1st Edition
Professional Writing in Kinesiology and Sports Medicine
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Contributing AuthorsPreface
Chapter 1 How Writing Conveys ThoughtPatrick O. McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Chapter 2 Developing a Strong OutlineMitzi S. Laughlin, PhD, LAT, ATC
Chapter 3 Choosing the Right WordMelissa Long, EdD, LAT, ATC, PES, LMT, CMT
Chapter 4 Basic Sentence StructureJon Gray, EdD
Chapter 5 Paragraph DesignMitzi S. Laughlin, PhD, LAT, ATC
Chapter 6 Selecting a Journal and Navigating the Author's GuideMark Knoblauch, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS
Chapter 7 Creating the Hook: Drafting an Effective Title and AbstractMark Knoblauch, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS and Josh Yellen, EdD, LAT, ATC
Chapter 8 Writing an Effective Research PaperCraig R. Denegar, PhD, PT, ATC, FNATA andJay Hertel, PhD, ATC, FACSM, FNATA
Chapter 9 Writing an Effective Case ReportLaura Kunkel, EdD, LAT, ATC, PES
Chapter 10 Matching Your Writing to the Individual
Section of the Research PaperRehal Bhojani, MD, FAAFP, CAQSM
Chapter 11 Grant WritingThomas Lowder, PhD
Chapter 12 Presenting Results Via PosterSarah A. Manspeaker, PhD, LAT, ATC
Chapter 13 Presenting Work Via PowerPointJennifer M. Medina McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Chapter 14 Issues in Scientific WritingJeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA andElisabeth C. Rosencrum, PhD, NH-LAT, ATC, CSCS
Chapter 15 Easing the Stress of WritingLuzita Vela, PhD, LAT, ATCFinancial Disclosures
Index
Biography
Mark Knoblauch, PhD, LAT, ATC, CSCS is a clinical assistant professor and clinical coordinator
of the Master of Athletic Training Program at the University of Houston. He has been certified
as an athletic trainer for more than 20 years and has worked clinically at both the university and
junior college level. Mark received his PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Houston and
completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from Baylor College
of Medicine, where his research focus was on skeletal muscle damage and signaling mechanisms.
He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), National Strength and
Conditioning Association, and the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA), and is a site
visitor for the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. As a professional, he
has been involved with several committees for the NATA and SWATA, including serving as Chair
of the Research and Education Foundation’s Student Writing Contests as well as Chair of The
SWATA Free Communication and Research Committee.
