Dr. Shawn Simonson, Assistant Professor and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University, holds a doctorate in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. He also holds current certification as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) and as a Health Fitness Specialist (ASCM). Dr. Simonson has published and presented widely in the areas of environmental physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, pathophysiology, disease management, and exercise leadership. His current research interests include arthritis, bodybuilding, conditioning, elder fitness, and disease management. He serves as a reviewer for Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and as a textbook reviewer for Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Articles
Determining Intensity Levels of Selected Wii Fit Activities in College Aged Individuals (with Joshua D. Griese, Yong Gao, and Lynda Ransdell), Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (2012)
To determine intensity of Nintendo Wii Fit games using indirect calorimetry. Twenty-five college students completed...
Using the Alter-G Treadmill System with an Extremely Obese Female: A Case Study (with Jane M. Shimon, Elaine M. Long, and Brooke E. Lester), Clinical Kinesiology: Journal of the American Kinesiotherapy Association (2011)
PURPOSE: The present case study examined the potential use of the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill as...
A Comparison of the Various Methods Used to Enhance Sprint Speed (with Matthew J. Behrens), Strength and Conditioning Journal (2011)
In today’s athletics, speed is becoming a more important factor. Speed, stride frequency multiplied by...
Teaching the Resistance Training Class: A Circuit Training Course Design for the Strength and Conditioning Coach, Strength & Conditioning Journal (2010)
Strength and conditioning coaches in high schools and small colleges are asked to perform duties...
Leukocytosis occurs in response to resistance exercise in men. (with Catherine G R Jackson), Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2004)
Contributions to Books
Endurance Training (with Catherine G. Ratzin-Jackson), Nutrition and Exercise Concerns of Middle Age (2009)
Presentations
AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill Walking Program on an Extremely Obese Female (with Jane Shimon, Elaine M. Long, and Brooke E. Lester), American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (2011)
ACL and Knee Injury Prevention Programs for Young Athletes: Do They Work? (with K. G. Shea, N. L. Grimm, and J. Jacobs), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 2010 Annual Meeting (2010)
Peak Traction Coefficients of Cleated Athletic Shoes at Various Angles of Internal Rotation on Artificial Turf (with Ben Cooper, Ronald Pfeiffer, Michelle B. Sabick, Seth Kuhlman, and Kevin Shea), Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics (2009)
As an alternative to natural grass playing fields, the installation of artificial turf surfaces has...