Cal Poly Experts Directory - Sports
American Sports History & Literature • Coaching • Physical Education • Recreation • Sports Safety
American Sports History & Literature
Kevin Clark, Ph.D.
Professor of English
(805) 756-2506/2596 e-mail: kclark@calpoly.edu
Web: www.calpoly.edu/~kclark
Author of poems published in The Antioch Review, Denver Quarterly, College English, Kansas Quarterly, Beloit Poetry Journal, California Quarterly, The Georgia Review, Black Warrior Review, and several anthologies. Author of one full-length book of poetry: tentatively titled The Near World (forthcoming 2001); author of three chapbooks of poetry: Granting the Wolf (1984), Widow Under a New Moon (1990), and One of Us (2000). Author of numerous articles on contemporary American poetry and numerous poems published in national journals. Member, Modern Language Association and Associated Writing Programs.
Areas of expertise:
* literature and poetry of baseball
* contemporary American poetry
* teaching of poetry writing
* poetry readings
* love and sex in contemporary poetry and literature
* poets T.S. Eliot, Adrienne Rich and John Ashbery
* modern American literature
* the pedagogy of creative writing
Coaching
Steven C. Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology
(805) 756-2754/2545 e-mail: sdavis@calpoly.edu
Certified as program director by the American College of Sports Medicine. Director, Cal Poly Wellness Program.
Areas of expertise:
* preventive medicine
* exercise physiology
* work physiology
* preventive cardiology
* teaching and coaching tennis
Physical Education
C. Andrea Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
(805) 756-2198/2545 e-mail: abrown@calpoly.edu
Areas of expertise:
* curriculum development
* elementary physical education
* systematic observation
* teacher behaviors
* movement and young children
Recreation
John H. Harris, Ph.D.
Professor of Natural Resources Management
(805) 756-2426/2702 e-mail: jhharris@calpoly.edu
Member, National Recreation and Park Association, California Park and Recreation Society, Society of American Foresters. Federal and state expert witness for recreation resource liability cases.
Areas of expertise:
* recreation behavior
* recreation resource management
* site liability
* employee management
* communication techniques
* urban forestry
Carolyn B. Shank, Ed.D.
Professor and Coordinator of Recreation Administration
(805) 756-2050/2702 e-mail: cshank@calpoly.edu
Areas of expertise:
* water safety for children
* risk management
* tourism
* special event and festival planning
Sports Safety
Gerald E. DeMers, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Kinesiology
(805) 756-2591/2545 e-mail: jdemers@calpoly.edu
Contributor to numerous books relating to aquatic safety. Member of numerous American Red Cross and YMCA of the USA advisory committees on lifeguarding, progressive swimming, and aquatic safety. Developed spinal-injury-management techniques adopted by the American Red Cross, YMCA, United States Diving and U.S. Lifeguard Association. Developed safety training program for U.S. diving coaches.
Areas of expertise:
* aquatic safety
* aquatic-related spinal injuries
* drowning
* teaching swimming and lifeguarding
* aquatic-facility risk management
* lifeguard supervision
* critical-incident stress for lifeguards
* springboard diving
* SCUBA
* aquatic facilities
* swimming pool filtration and purification systems
Carolyn B. Shank, Ed.D.
Professor and Coordinator of Recreation Administration
(805) 756-2050/2702 e-mail: cshank@calpoly.edu
Areas of expertise:
* water safety for children
* risk management
* tourism
* special event and festival planning