Gary Heise, Ph.D.

Education

• 1992 Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
• 1989 M.S., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• 1982 B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Professional Experience

• 1992 - 1995 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• 1995 - Present Assistant, Associate, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado , Greeley , CO

Research

Collaborative efforts which examine:  the inter-individual variability in running economy from a neuromechanical perspective; the role of mechanical stability in different athletic populations (with athletic training faculty);  the biomechanical adaptations of amputee gait (with Jeremy Smith).

Recent Presentations & Publications

Heise, G.D., Mack, K. and Shinohara, M.  The Effect of Compression Pants on Postural Steadiness Before and After Tiring Exercise. Presented at the 2007 ASB annual meeting, Stanford, CA, August, 2007.

Heise, G.D., Binks, L., Rapacki, L., and Dounglomchunt, P.  Temporal EMG Measures explain Interindividual Differences in the Running Economy of Women.  Presented at the 2006 ASB annual meeting, Blackburg, VA, September, 2006.

White, G. A. and Heise, G.D.  The Relationship of Mediolateral Motion and VO2 during Running.  Presented at the 2006 ASB annual meeting, Blackburg, VA, September, 2006.

Hsieh, C. and Heise, G.D.  Important Kinematic Factors for Female Volleyball Players in the Performance of a Spike Jump.  Presented at the 2006 ASB annual meeting, Blackburg, VA, September, 2006.

Heise, G.D., Rapacki, L., Dunlavy, J., White, G., Dounglomehunt, P., Binks, L., Poston, B., and Shinohara, M.   Relation Between Running Economy and Continuous Jumping Mechanical Power Measures.  Presented at the 2006 ACSM annual meeting, Denver, CO, May, 2006.

Christiansen, C.L. and Heise, G.D.  The Acute Effects of Static Stretching on Human Hopping Performance.  Presented at the 2006 ACSM annual meeting, Denver, CO, May, 2006.

Heise, G.D. and Christiansen, C.  Amplitudes of Muscle Activity during Early Practice Trials Compared with those of a Well-Learned Skill.  Presented at the 2004 ASB annual meeting, Portland, OR, September, 2004.

Heise, G.D. et al. Multijoint Muscle Coactivation and Interindividual Differences in the Running Economy of Women.  in review for International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007.

Christiansen, C.L. & Heise, G.D.  Acute effects of static stretching at the ankle on dynamic leg and ankle joint stiffness during hopping.  being revised after submission to Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2007.

Heise, G.D., Christiansen, C.L., & Sidaway, B.  The exploitation of task characteristics during dkill acquisition as reflected by changes in muscle activity. in preparation for Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2007.

Bressel, E. and Heise, G.D. (2004).  Effect of arm cranking direction on EMG, kinematic, and oxygen consumption characteristics.  Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 20, 129-143.

Cornwell, A., Nelson, A.G., Heise, G.D., and Sidaway, B. (2001).  Acute effects of passive muscle stretching on vertical jump performance.  Journal of Human Movement Studies, 40,307-324.

Bressel, E., Bressel, M., Marquez, M., and Heise, G.D. (2001).  The effect of handgrip position on the neuromuscular response to arm cranking exercise.  Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 11, 291-298.

Heise, G.D. and Martin, P.E.  (2001).  Are variations in running economy associated with ground reaction force characteristics?  European Journal of Applied Physiology, 84, 438-442.