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About the Authors
Susan J. Hall is Deputy Dean of the College of Health Sciences at the
University of Delaware. She is a fellow of the American College of Sports
Medicine and the AAHPERD Research Consortium, and has served as President
of the Biomechanics Academy of AAHPERD, President of the AAHPERD Research
Consortium, and Vice President of the American College of Sports Medicine. She
is also the author of several successful textbooks and has served on several journal
editorial boards. After graduating from Duke University, she began her career as
a high school biology teacher. She earned a master’s degree from Texas Woman’s
University and a PhD from Washington State University. She has been teaching at
the college level for more than 30 years.
Michelle A. Provost-Craig is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at the University of Delaware, where she
has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in physiology, clinical exercise
physiology, and electrocardiogram interpretation for more than 20 years. She
is the recipient of the University’s most prestigious awards for Excellence
in Teaching and Excellence in Advising and Mentoring. She also received a
University grant from the Center for Teaching Effectiveness to develop innovative
approaches to teaching anatomy and physiology to college students. While at the
University of Delaware, she served as the graduate coordinator of the Masters
in Exercise Science program and was the founder of their Cardiopulmonary
Rehabilitation Program. Dr. Provost-Craig has served in numerous leadership
roles for the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA) and has performed
physiological assessments of national and international elite ice fi gure skaters.
She was the Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Regional American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and has participated in several ACSM
committees. Dr. Provost-Craig earned a Masters degree from the University of
Delaware and a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland.
William C. Rose is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology
and Applied Physiology at the University of Delaware, where he has taught
anatomy and physiology for more than ten years. He is a member of the American
Physiological Society and the American College of Sports Medicine. He is the
author of textbook chapters and research articles in the fi elds of cardiovascular
physiology and biomechanics. He has served as a grant proposal reviewer for
the National Science Foundation and as a manuscript reviewer for scientifi c
journals such as Circulation and the American Journal of Physiology. After
graduating from Harvard University with a degree in physics, Rose earned a
PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He completed
a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and has
worked in research and development for the DuPont Company before joining the
University of Delaware.