Professor, Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences
It has been said that "People cannot learn by having information pressed into their brains. Knowledge has to be sucked into the brain, not pushed in". Presenting information in a lecture format is inadequate for in-depth understanding. An effective instructor will create a collective state of mind within the classroom that craves knowledge, interest and wonder. This atmosphere will create an urge to learn and understand. How this state of mind is created depends on the instructor. Telling stories to illustrate a point, citing strange research strategies to address a hypothesis, or even acting out a famous historical researchers early experiments can produce interest in students.
The pinnacle of teaching is creating an experience that provides lasting understanding of a concept.
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About J. Mark Van Ness
It has been said that "People cannot learn by having information pressed into their brains. Knowledge has to be sucked into the brain, not pushed in". Presenting information in a lecture format is inadequate for in-depth understanding. An effective instructor will create a collective state of mind within the classroom that craves knowledge, interest and wonder. This atmosphere will create an urge to learn and understand. How this state of mind is created depends on the instructor. Telling stories to illustrate a point, citing strange research strategies to address a hypothesis, or even acting out a famous historical researchers early experiments can produce interest in students.
The pinnacle of teaching is creating an experience that provides lasting understanding of a concept.
| September 2014 - Present | Professor, Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific | |
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| September 2006 - July 2014 | Associate Professor, Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific | |
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| August 1999 - August 2005 | Assistant Professor, Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 - 2022 | Cornell ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - 1U54NS105541-01 | |
| Role: My role is to serve as the coordinator for CPET methodology across all three testing sites and interpret outcome variables | |
| $9,700,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2001 - Present | Member, International/American Association of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 1996 - Present | Member, Kappa Omicron Nu--O Pi Chapt | 1988 - Present | Member, American College of Sports Medicine | Present | Editorial Board, Journal of Women’s Health | 2016 - 2017 | RPG Review, National Institute of Health, Review Panel | 1993 - 2006 | Member, American Physiological Society | 1996 - 2004 | Member, Society for Neuroscience |
Courses
- HESP 293 – Special Topics: Medical Physiology
- HESP 193 – Special Topics: Stress Physiology
- HESP 193 – Special Topics: Neuroanatomy
- HESP 193 – Special Topics: Medical Physiology
- HESP 193 – Special Topics: Cardiovascular Dynamics
- HESP 147 – Muscle Physiology
- HESP 146 – Health, Disease and Pharmacology
- HESP 41 – Heart Exercise and Nutrition
- HESP 45 - Nutrition for Health
- HESP 61 - Medical Terminology
- BENG 53 - Biology I for Engineers
- BENG 63 - Biology II for Engineers
- HESP 129 - Principles of Exercise Physiology
- HESP 135 - Exercise Metabolism
- HESP 177 - Physiology of Exercise II
- HESP 235 - Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
- HESP 247 - Advanced Exercise Physiology
- HESP 248 - Applied and Clinical Physiology
| 1997 | Ph.D., Florida State University | |
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| 1993 | M.S., California State University, Sacramento | |
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| 1990 | B.S., Exercise Physiology, Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois | |
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Contact Information
Office: Main Gym, Rm. 209
Phone: 209.946.2717
Email:
Books and Book Chapters (3)
Book chapters written by Dr. J. Mark Van Ness.
Articles (90)
Journal articles written by Dr. J. Mark Van Ness.