ETSU sport physiology & performance PhD students (part II)

Part II introducing the first PhD students to start the sport physiology & performance program at East Tennessee State University - here is Part I.

ETSU CESSCE staff & graduate students, August 2010

Brian Johnston

Brian is currently the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine for the ETSU Department of Athletics. A former graduate of the NATA approved Athletic Training Curriculum at ETSU, Brian has been associated with East Tennessee State University for over 15 years.

After graduating from ETSU in 1998, Brian worked with Southeastern Sports Medicine in Asheville, NC and then at Greenwood High School where he was an Anatomy teacher and managed the school's athletic training needs. Brian rejoined the ETSU Athletic Training Staff in 2001 as the Assistant Athletic Trainer where he oversaw the Buccaneer Football team for three years. In 2003, Brian became the interim head athletic trainer and interim Clinic Director for the Jerry Robertson BucSports Athletic Medicine Center and in January 2004 was named the Director of Athletic Medicine.  Brian earned the administrative title of Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine in 2006 and currently acts in that capacity today.

Brian oversees the entire Sport Medicine program and has sport responsibilities for baseball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's golf, and women's golf.

Along with responsibilities in the Department of Athletics, Brian is the clinical director for the Jerry Robertson BucSports Athletic Medicine Center.  In this role, Brian assisted the physician in all aspects of patient care and manages the day to day operations of the clinic.

The Knoxville, TN native received his Masters in Sport Science Degree from the United States Sports Academy in 2002 and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a concentration in Athletic Training in 1998. He is a certified instructor for CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and a member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association, Southeastern Athletic Trainer's Association, and Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Society.

Brian currently resides in Johnson City and is married to the former Sherri Saltys (ETSU '98) and has two children, Derek and Isaac.

Ashley Kavanaugh

Hello – I am a fellow doctoral student and colleague of Howard at East Tennessee State University.  My duties include conducting research in the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory, writing/implementing the strength and conditioning program for women’s volleyball, and teaching various undergraduate courses.  I was attracted to the program at ETSU because of the opportunity to studying under Dr. Stone, as well as the unique ability to do sport science research and train collegiate athletes.  Also I was frustrated by the lack of evidence based training methodologies used by coaches in the United States, and I wanted to continue my education in a program that emphasized science and its application to strength and conditioning.

While at ETSU my research has been in the area of whole-body vibration, examining its effects on jump height, force, rate of force development, power output, sprint speed, and bone mineral density.   Future research interests include long-term training studies, potentiation, and whole-body vibration.

Chris MacDonald

Christopher MacDonald, MS, CSCS...I graduated in 2007 with a B.S. in Applied Exercise Exercise Science (minor in Strength and Conditioning) from Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC.).  At Methodist, I was a four year letterman and captain (2007) of Men's Varsity Soccer Team at Methodist University (leading goal scorer in 2007) as well as being named a four time Academic All-Conference (USA South Conference).  In 2009, I graduated with a M.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), where I was a graduate assistant, and my research experience included complex training, ergonomic and gait analysis of industry workers, and kinetic and kinematic analyses various athletic and non athletic populations.  During my time in the Master's Program at Ole Miss, I earned the J. Robert Blackburn Graduate Achievement Award in Exercise Science (2009).  Following graduation, I remained at Ole Miss and completed one year of Ph.D. work at the University of Mississippi in the Health and Kinesiology program before transferring to East Tennessee State University to begin work as a graduate student and graduate assistant in the Sport Physiology Ph.D. program.  

Satoshi Mizuguchi

Name: Satoshi Mizuguchi

Born and grew up in Hyogo, Japan

Wife and Son: Mayako Mizuguchi and Takeru Mizuguchi

BS in Exercise Science from Winona State University in MN – worked as a student intern for strength and conditioning at Winona State and Western Illinois University.

MS in Exercise Science – Strength and Conditioning concentration from Appalachian State University in NC – worked as a GA strength and conditioning coach and was responsible for programming and implementing a strength and conditioning program for men’s and women’s tennis, softball, and volleyball while assisting with the strength and conditioning aspect for football team.

Currently, PhD student at ETSU – programming and implementing training and providing performance monitoring service for men’s soccer team.

Satoshi Mizuguchi competing in the 2010 Stoneage Weightlifting meet