Meg Stone
Director of the Center of Excellence for Sport
Science and Coach Education
Director of the Olympic Training Site
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Meg Stone is a two time Olympian
competing in the discus for Great Britain and she was a gold Medal winner in
the 1982 Commonwealth games. Meg competed in track and field for the University
of Arizona and still holds the NCAA shot and discus collegiate record. Meg took
the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of
Arizona in 1984, the first woman to hold such a position. She moved into the
same position at Texas Tech in 1994. Meg returned to Track and Field in 1996 as
the Associated Head Track and Field Coach at Appalachian State University. In
1999 she returned to her native Scotland to become the National Track and Field
Coach, the first woman in Europe to hold a National coaching position. Meg has
coached several international level athletes including 4 Olympians (throwers,
jumpers and sprinters) in both the United States and Great Britain. While
working in the University system she also coached many athletes later playing
in the NBA, MLB and NFL. Meg has also worked extensively with road cyclist and
paralympic groups through Carmichael Training Systems in Colorado Springs.
Before moving to ETSU Meg was a Coaching Manager at the USOC in Colorado
Springs. Currently Meg is the head of the Center of Excellence for Sport
Science and Coach Education at East Tennessee State University.
Dr. Mike Stone
Professor Exercise and Sport Sciences
PhD Coordinator
423-439-5796
Michael H. Stone PhD is currently the Exercise
and Sports Science Laboratory Director in the Department of KLSS at ETSU. Prior
to joining ETSU he was the Head of Sports Physiology for the USOC. From
1999 through 2001 he was Chair of Sport at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh,
Scotland. Dr. Stone's service and research interests are primarily concerned
with physiological and performance adaptations to strength/power
training. Dr. Stone is also an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan
University in Perth Australia, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and
at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, (Physiology), School of Medicine,
Johnson City, TN. He has 140+ publications in reviewed journals and has
contributed chapters to several texts in the areas of bioenergetics, nutrition,
and strength/power training. Additionally, he has co-authored two textbooks
dealing with strength and conditioning. Dr. Stone was the 1991 NSCA Sports
Scientist of the Year and was awarded the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award in
2000. He is a Fellow of the UKSCA and NSCA. He has coached several
international and national level weightlifters (including one Olympian) and
throwers in both the United States and Great Britain.
Dr. Mike Ramsey
Department Chair, Exercise and Sport Sciences
Associate Professor Exercise Science
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Mike Ramsey Ph.D. has been involved in sports
and conditioning nearly all his life. Prior to coming to ETSU he received his
Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M University with emphasis in
cardiovascular physiology. Dr. Ramsey’s research interests are primarily
involved in enhancing skill performance and cardiovascular conditioning.
Throughout his life Dr. Ramsey has participated in a variety of sports
including soccer, track and field, swimming, football, baseball, basketball,
cycling, golf, volleyball, and tennis. After playing basketball at Sam
Houston State University he has continued his involvement in sport by coaching;
working with athletes in basketball, tennis, cycling, golf, swimming, and
volleyball. He has served as Lab Director of the Human Performance Lab at
Sam Houston State University and at the college level he has taught weight
training, running, and general conditioning courses.
Dr. Kimitake Sato
Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sport Sciences
Dr.
Kimitake (Kimi) Sato, is entering his 3rd year as a faculty member in the
Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the ETSU. Prior to coming to ETSU,
Dr. Sato was a biomechanics lecturer for the Kinesiology program at Arizona
State University. He completed his Ph.D. in exercise science with
concentration in biomechanics at the University of Northern Colorado in 2010.
He earned his master’s degree in movement science with concentration in
sport biomechanics from Barry University (FL) in 2007, and received his
bachelor’s degree in healthful living / sport studies from Lenoir-Rhyne College
(NC) in 2001. His research interest is to identify specific sports
injuries from physical capabilities and anthropometry measurements. He is
also interested in sports products testing for performance enhancement and
injury prevention purposes. Dr. Sato is currently an active member of
NSCA, ISBS, and USAW. Dr. Sato is a board member of ISBS (2013-15), and a chair
of organizing committee for 2014 ISBS conference.
Dr. Satoshi
Mizuguchi
Assistant
Professor, Exercise and Sport Sciences
423-439-4265
Satoshi Mizuguchi is a first year
assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. He was the
first to graduate from the ETSU doctoral program in Sport Physiology and
Performance in 2012. He received his master’s degree in Exercise Science –
Strength and Conditioning concentration from Appalachian State University, NC
and his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Winona State University, MN.
He has been actively involved in strength and conditioning and sport science
and has worked with numerous collegiate sports including soccer, volleyball,
softball, football, tennis, golf, gymnastics, and basketball among others. His
research interests include athletes’ performance monitoring using vertical
jumping, development of strength and explosiveness, measurement and monitoring
of total training volume, and weightlifting performance. He is certified by
NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) as a CSCS (Certified
Strength and Conditioning Specialist).
Dr. Brad
DeWeese
Assistant
Professor, Exercise and Sport Sciences
(423)439-5796
Dr. Brad DeWeese is an assistant professor in the Exercise and
Sport Science Department at East Tennessee State University. Prior to his
appointment Dr. DeWeese served the United States Olympic Committee as the Head
Sport Physiologist for the Winter Division at the Olympic Training Center in
Lake Placid, New York. In this capacity, he was responsible for
overseeing the physical preparation of athletes readying themselves for
international competition. In addition to his coaching duties, Brad instituted
a comprehensive athlete-monitoring program and sport science department, which
sought to determine competitive readiness, individual athlete responses to
training, and overtraining prevention. Through this work, he was able to
refine and support existing thoughts on periodization strategies, speed
development practices, weightlifting biomechanics, and talent identification
strategies. Over his career, Brad has coached Olympians, World Champions,
Olympic Trials Qualifiers, National Champions, All-Americans, and NCAA
Championship performers in a variety of sports, including bobsled, skeleton,
canoe/ kayak, and track and field. In addition to these sports, he has
also worked with world-class athletes from the sports of biathlon, freestyle
ski, luge, and karate. These athletes under his direction have produced
61 medals in Pan-American, World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic
competitions. In addition, he has coached athletes to 12 National
Championships and 5 World Championships. He has served as a coaching educator
and sport scientist for USA Track & Field, USA Weightlifting, and USA
Canoe/ Kayak. In addition, he previously served as the Chair of Women’s
Track & Field and Chair of Coach’s Advisory for NC-USATF. Brad has a
Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management with an emphasis in exercise
physiology and coaching from Western Carolina University. He also holds a
Master’s degree from WCU in nutrition and dietetics. Brad completed his
formalized education with a doctorate from North Carolina State University
where his studied emphasized elite athlete development, program design, and the
coach-athlete relationship. Brad is a certified USATF Level 2 coach in sprints,
hurdles, and relays, USATF Certified Instructor, USAW Sport Performance coach,
ISAK Level I Anthropometrist, and Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist through the NSCA.
Dr. Ashley Kavanaugh
Assistant Professor, Exercise and Sport Science
kavanaug@etsu.edu
423-439-5572
Ashley Kavanaugh, PhD, is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she received a doctorate in Sport Physiology and Performance in 2014 and a Master’s in Exercise Physiology and Performance in 2010. She earned a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science from the University of Dayton, Ohio in 2007. In addition to her position as assistant professor, Dr. Kavanaugh assists with coaching the U.S. Olympic Training Site Weightlifting team. She also serves as the strength and conditioning coach and sport science consultant for Eckerd College Women’s Volleyball and Beach Volleyball in St. Petersburg, FL.
During her graduate career, Dr. Kavanaugh worked with ETSU Volleyball from 2008-2012, serving as the team’s sport scientist and strength and conditioning coach. Other previous strength and conditioning experience includes: coach to an AVP Beach Pro in 2012 as well as internships at the University of Kansas assisting with men’s and women’s basketball, the U.S. Olympic Training Center (Lake Placid) coaching bobsled, skeleton, and luge athletes, and the National Strength Conditioning Association headquarters (Colorado Springs) coaching hockey, figure skaters, police and SWAT officers. As a student at Dayton, she was the strength and conditioning coach for women’s rowing, and assisted with women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, tennis, track and field, and football. She is a member and certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach), and USA Weightlifting.
Dr. Kavanaugh’s research interests have developed from her experiences coaching athletes in the strength and conditioning setting. She is particularly interested in long-term athlete development, methods of fatigue management, and identification of variables that indicate meaningful changes in an athlete’s preparedness.
Brian Johnston, ATC
Director of Athletic Medicine/Sports Medicine
423-439-4007
Brian Johnston is the Director of Athletic
Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Brian is also the Head Athletic Trainer for SPEC.
Mark South
Sport Science Lab Supervisor
Research
Assistant, ETSU College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
423-439-4655
Mark is a 2nd year staff member of the Center of Excellence for
Sport Science and Coach Education. He received his Bachelor’s degree in
Exercise Science in 2008 and his Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology in
2010, both from East Tennessee State University. His role in ETSU’s Sport
Science lab includes lab scheduling, supervision of data collection, equipment
maintenance, supply procurement and various other tasks. Mark also serves as a
research assistant for the Quillen College of Medicine department of Internal
Medicine. His research interests include: Muscular adaptations to resistance
and endurance training in populations at risk for metabolic syndrome and
Strength and performance adaptations to resistance training. In addition, Mark
is an active member of the Stoneage weightlifting club.
