Faculty
Mitch Whaley
Mitchell Whaley

Dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Technology Professor of Physical Education

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School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

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Recognitions

Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine, 1998 to present

Visiting Scholar Award, American College of Sports Medicine. 1994.



Education

Ph.D. in Human Performance, Indiana Unversity, June 1993
Major: Clinical Exercise Physiology
Minor: Human Physiology

M.A. in Physical Education, Ball State University, July 1982
Major: Exercise Physiology (Adullt Fitness/Cardiac Rehabilitation)

B.S. in Physical Education, Texas Tech University, May 1980
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Heath Education
Magna cum Laude



Experience and Expertise

Professor and Chair, SPESES, Ball State University: 2002-Present

Associate Professor, 1993-2000; Assistant Professor, 1986-1993

Director, Adult Physical Fitness Programs, Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, 1986-1995. (Associate Director, 1995-1999)

Visiting Scholar – Kyung Hee University, Department of Sports Medicine, Suwon, South Korea Spring 2001.

Visiting Scholar - Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, Dallas, TX, Fall 1994

Assistant Director of Adult Fitness/Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 1982-1986



Research Interests

Preventive and rehabilitative exercise programming (assessments and prescriptive aspects)

Exercise/physical activity epidemiology



Recent Publications

Wegner, M.S., M.H. Whaley, S.C. Glass, M.J. Kasper and M.T. Woodall. Effects of a learning trial on self-regulation of exercise. Inter. J. Sports. Med. 2007; 28:685-690

American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 7th Ed., M.H. Whaley, P.H. Brubaker & R.M. Otto, eds., Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 2006.

Joo, K-C, P.H. Brubaker, A. MacDougall, A.M. Saikin, J.H. Ross and M.H. Whaley. Exercise prescription using resting heart rate plus 20 or perceived exertion in cardiac rehabilitation. J. Cardiopulmonary Rehabil. 2004; 24:178-186.

Brubaker, P.H., L.A. Kaminsky & M.H. Whaley. Coronary Artery Disease: Essentials of Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs. Champaign, Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 2002.

Whaley, M.H. and L.A. Kaminsky. Epidemiology of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Selected Chronic Diseases, In: Roitman J, ed. American College of Sports Medicines Resource Manual for Exercise Testing and Prescription., 4th Ed., Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 2001:17-33.

Han, S-H, M.H. Whaley and L.A. Kaminsky. Influence of inquiry frequency on ratings of perceived exertion during graded exercise testing. Inter. J. Applied. Sports Sci. 2001; 13:1-11.

American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 6th Ed., B.A. Franklin, M.H. Whaley & E.T. Howley, eds., Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 2000.



Recent Professional Service

Member: Behavioral Medicine, Interventions and Outcomes Study Section, National Institutes of Health, DHHS. 2006-2008

Special Emphasis Panel Member: Cancer Communication & Weight Management, National Institutes of Health, DHHS. Research Application Reviewer, 2006.

Research Abstract Reviewer: American College of Sports Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Member: Board of Trustees, American College of Sports Medicine: 2001-2004.

Chair: Committee on Certification and Registry Boards, American College of Sports Medicine: 2001-2003.

Member: Certification Committee, Korean Association of Certified Exercise Professionals: 2002-Present.