Dr. Whitney's Professional Resume

L. Anthony Whitney, Ph. D.

Retired Professor Emeritus
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio 44555

 

Professional Preparation

B.S. in Education - Youngstown State University, 1962

M.S. in Physical Education - Springfield College, l963

Commissioned Ensign USNR - Officer Candidate School, Newport, R.I., 1964. Retired Commander, 1985.

Ph.D. in Physical Education - Ohio State University, 1970

Certified Exercise Program Director - American College of Sports Medicine,1972 . Registration No. 52.

 

Professional Experience

Associate Physical Director, Youngstown Central Y.M.C.A., 1960-64.

Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, 1966-68.

Research Associate in Preventive Medicine - Ohio State University, 1968-69.

Instructor, Ohio State University, 1969-70.

Director, Human Performance Laboratory - Youngstown State University, 1970-1996.

Founder and Director, Professional Cardiac Rehabilitation, Inc., 1972-1982 Ohio Charter Number 480527

Consultant, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, Ohio, Development of Intermediate Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.  1977-79.

Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Technician Training Program, Northeastern Ohio Employment and Training  Consortium, U.S. Department of Labor, 1978-80.\

Consultant, Youngstown Hospital Association, Development of Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Project, 1980-81.

Founder and President, Sportsmedicine Institute, Inc., 1981 - 1998, Ohio Charter Number 573497.

Consultant, Warren General Hospital, Development of  Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, 1981-82.

Consultant and Chief Instructor - U.S. Navy Health and Physical Readiness Program, Naval Military Personnel Command, Washington, D.C., 1981-85.

Program Designer and Coordinator, Fitness Management  I.C.P. and new Exercise Science Major, HPES Department, Youngstown State University Research staff member;  An Integrated Curriculum of Nursing, Nutrition, Exercise and Drugs for Health Care Providers of the Elderly (Project NNED).  NEOUCOM, SPAHEN, 1983.

Chairman, Mahoning County Health-O-Rama Health Screening and Health Education Program.  1979-83.

Program Designer and Director, Cardiac Fitness Center, Ohio Heart Institute, 1985-1989.

Consultant and Instructor, National YMCA Fitness Instructor Certification Program, 1989 - 1995.

Adjunct Instructor, Continuing Education Courses, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Florida. 2006-07.

 

Professional Affiliations

Association of Worksite Health Promotion

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

American College of Sports Medicine

National Education Association - Ohio Education Assn.

 

Publications

An Evaluation of Selected Physical Fitness Programs with Recommendations for a Standard Physical Fitness Program. Master's Thesis, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1963.

The Metabolic Energy Cost of Eccentric and Concentric Muscular Contractions. Doctoral Dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1970.

Contributor, Mathews and Fox, Interval Training, Conditioning for Sports and General Fitness, "The Whitney Bench Blast Exercise", W. B. Saunders, 1974.

Author, "Community Dynamics of Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs", in Long, Charles (ed), Prevention and Rehabilitation in Ischemic Heart Disease, Williams and Wilkins, 1980.

Co-author, American College of Sports Medicine, Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription "Program Administration" Lea & Febiger, 1981.

Author, FITFIVE Physical Conditioning Program Manual, Naval Reserve Readiness Command Region Five, Ravenna, Ohio, 1981.

Author, Instructors Manual for Training Command Fitness Coordinators, U.S. Naval Military Personnel Command, Government Contract No. N00-171-M-7278, Washington, D.C., l982.

Author, Operations Manual for Command Fitness Coordinators, U.S. Naval Military Personnel Command, Government Contract No. N00-171-M-7278, Wash., D.C., 1982.

 

Community Activities

Speaker for various community groups; topics: Cardiac Rehabilitation, Personal Fitness, Wellness and Health Promotion Programs.

Competitive Athlete: gymnastics, volleyball; nationally ranked squash racquets player, and Senior Olympics track and field events.

Member, Park Avenue Baptist Church, host home Bible study group.

 

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Test and Measurements
  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
  • Kinesiology

Graduate:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Administration of Exercise Programs
  • Laboratory Instrumentation

Activity Courses:

  • Archery
  • Gymnastics
  • Mountaineering
  • Racquetball
  • Squash
  • Handball
  • Personal Conditioning
  • Volleyball

Current Status

Retired, living in Titusville, Florida and Fort Collins, Colorado; pursuing favorite pastimes of hunting, fishing, gardening and mountain climbing in Colorado during Summer months.  Developing a Health Fitness Ministry at Timberline Church and Park Avenue Baptist Church; see web site at:  www.healthfitnessministries.org.

 

Contact:

whitwoodclassic@aol.com or healthfitnessmin@aol.com
 (321) 267-1825 or (970) 631-2882
545 Sunrise Drive South, Titusville, FL 32780
2051 Welch Street, Fort Collins, CO 80525

 

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