Dr. Clifford Larkins' Academic History

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

September 2010 - April 20, 2011
Eastern Michigan University, Temporary-Part Time Appointment, School of Health Promotion and Human Performance (HPHP).
Role: Coordinate the setup and development of a new Gait, Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Running Lab. Set-up and calibrated hardware and software to run a 6-camera Vicon motion analysis system synched to an AMTI force plate. Supervised a graduate student and an undergraduate student in the development of lab procedures. Developed tutorials to teach the user the proper procedures for anthropometric measurements and marker placement on subjects.
7/1996 Retired
1/1996 - 7/1996 Reseach Associate University of Michigan, Department of Industrial Operations Engineering, Center for Ergonomics. Temporary Appointment.

Role:

1994-1995 Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Brockport, Brockport, N.Y. Department of Physical Education and Sport.
1991-1994 Assistant Professor, The University of Michigan, Division of Kinesiology, Department of Movement Science.
1990 (Spring) University of California, Davis Department of Civil Engineering: Visiting Professor working with Melvin R. Ramey, Ph.D., Civil Engineer.
1987-1991 Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Michigan, Division of Physical Education, Department of Kinesiology. Area of specialty, Biomechanics.
1976-1979 Assistant Professor and Head Track Coach, Olivet College, Olivet, MI. Department of Physical Education.

Duties:

Taught Kinesiology
Taught Exercise Physiology
Taught Activity courses
Head Track Coach
Head Cross Country Coach
Taught English Composition in the Core Humanities Program

1976 (Winter) Washtenaw Community College, Instructor English Composition (part time).
1972-1974 Highland Park High School, Highland Park, Michigan. Teacher of English and Head Track Coach.

EDUCATION

1987 Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: A biomechanical analysis of the single arm versus the parallel double arm takeoffs in the triple jump.

Larkins' Dissertation selected for special publication:

Accolades from Professor James G. Hay,

1975 M.A. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Teaching of English.
1971 B.A. Eastern Michigan University, Major/English Language and Literature, Minor/Physical Education.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1991-1995 International Society of Biomechanics.
1987-1995 International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
1987-1995 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).
1987-1994 Michigan Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD).

MAHPERD Chairperson for Research:

1987-1995 Kinesiology for Dance Society.

Invited Talks

1995 Michigan State University, Department of Physical Education
Title: Sports Biomechanics: The Scholar Coach
1994 AAHPERD National Convention, Denver, Colorado. NASPE Pre-Conference Work Shop:
Title 1: Research for the Practitioner
Title 2: What Coaches want from Biomechanists
1993 Commencement Address to the 1993 graduating class of Highland Park High School, Highland Park, MI. Title: Looking Forward, Looking Back
1993 Division of Kinesiology, The University of Michigan. Title: The Development of a Mathematical Model for Human Dynamic Locomotion:
Part I: Development and Application of the Model Larkins, C. and Vieten, M.
Part II: The Theoretical Bases for the Model Vieten, M. and Larkins, C.
1993 Department of Dance, The University of Michigan.
Title: A Mathematical Model of Human Dynamic Locomotion: Applications to Dance. Larkins, C.
1990 Graduate Student's seminar series, University of California, Davis.
Title: In Search of Useful Research in Sports Biomechanics
1986 Presenter at The Athletic congress (TAC) Level 1 National Coaching Education School in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Titles: 1) Biomechanics for the Track Coach 2) Fundamentals of coaching the Long Jump 3) Fundamentals of Coaching the Triple Jump
1985 Presenter at The Athletic Congress (TAC) Level 1 National Coaching Education School in conjunction with
The Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Meeting in Detroit, Michigan.
Titles: 1) Biomechanics for the Track Coach 2) Fundamentals of Coaching the Long Jump

Grants Awarded

1993 Faculty Award for Research and Creative Projects, The University of Michigan for $4,885.
Research Objective:

1991 Rackham Minority Development Fund, The University of Michigan for $5,000.

Patents Awarded

1996 Athletic Shoes with Reverse Slope Construction U.S. Patent Number 5,491,912. Patent awarded February 20, 1996.

Honors, Fellowships, and Awards

1994 Nominated to serve on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport (ISBS).
1992 Inducted into Hall of Fame: Highland Park H.S., Michigan.
1987 Sage Dissertation Grant, Michigan State University.
1986 Martin Luther King/Rosa Parks Fellowship. A competitive state wide 4 year fellowship for minority graduate students in Michigan colleges and universities.
1979 The highest score on the Miller's Analogy Exam achieved by an entering graduate student in the School of Education
at Michigan State University (at that time, as announced by the Dean of the School of Education).
1968-1971 Regent's Tuition Scholarship, Eastern Michigan University. A competitive academic scholarship.
1967-1971 Partial Athletic Scholarship to compete as a triple jumper, Eastern Michigan University, track and field.

Community Service

1974 - 2011 Volunteer Long Jump and Triple Jump Coach for Eastern Michigan University Men's Track Team, off and on, from 1974-2011.
See Coaching Vita.

2008 - 2010 Chair of the Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission for the Ypsilanti, Michigan.
2007 - Present: Discovered and edited choral music from reel to reel tapes, and then produced five choral CDs.
and web site for Highland Park High School's, Michigan, concert choir alumni, 1954 - 1969.
1990 - 1994 Volunteer Long Jump and Triple Jump Coach for Eastern Michigan University Women's Track Team. See Coaching Vita.
1976 - Present: Volunteer guide for Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation home tour, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Education and Career History

Clifford Larkins, Ph.D.