Postdoctoral, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, 1984
Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1984
B.S.E., Biology, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1975

Exercise Physiology, sport physiology and nutrition : The enhancement of human health, physical fitness, and quality of life through physical activity, including the effects of exercise on blood lipid metabolism, on the cardiovascular system, and on other accepted coronary heart disease risk factors.

The University of New Mexico, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1979-1982

The University of New Mexico, Instructor, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983,

Post-Doctoral Fellow, The LaCrosse Exercise Program, The University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse and Gunderson Clinic, Ltd., LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 1983-1984

Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1984-1989

Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1990-1997

Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1998-present

Chair, Graduate Programs, Health and Kinesiology, 1995-2002

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, College of Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2002-2003

Associate Department Head for Kinesiology, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2003-present