PAUL M. VANDERBURGH, EdD, FACSM
Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Sport Science
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH 45469-1210
TEL: 937.229.4213, FAX: 937.229.4244

EDUCATION
EdD, Applied Physiology, Columbia University, New York NY 1992
EdM, Applied Physiology, Columbia University, New York NY 1991
MA, Physical Education, University of Georgia, Athens GA 1988
BS, Aerospace Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point NY 1982

EXPERIENCE
Aug 2004 – Present:
Professor (promoted 2008) and Chair, Health and Sport Science Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. Responsible for all operations of a 615 student, 18 full-time and 20 adjunct faculty department consisting of a Doctor of Physical Therapy program, two masters programs, and seven undergraduate major programs: exercise physiology, pre-physical therapy, nutrition, dietetics, sport management, exercise science and physical education.  Assumed leadership role in all phases of development and deployment of the DPT Program to include facility, funding, faculty, students and approvals.

May 2002 – July 2004:
Vice President, Marketing, Tark Inc., Dayton OH. Responsible for all sales, marketing and account management activities for a $6M private engineering and manufacturing firm, the industry leader in cooling pumps and heat exchangers for industrial and medical x-ray applications. Key negotiator for two deals that increased sales by 20% for the past two years.

May 2000 – May 2002:
Vice President, Consumer Research, Design Forum, Dayton OH. Developed, from scratch, a consumer research division for a national retail design/consulting firm. Within two years, fees from this division totaled $2M annually. Responsibilities included supervision of five research professionals, development of all research proposals and execution of all research methodologies, final report writing and presentation, and budgetary accountability.

Aug 1995 – May 2000:
Associate and Assistant Professor, Health and Sport Science Department, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. Coordinated the Pre-Physical Therapy program, taught graduate and undergraduate courses especially those related to research design, statistics, anatomy and physiology. Published research in math modeling of human performance.

Aug 1992 – Aug 1995:
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Springfield College, Springfield MA. Taught courses in the Health Fitness major especially those related to tests and measurement, stress physiology, and fitness testing. Published research on physical fitness testing and allometric modeling of physical performance measures.

Apr 1989 – Aug 1992:
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. Taught basic exercise physiology, fitness for life, gymnastics, self defense, aerobic conditioning, and conducted research on physical fitness testing not only for the academy but for the Army as well.

May 1982 – Apr 1989:
United States Army Infantry Officer (active duty). Served as a platoon leader, company executive officer, general’s aide, and company commander on the DMZ in Korea.
 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Jackson K, Merriman H, Vanderburgh P, Brahler J.  Acute effects of whole-body vibration on lower extremity muscle performance in persons with multiple sclerosis.  Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.  32(4):171-176.  2008.

  2. Vanderburgh, P.  Occupational relevance and body mass bias in military physical fitness tests.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.  40(8):1538-1545.  2008. 

  3. Crecelius A, Vanderburgh P, Laubach L.  Contributions of body fat and effort in the 5K Run Age and Body Weight Handicap.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  22(5):1475-1480.  2008. 

  4. Vanderburgh P, Laubach L.  Body mass bias in a competition of muscle strength and aerobic power.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  22(2):375-382.  2008. 

  5. Vanderburgh P.  Correction factors for body mass bias in military physical fitness tests.  Military Medicine.  172(7):738-742.  2007. 
  6. Vanderburgh P, Laubach L.  Derivation of an age and weight handicap for the 5K run.  Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.  11(1):49-59.  2007. 
  7. Vanderburgh P, Laubach L.  Validation of a 5K age and weight run handicap model.  Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline.  9(3):33-40.  2006. 
  8. Vanderburgh P, Crowder T.  Body mass penalties in the physical fitness tests of the Army, Air Force, and Navy.  Military Medicine.  171(8):753-756.  2006. 
  9. Brahler J, Harden J, McHone M, Soules M, Evans E, Alyanak A, Diakping F, Vanderburgh P.  Disaggregating the relative influence of genetic, environmental, and individual factors on the relationships between LDL and HDL cholesterols and BMI for a sample of African American mothers and their daughters.  Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline.  9(1):24-31.  2006. 
  10. Vanderburgh P.  Open-book tests and student-authored exam questions as useful tools to increase critical thinking.  Advances in Physiology Education. 29:183-84. 2005. 
  11. Flanagan S, Vanderburgh P, Borchers S, Kohstall C. Training college age women to perform the pull-up exercise. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 74(1):52-59. 2003. 
  12. Vanderburgh P, Flanagan S. The backpack run test: a model for a fair and occupationally relevant military fitness test. Military Medicine. 165(5):418-21. 2000. 
  13. Rowland T, Miller K, Vanderburgh P, Goff D, Martel L, Ferrone L. Cardiovascular fitness in pre-menarcheal girls and young women. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 21(2):117-21. 2000. 
  14. Vanderburgh P, Laubach L. Modeling a two-mile run age and body weight handicap for men and women. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 36:325-30. 2000. 
  15. Vanderburgh P, Dooman C. Considering body mass differences, who are the world's strongest women? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 32(1):197-201. 2000. 
  16. Dooman C, Vanderburgh P. Allometric modeling of the bench press and squat: Who is the strongest regardless of body mass? Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 14(1):32-36. 2000. 
  17. Vanderburgh P, Batterham A. Validation of the Wilks powerlifting formula. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 31(12):1869-75.  1999. 
  18. Vanderburgh P.  A simple index to adjust maximal strength measures by body mass.  Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline.  2(4):7-12.  1999.  
  19. Batterham A, Vanderburgh P, Mahar M, Jackson A. Modeling the influence of body size on VO2 peak: effects of model choice and body composition. Journal of Applied Physiology. 87(4):1317-25. 1999. 
  20. Vanderburgh P, Daniels G, Crowder T, Lachowetz T, Elliott R. The 10-min Cycle Ergometer Test: A Body-Mass Adjusted Test of Maximal Aerobic Power. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 12(1):12-17. 1998. 
  21. Vanderburgh P. Two important cautions in the use of allometric scaling: The common exponent and group difference principles. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 2(3):153-64. 1998. 
  22. Kusano M, Vanderburgh P, Bishop P. Impact of body size on women's military obstacle course performance. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 34:357-62. 1998. 
  23. Vanderburgh P, Sharp M, Nindl B. Nonparallel slopes using analysis of covariance for body size adjustment may reflect inappropriate modeling. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 2(2):127-35. 1998. 
  24. Rowland T, Vanderburgh P, Cunningham L. Body size and the growth of maximal aerobic power in children: A longitudinal analysis. Pediatric Exercise Science. 9(3):262-74. 1997. 
  25. Vanderburgh P, Edmonds T. The effect of experimental alterations in excess mass on pull-up performance in fit young men. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 11(4):230-33. 1997. 
  26. Rowland T, Cunningham L, Martel L, Vanderburgh P, Manos T, Charkoudian N. Gender effects on submaximal energy expenditure in children. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 18(6):420-25. 1997. 
  27. Vanderburgh P, Kusano M, Sharp M, Nindl B. Gender differences in muscular strength: an allometric model approach. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 33:100-05. 1997. 
  28. Rowland T, Martel L, Vanderburgh P, Manos T, Charkoudian N. The influence of short-term aerobic training on blood lipids in healthy 10-12 year old children. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 17(7):487-92. 1996. 
  29. Vanderburgh P, Katch F. Ratio scaling of VO2max penalizes women with larger percent body fat, not lean body mass. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 28:1204-08. 1996. 
  30. Vanderburgh P, Katch F, Schoenleber J, Balabinis C, Elliott R. Multivariate allometric scaling of men's world indoor rowing championship performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 28(5):626-30. 1996. 
  31. Rowland T, Maresh C, Charkoudian N, Vanderburgh P, Castellani J, Armstrong L. Plasma norepinephrine responses to cycle exercise in boys and men. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 17(1):22-6. 1996. 
  32. Vanderburgh P, Mahar M. Scaling of 2-Mile Run times by body weight and fat-free weight in college-age men. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 9(2):67-70. 1995. 
  33. Vanderburgh P. An improved 12-Minute Cycle Ergometer Test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 9(4):261-63. 1995. 
  34. Horodyski M, De Meersman R, Vanderburgh P, Gallagher D. With environmental control, the effects of race and sex on blood pressure regulatory mechanisms appear diminished. Journal of Human Hypertension. 9(2):107-11. 1995. 
  35. Davies M, Dalsky G, Vanderburgh P. Allometric Scaling of VO2max by Body Mass and Lean Body Mass in Older Men. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 3(4):324-31. 1995. 
  36. Ball T, Headley S, Vanderburgh P, Smith J. Periodic carbohydrate replacement during 50 min of high-intensity cycling improves subsequent sprint performance. International Journal of Sport Nutrition. 5(2):151-58. 1995. 
  37. Vanderburgh P, Mahar M, Chou C. Allometric scaling of grip strength by body mass in college-age men and women. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 66(1):80-4. 1995. 
  38. Vanderburgh P. Validation of the 12-Minute Cycle Ergometer Test using a higher resistance setting. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2(4):268-73. 1993. 
  39. Vanderburgh P, The 12-Minute Stationary Cycle Ergometer Test: An efficacious test of VO2max for the injured. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2(2):189-95. 1993. 
  40. Vanderburgh P. Ability of the Army Circumference Method to detect changes in subcutaneous fat over a 9-week period. Military Medicine. 157(4):186-88. 1992. 
  41. Vanderburgh P. Fat distribution: its physiological significance, health implications, and its adaptation to exercise training. Military Medicine. 157 (4), pp. 189-92. 1992. 

BOOK CHAPTER
Vanderburgh P, Considine W.  Assessing health-related and functional fitness.  In The Stairmaster Handbook, James A. Peterson, Ed.  Sports Publishing.  pp. 131-156. 1995.

BOOKS/MANUALS
Vanderburgh P.  Functional Anatomy of the Upper Extremity.  Dayton OH:  Clinical Specialty Education, 198 pp, 1999.  (Lab manual to accompany a 16 hour continuing education course for physical and occupational therapists)

PRESENTATIONS/ABSTRACTS: Over 50 presentations (and corresponding published abstracts) at national meetings of:
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• Rocky Mountain Biomedical Society
• American Physical Therapy Association

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
• Associate Editor for Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1998-2000
• Editorial Board Member for and Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 1998-2000
• Reviewer of over 30 research articles from journals including: Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and Pediatric Exercise Science

FUNDED GRANTS
• Vanderburgh P. $15,000. “Adaptation of the 10-Minute Cycle Ergometer Test to the Stairmaster Spinnaker.” Awarded spring 2000 by Stairmaster, not funded due to career change in 2000.
• Vanderburgh P. $9,000. “Training college-age women to perform the pull-up exercise.” University of Dayton Research Council Seed Grant. 1999.
• Vanderburgh P. $4,000. “Enhancement of the Kinesiology/Biomechanics curriculum.” University of Dayton Fund for Educational Development Grant. 1999.
• Vanderburgh P. $4,000. “Gender comparisons of the influence of lean body mass and fat mass on military occupational lifting tasks.” University of Dayton Research Council Seed Grant. 1997.
• Vanderburgh P. & Baer J. $6,046. “Integrating Technology into exercise science and nutrition course offerings.” University of Dayton Fund for Educational Development Grant. 1995.
• Vanderburgh P. $3,995. “Establishment of norms for the 10-Minute Cycle Ergometer Test.” University of Dayton Research Council Seed Grant. 1996.
• Vanderburgh P. & Mahar, M. $4,500. “Development of body mass adjusted norms for grip strength.” Funded by Lafayette Instruments, Lafayette, IN. 1993.
• Vanderburgh P. & Mahar, M. $6,335. “Integration of exercise science prescription software into the Health Fitness curriculum.” Springfield College Appleton Lippincott Grant. 1993.

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS
• Nominated for and attended the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education, Boston College, MA, Jul 2008
• Promoted to Professor, Jul 2008
• As Department Chair, led a two-year initiative to develop a fully accredited Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Dayton with the inaugural class beginning August 2006
• Selected to represent the University of Dayton at the Marianist Universities Meeting, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI, June 2006
• Graduate of Leadership UD Program (Sep 2005 – May 2006)
 • Selected for the Development Team, Leadership UD, May 2006
• Graduate of the Leadership Institute for Department Chairs, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Charlotte, NC, May 2006
 • Keynote Speaker, University of Dayton Honors Convocation and Reception, April 6, 2006
• Selected to attend Collegium, a one-week colloquy on Faith and the Intellectual Life, June 2005, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
• University of Dayton, School of Education’s Brother Eugene O’Neill Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
• Highest Merit, University of Dayton School of Education, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000
• Invited Attendee and Graduate, Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Physical Activity and Public Health Research Training Course, Hilton Head, South Carolina, September, 1999
• University of Dayton School of Education’s Scholarship Award, 1999
• Awarded tenure, University of Dayton, School of Education, 1999
• Elected Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine, 1999
• Selected for early promotion to Major, U.S. Army, 1992
• Finalist, U.S. Army’s Astronaut Program, 1991
• U.S. Army Ranger Tab, 1983
• U.S. Army Airborne Badge, 1980

SELECTED EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• Executive Board Member for Northeast chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1994-95
• Tests and Measurement Council, AAHPERD, 1993-1996
• Manuscript Reviewer
    -Associate Editor for Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1998-2000
    -Editorial Board Member for Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 1998-2000
     -Reviewer of over 30 research articles from journals including:  Journal of Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and Pediatric Exercise Science

SELECTED EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITY SERVICE
• Member, University of Dayton’s Rector’s Council, 1998-2000
• Member, University of Dayton’s Assessment and Accreditation Committee (including self-study sub-committee chair), 2005 - present
• University of Dayton Research Council, 2004 – present
• Leadership UD Development Team, 2006 - 2008

SELECTED EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
• President, Oakwood Board of Education, (elected member Nov 2003, Vice President 2004 - 2006, President 2007 - present)
• Appointed to the Oakwood Superintendent’s Math and Science Advisory Committee, January 2003 – present
• Elected to the Holy Angels Education Commission, serving one three-year term, 2000-2003
• Holy Angels Pre-Cana Marriage Workshop instructor, 1997-2002
• Holy Angels Religious Education teacher, 2000-2002