Dr. Steve Simpson ATC, LAT, CSCS 1400 Parkwood Stephenville, Texas 76401 Work 254.968.9756 Cell 254.592-9031 simpson@tarleton.edu East Texas State University Ed.D. 1987 Health, Physical Education, Recreation East Texas State University M.S. 1980 Health, Physical Education Hardin-Simmons University B.S. 1979 Health, Physical Education, English EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Tarleton State University Chair, Department of Kinesiology Professor (16 years) Head Athletic Trainer (19 years) Assistant Athletics Director Sports Medicine (8 years) Director of Sports Medicine / Athletic Training (32 years) 1984-present Corpus Christi Independent School District 1981-1984 Coordinator of Athletic Training, 5 high schools, 11 junior high schools Athletic Injury Clinics for coaches and students Instructor of Athletic Training courses, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi East Texas State University 1979-1981 Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Instructor of Health and Physical Education courses Athletic Trainer, Greenville High School
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), National Athletic Trainers Association Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT), Texas Department of State Health Services Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Teacher, All-Level Physical Education, Health, English, Driver's Education Certified First Aid & CPR Instructor Certified Challenge Course Facilitator ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES NCAA Elite 8 Basketball Championship (1) NCAA Game Administrator (8 years) NCAA Drug Testing, Site Coordinator (21 years) Athletes in Action Basketball Tour, Athletic Trainer, Poland and Germany Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship, Athletic Trainer (4 years) Lone Star Conference Golf Championship, Athletic Trainer (3 years) National Athletic Trainers Association, Hall of Fame Committee (4 years) Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, Honors and Awards Committee (1 year) Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, Competency Workshop Committee (5 years) Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, Registration Committee (2 years) Lone Star Conference Athletic Trainers, Chair (2 years) Tarleton Sports Medicine Lecture Series, Director (21 years) Tarleton Sports Medicine Workshop, Director (15 years) Board of Certification, Examiner (5 years) NATA National Athletic Training Month-Organizer/Participant (11 years) Tarleton State University Drug Education and Testing, Director (21 years) Outreach Athletic Trainer, Dublin High School (8 years) Susan G. Komen, Athletic Trainer, 3-Day-Walk (4 years) Director of Tarleton Summer Aquatics Program (23 years) Pan American Games, Softball, Athletic Trainer, Argentina USOC Olympic Festival, Judo / Sailing, Athletic Trainer, San Antonio USOC Olympic Festival, Gymnastics, Athletic Trainer, Los Angeles USOC Olympic Training Center, Athletic Trainer, Colorado Springs TAHPERD, Outdoor Education, Secretary (1 year) TAHPERD, Boy s and Men s Sports, Chair (1 year) NAIA National Track & Field Championships, Head Athletic Trainer (2 years) NAIA National Basketball Championships, Head Athletic Trainer NAIA National Marathon Championship, Race Director (2 years) Texan Sports Medicine Association, Executive Director (16 years) Tarleton State University Health Fair, Director (5 years) Tarleton 5000 Road Race, Director (5 years) Tarleton State University, Faculty Senate (4 years)
MICELLANOUS Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine Manage, supervise, and provide Sports Medicine services for NCAA II sports (men and women) including, football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, track& field, cross country, golf, tennis. Additional duties include budget and finance, insurance, drug testing and education. Supervise and provide professional development for a staff of 7 athletic trainers. Provide game administration duties at collegiate athletic events including game officials, security, game management, press box officials, concessions, promotions, etc. Web Design www.tarleton.edu/sportsmedicine http://faculty.tarleton.edu/simpson/ www.tarleton.edu/outdoors Graduate Program Director Serve as director of an interdisciplinary Graduate Advanced Certificate Program in Sports Medicine (15 hrs. online) for credentialed allied health care professionals (athletic training, physical therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, physician assistant, nutrition, performance enhancement). Undergraduate Program Director Serve as director of undergraduate Sports Medicine / Athletic Training Program (LAT). Program offering 11 courses in Sports Medicine / Athletic Training to meet Texas Department of State Health Services requirements. Text / Manuals Introduction to Sports Medicine, 5 th ed. Tarleton Sports Medicine Policy & Procedure Manual, 16 th ed. Tarleton Sports Medicine Graduate Assistant Policy & Procedure Manual, 3 rd ed. HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 2015. Frank Medina Award, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 2014. Most Distinguished Athletic Training Award, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 2013.
Jack and Louise Arthur Teaching Excellence Award, Tarleton State University, 2013. Head Athletic Trainer of the Year, NCAA Division II, National Athletic Trainers Association, 2009. Barry B. Thompson Outstanding Service Award, Tarleton State University, 2007. National Athletic Trainers Association / Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 25 Year Award, 2006. O.A. Grant Excellence in Teaching Award, Tarleton State University, 2005. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS National Athletic Trainers Association Southwest Athletic Trainers Association Texas State Athletic Trainers Association Central Texas Athletic Trainers Society National Strength and Conditioning Association USOC Sports Medicine Society Texas Society of Sports Medicine Texan Sports Medicine Association Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Lone Star Conference Athletic Trainers Association Graduate COURSES TAUGHT* / DEVELOPED** KINE 5312 Contemporary Issues in Sports Medicine** KINE 5313 Administrative Practices in Sports Medicine** KINE 5314 Special Topics In Sports Medicine** KINE 5315 Research and Education in Sports Medicine** KINE 5316 Leadership and Professional Development in Sports Medicine** KINE 5385 Seminar* KINE 5386 Problems* KINE 5688 Thesis* Undergraduate KINE 1219 Conditioning and Fitness* KINE 1223 Swimming* KINE 1306 First Aid & CPR KINE 2312 Introduction to Sports Medicine** KINE 2313 Orthopedic Taping and Bracing** KINE 3312 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries* KINE 3313 Lower Extremity Injury Evaluation** KINE 3314 Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation** KINE 3315 Upper Extremity Injury Evaluation**
KINE 3316 Special Topics in Sports Medicine** KINE 3326 Outdoor Adventure* KINE 4305 Practicum in Kinesiology* KINE 4312 Therapeutic Modalities** KINE 4313 Administration in Sports Medicine** KINE 4414 Clinical Experience in Sports Medicine 1** KINE 4415 Clinical Experience in Sports Medicine 2** KINE 4320 Physiology of Exercise* KINE 4380 Kinesiology* Online Courses Developed and maintain six online courses. Developed and maintain 7 hybrid courses with online components. Developed and maintain two online Sports Medicine staff development courses. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Publications Dayberry, W., Peak, K. W., Martin, R., Simpson, S. Discovering Motivational Behaviors with the Dayberry Equation for Exercise Adherence, Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 2015. Fulfer, Sarah, Cvikel, J., Harp, J., Garcia, B., Simpson, S., Priest, J., Rodriguez, P., Blevins-McNaughton, J. 12-Lead ECG Abnormalities in NCAA Division II Women s Basketball Athlete, International Journal of Exercise Science, 2014. Eaton, Ryan, Cvikel, J., Nalepa, A., Simpson, S., Blevins-McNaughton, J. Gender and Sport Related Differences In Electrocardiogram and Pre-Participation Exams (PPE) In College Age Athletes. International Journal of Exercise Science, 2013. Keefe, M., Peak, K., Simpson, S. Impact of Athletic Apparel Company Funding on Grass Roots Basketball, Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 2013. Ruiz, B., Massingill, M., Cedeno, M., Cvikel, J., Simpson, S., Priest, J., Blevins- McNaughton, J. Pilot Study for Using ECG in Pre-participation Physical Exams in Collegiate Athletics, International Journal of Exercise Science, 2012. Massingill, M., Ruiz, B., Cedeno, M., Cvikel, J., Simpson, S., Priest, J., Blevins- McNaughton, J. Pilot Study for Pre-existing Conditions in Pre-participation Physical Exams in Collegiate Athletes, International Journal of Exercise Science, 2012. Simpson, S., Priest, J. Conditioning In Injured and Disabled Populations, Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2005. Newby, R., Simpson, S. Variations in Mood State as a Function of a Football Season, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2003. Simpson, S., Priest, J. The Psycle TM and ACL Rehabilitation: A Case Report, Athletic Therapy Today, 2002. Simpson, S., Willoughby, D. "Supplemental EMS and Dynamic Weight Training: Effects
on Knee Extensor Strength and Vertical Jump of Female College Track & Field Athletes." Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1998. Simpson, S., Herbertson, J., Bettis, B. Unloaded Treadmill Training Therapy, Journal of Athletic Training, 1996. Newby, R., Simpson, S. Correlation s Between Mood Scores and Volleyball Performance, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1996. Willoughby, D., Simpson, S. The Effects of Combined Electromyostimulation and Isotonic Muscular Contractions on the Strength of College Athletes, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1996. Priest, J., Simpson, S., Hagan, R., Bettis, B., Jennings, R. Improved Exercise Capacity of Paraplegics During Unassisted Leg Cycling On An Energy- Storage Ergometer, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1995. Simpson, S. Multiple Portable Electrical Stimulator Use, Texas Coach, 1995. Newby, R., Simpson, S. Basketball Performance as a Function of Scores on Profile of Mood States, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1994. Simpson, S. "Athletic Training, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 1994. Newby, R., Simpson, S. Scores on Profile of Mood States of College Football Players from Nonscholarship and Scholarship Programs, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1994. Simpson, S. Stress Fractures, National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics News, 1991. Newby, R., Simpson, S. Personality Profile of Nonscholarship College Football Players, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1991. Simpson, S. Athletic Training Education in Texas, Texas Coach, 1990. Simpson, S. NAIA National Track & Field Championships-Sports Medicine, National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics News, 1990. Simpson, S. The Effects of Participation in Physical Education Activities on Components of Health Related Physical Fitness, Journal of Human Movement Studies, 1989. Simpson, S. Track Safety, The First Aider, 1984. Simpson, S. A Survey of Football Injuries, Coastal Bend Medicine, 1983. Simpson, S. The Athletic Trainer: A Professional in Every Sense, The First Aider, 1982. Simpson, S. Modalities in Athletic Training, Texas Coach, 1982. Presentations Struggle and Recalculation in Careers, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2016. Trust and Honesty in your Professional Career, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2016. Utilizing Resources in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2016. 2 Words - Unique Direction in Life, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2016. Discovering Motivational Behaviors with the Dayberry Equation for Exercise, SHAPE America Conference, 2015.
Communication Skills in Sports Medicine, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2015. Effective Relationship Development in Sports Medicine, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2015. From Injury to Tragedy: How to Move Forward with Life after Death, SWATA, 2014. Leadership in Sports Medicine, Davis Mountains Sports Medicine Clinic, 2014. Professional Development in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2014. Communication in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2014. Networking in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2014. Impact of Athletic Apparel Company Funding on Grass Roots Basketball, AAHPERD Convention, 2013. Primary and Secondary Injury Evaluation, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2013. Professional Development in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2013. Building Professional Relationships, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2012. Communication in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2012. Leadership in Athletic Training, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2012. Injury Prevention, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2011. Concussion Case Study, SWATA Competency Workshop, 2011. Concussions, Stephenville Junior High, 2010. A Weekend Guide to Colorado, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 2008. Outdoor Adventure Texas Style, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 2008. Outdoor Adventure at Tarleton State University, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 2006. Utilizing Distance Education Concepts in HPER, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 2006. Functional Stability, 8 th Annual Permian Basin Student Trainer Workshop, 2002. "Collegiate Athletic Training," Greater Corpus Christi Student Trainer Workshop, 1998. College Athletic Training Programs, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 1997. Improved Exercise Capacity of Paraplegics Following Eight Weeks of Unassisted Leg Cycle Training, American College of Sports Medicine, 1995. Basketball Performance as a Function of Scores on Profile of Mood States, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1994. The Effects of Combined Electromyostimulation and Isotonic Muscular Contractions on the Strength of College Athletes, TAHPERD, 1994. Athletic Training Education in Texas, TAHPERD, 1993. Evaluation of Ankle Injuries, Metroplex Sports Medicine Seminar, 1992. Sports Medicine Facility Planning, Southwest Athletic Trainers Association, 1992. Ankle Injuries, Glen Rose Football Clinic, 1992. Physical Education Activity Programming, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1991. The Effects of Participation in Physical Education Activities on Health Related Physical Fitness, TAHPERD, 1987. Record Keeping in Athletic Training, Coastal Bend Football Clinic, 1983. Knee Injuries, Coastal Bend Athletic Training Clinic, 1982. Record Keeping in Athletic Training, National Athletic Trainers Association, 1982.
Research Grants Blevins-McNaughton, J., Simpson, S. 2012. CERF Lab, Standing Firm, (OSRCA Infrastructure Grant, $ 24,861.13). Priest, J., Simpson, S., Hagan, R., Bettis, B., Jennings, R. Improved Exercise Capacity of Paraplegics During Unassisted Leg Cycling On An Energy-Storage Ergometer, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1995. (University Research Committee, $ 14,000; Stephenville Lion s Club, $ 14,000; Southwestern Medical Center, $ 20,000). Simpson, S. Athletic Training, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 1994. (TAHPERD, $ 400; University Research Grant, $ 3985; University Incentive Grant, $ 333). Newby, R., Simpson, S. Scores on Profile of Mood States of College Football Players from Nonscholarship and Scholarship Programs, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1994. (University Research Grant, $ 500). Newby, R., Simpson, S. Personality Profile of Nonscholarship College Football Players, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1991. (University Research Grant, $ 525).