Gary Christopher

• Born in Denver, CO.
• Married to Liz, we have three kids – Adam (23), Amanda (21), Erica (20).
• Raised on the Front Range of the Rockies west of Denver
• Graduate from Wheatridge High School, Wheatridge, CO
• Enlisted in the US Navy after HS
• Attended Navy Nuclear Power Training in Orlando, FL, and Idaho Falls, ID
• Served on three submarines (USS Lafayette (SSBN616G), USS Alabama (SSBN731G) and USS Key West (SSN722))
• Served on two submarine tenders (USS L.Y. Spear (AS36), USS Emory S. Land (AS39))
• I retired from the Navy in 1995. My last ship in the Navy was the Emory S. Land. When my son enlisted in the Navy, his first ship was the Emory S. Land. (He’s in the Army now).

 

 

• BS – Athletic Training, Chemistry
• MS – Exercise Physiology & Biomechanics
• Ph.D. – Biomechanics

 

 

Areas of Interest

Motion analysis
shoulder function in throwing/striking athletes
Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries, particularly in females
• Cycling

Current Research

Role of ankle bracing or taping as a risk factor for ACL injury

Honors/Awards

• Finalist for New Investigator Award, International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, 2006
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, 2005
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1998
• Golden Key International Honor Society, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1994
• Navy Achievement Medal – two awards
• Navy Good Conduct Medal – four awards Navy Expeditionary Medal

 

Publications

 

• Christopher, G., Yoon, S., & Kwon, Y.-H. (In Press). Accuracy of sequential sub-field synchronisation of multiple digital camcorders through numerical optimisation. Sports Biomechanics.
• Kwon, Y.-H., Christopher, G. & Yoon, S. (2003, September). Swimming pool slide product safety report (prepared for S.R. Smith, LLC). Denton, Texas, Texas Woman’s University, Department of Kinesiology, Biomechanics Laboratory

Presentations

 

• Christopher, G., Casebolt, J., Silver, T., & Kwon, Y.-H. (2006, July). Effects of a Pilates Exercise Program on Core Strength in Females. Poster session presented at the XXIV International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, Salzburg, Austria.
• Christopher, G., Yoon, S., & Kwon, Y.-H. (2003, July). Reliability of the functional method of hip joint center location. Paper presented at the XIX International Society of Biomechanics Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Christopher, G., & Ricard, M. (2002, August). Biomechanics of volleyball spiking: Implications for injuries. Poster session presented at the Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, Alberta.

Professional Society Memberships

 

International Society of Biomechanics, 1999 – Present
American Society of Biomechanics, 2001 – Present
International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, 2004 – Present
• American College of Sports Medicine, 2004 – Present

Community Service

 

• Financial Clerk, Denton 3rd Ward, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, January 2007 – July 2007
• Financial Clerk, Denton 2nd Ward, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, August 2004 – December 2006