Anne E. Atwater, PhD

Professor Emerita, Physiology
Research Interests

During my University of Arizona career (1969-2003), the primary focus of my research was on the biomechanical analysis of human motion. I took high-speed films of performers, including Olympic and professional athletes as well as students, from which I obtained measures of kinematic and kinetic variables. My quantitative and descriptive analyses of human motion often included references to performance related injuries.

In addition to research, I was heavily involved with administrative responsibilities for the Physiology undergraduate program from 1991-2003.

Degree(s)

  • 1959 BS Health & Physical Education - Trenton State College - New Jearsey
  • 1963 MS Physical Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • 1970 PhD Biomechanics, Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Publication Highlights

Biomechanics: An interdisciplinary science. In: New Possibilities, New Paradigms? Academy ofPhysical Education Papers, No. 24, pp. 5-14. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1991Physical Education Papers, No. 24, pp. 5-14. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1991Physical Education Papers, No. 24, pp. 5-14. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1991

Gender differences in distance running. In: Biomechanics of Distance Running, pp. 321-362. P.R.Cavanagh (Ed.). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Books, 1990.

Biomechanics of overarm throwing movements and of throwing injuries. In: Exercise and SportSciences Reviews, Vol. 7, pp. 43-85. R.S. Hutton and D.I. Miller (Eds.). Philadelphia: The Franklin Institute Press,1980.