William J. Vincent, EdD, is currently an adjunct professor and is
the former director of the general education wellness program in the
department of exercise sciences at Brigham Young University in Provo,
Utah. He is professor emeritus and former chair of the department of
kinesiology at California State University at Northridge. He was
employed at CSUN for 39 years and taught statistics and measurement
theory for 35 of those years. In 1995 he received the University
Distinguished Teaching Award.
Dr. Vincent has been a member of the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance since 1964. In 2007, he
received the AAHPERD National Honor Award for distinguished service to
the profession. He has served as the president of the Southwest District
of AAHPERD and was a member of the AAHPERD Board of Governors from 1993
to 1995. In 1988 he was named the Southwest District Scholar and
delivered the keynote address titled "From Means to Manova" at the 1989
convention.
Dr. Vincent is the author or coauthor of 4 books and more than 70
professional articles. Fifty-one of those articles appeared in refereed
journals, including Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport,
the International Journal of Sports Medicine, and the Journal
of Athletic Training. He has a bachelor's degree in physical
education (pedagogy), a master's degree in physical education (exercise
physiology), and a doctorate in educational psychology (perception and
learning), all from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Dr. Vincent and his wife, Diana, live in Lindon, Utah, and have 6
children and 20 grandchildren. In his free time, Dr. Vincent enjoys
camping, snow skiing and water skiing, conducting genealogical research,
and reading.
Joseph P. Weir, PhD, is a professor in the doctor of physical
therapy program at Des Moines University in Iowa. He earned his
doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Nebraska at
Lincoln.
Dr. Weir is a fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He
was given the NSCA President's Award in 2007 and its William J. Kraemer
Outstanding Sport Scientist Award in 2006. He served as president of the
National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation from 2006 to
2009, and he was cochair of the ACSM's Biostatistics Interest Group from
2001 to 2003.
Dr. Weir is the associate editor of the Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research, and he is a member of the editorial board of Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise. He is the author of numerous
research articles, which have appeared in journals including European
Journal of Applied Physiology, Physiological Measurement, American
Journal of Physiology, and the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports
Physical Therapy. He is coauthor of Physical Fitness Laboratories
on a Budget, and he has contributed chapters to seven texts,
including NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training.
Dr. Weir is originally from Glennallen, Alaska. He and his wife, Loree,
live near Des Moines, Iowa, and have three children. Dr. Weir is an avid
motorcyclist and fan of University of Nebraska football.