John Wayland (Co-Principal). Efficacy of CONTROL on menstrual cramps, skeletal muscle cramping, and baseball performance, Avkare, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $120000. (Funded: January 2025 - December 2025). Grant.
  • Valles Molina, Damian (Principal), Aslan, Semih (Supporting), Menezes De Carvalho, Marcelo (Supporting), Resendiz, Maria D (Supporting), Rolfe, Rachel Mary (Supporting), Farrell, John Wayland (Supporting), de la Cruz, Berenice (Supporting), Liu, Ting (Supporting). REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Mixed Reality for Smart and Connected Health, National Science Fundation, Federal, $371758. (Submitted: August 2024, Funded: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028). Grant.
  • Farrell III, John W (Principal), Thomas, Krista Allie (Co-Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Supporting), Koldenhoven, Rachel M (Supporting). The integration of physiological and biomechanical measures to enhance engagement with adaptive sports and recreation for manual wheelchair users, Materials Application Research Center, Texas State University, $89892. (Funded: November 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Valles Molina, Damian, Liu, Ting (Co-Principal), Resendiz, Maria D (Supporting), Aslan, Semih (Supporting), Farrell, John Wayland (Supporting), Li, Yumeng (Supporting), Koldenhoven, Rachel M. (Supporting). REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Machine Learning, Analytics, and Augmented Reality for Smart and Connected Health, National Science Foundation, Federal, $344029. (Submitted: August 2021, Funded: January 2022 - December 2024). Grant.
  • Farrell III, John Wayland (Principal), Mettler, Joni A (Co-Principal). Contributors to Walking Capacity Across the Lifespan in MS, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: September 2020). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
National Strength and Conditioning Association/Certified Performance and Sport Scientist Job Task Analysis Committee
January 16, 2025-Present
Member
Advisory Committee for College of Education Research Office
October 2024-Present
Chair
Exercise and Sport Science Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education
August 2024-Present
Member
College of Education Curriculum Committee
August 2024-Present
Member
Sports/Topical Advisory Panel
July 2024-Present