Peter M. Aufsesser, ENS

Appointment year at SDSU - August 1975

Contact Information

Office location: ENS 310
Telephone Number: (619) 594-1917
Fax Number: (619) 594-6553

Education

B.S. Springfield College, 1969
M.Ed. Suny at Buffalo, 1971
Ph.D. Univ. of Maryland, 1974

Professional Memberships:

CAHPERD (since 1975)
PHI EPSILON KAPPA (life)
NISOA (sine 1973)
USSF (since 1972) State Emeritus since 2004

Major Curricular Responsibilities

ENS 301 Physical Growth and Development
ENS 363 Corrective and Orthopedic Physical Education

Academic Interests

My professional interests are focused on physical activity and the disabled. While this interest was initially focussed upon public school programs, I have become increasingly involved with fitness programs for individuals with physical and neuromuscular disabilities.

Aufsesser, Peter M., “The Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities “National Adapted Physical Education for Exceptional Individual Conference, Burlingame, CA November, 2007
Aufsesser, Peter M., (2007)” The Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities, 25Years of Service & Training, Palestra: Forum for Sport, Physical Education, and Recreation for Persons with Disabilities, 23:4; 25-29.
Aufsesser, Peter M., Mike Horvat & Ruth Austin, (2003) “The Reliability of Hand Held Muscle Testers with Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury,” Clinical Kinesiology, 57(4) Winter.
A Universal Design Facility for Individuals with Disabilities, World Congress on Disability, Orlando, Florida, September 21, 2003
Aufsesser, Peter M. Mike Horva & Ruth Austin, (2003), "The Reliability of Hand Held Muscle Testers with Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury," submitted, Clinical Kinesiology, 57(4) Winter.
Aufsesser, Peter M. (2002) “Liability Consideration for Placement of Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education Classes”, Palestra, Forum of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation for those with Disabilities, 19:1, 40-43 & 58.
Aufsesser, Peter M. (2002) "Liability Consideration for Placement of Students with Disabilities in General Physical Education Classes"' Palestra, Forum of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation for those with Disabilities, 19:1, 40-43 & 58.
The Role of Fitness in the Vocational Training of Individuals with Physical Disabilities, 31st National Physical Activites for Integrated Individuals Conference, Sacramento, CA, Oct. 24, 2002.
Aufsesser, P., "Spinal Cord Injury: The Miami Project and Its Implications to the Field," 29th National Physical Activity Conference for Exceptional Individuals, Fresno, CA, October 2000.
Verity, Larry and Peter Aufsesser, (1999), "Type 2 Diabetes and Disability: A Dangerous Duo," Palestra.
Aufsesser, P. "The Liability of Including Individuals with Disabilities in Your Physical Education Class," Proceedings 27th National Physical Activity Conference for Exceptional Individuals, November 6, 1998.
Aufsesser, Peter M. and James P. Burke, (1997), "The Fitness Clinic for Physically Disabled: San Diego State University," Palestra: Forum of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation for Those with Disabilities, 12:18-27.
Aufsesser, Peter M. and Mike Horvat, (April 1996), "A Subjective Examination of Objective Manual Muscle Testing," , Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.
Horvat, Michael, Peter M. Aufsesser and Ron Croce, "Utilization of a Single Trial Versus Maximum or Mean Values for Evaluating Muscular Strength and Atypical Population, Research Abstract, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, vol. 65, March 1994.

Service Germane to Profession:

President San Diego Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association, 2008
Editor, Fitness for Wheelchair Users: Sports and Spokes (2002-2007)
Department Editor, Research Application. Palestra: Forum for Sport, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport for Individuals with Disabilities. (1987-2004)
Associate Editor, Clinical Kiniesology (1980-present)
Field Reviewer Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Field Reviewer JOPERD
Field Reviewer, Palestra
Founder & Director, Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities (1983-Present)
Advisor, Future Physical Therapy Society (SDSU) (1990-2004)
Former Chair, State Council on Adapted PE (CAHPERD) 1977, 1997
Program Chair, National Physical Activity for Exceptional Individuals Conference, San Diego 2003 (five times)

Biographical information:

My professional and personal interests have always been to have individuals reach their optimal potential. Being physically fit and living a healthy lifestyle is a large part of that. My professional interests in this area are dominated by my founding and operating the Fitness Clinic for Individuals with Disabilities, a community based fitness program for individuals with physical disabilities. The clinic founded in 1983 is self-supporting and serves over 80 individuals ages 7-96 with a wide variety of physical disabilities. The clinic operates 45 weeks a year and trains over 170 interns a year. The program is one of only four of its kind in the United States.

Phone: (619) 594-2017 (Clinic)
Dr. Peter Aufsesser paufsess@mail.sdsu.edu

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