CURRICULUM
VITAE
(Summary)
J.E. Lindsay Carter, Ph.D., Dr.
H.C.
Dr. Carter was born in and grew up
in
New Zealand
.
After studying at the Universities of Otago and
Auckland,
he held research and teaching positions at the National School of Physical
Education (
University
of
Otago) in 1954-55. From
1956-59 he was a Fulbright Scholar and research assistant at the University of
Iowa, Iowa City, U.S.A., where he obtained the Masters and Doctorate degrees.
On
returning to
New Zealand
,
Dr. Carter taught for three years at the
University of
Otago.
From 1962 to 1992 he was a professor in the Department of Physical Education at
San Diego
State
University,
San Diego,
California,
U.S.A.
, where he taught applied
anatomy and kinesiology, biomechanics, growth and development, and
kinanthropometry. Currently he is Professor Emeritus in the Department of
Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at
San
Diego
State
University and continues his research in
kinanthropometry, along with consulting, workshops and invited presentations.
Dr. Carter's research work has been
focused on the structure and function of athletes and non-athletes. In
addition, he is the co-developer of a method of assessment of somatotype, the
Heath-Carter Somatotype Method, a method which is presently the most widely
used in body build research. He has
published about 125 articles and chapters, as well as being author or editor of
nine books.
Dr. Carter was a key investigator in
anthropometric studies of Olympic and World Championship athletes in
Mexico City, 1968,
Montreal,
1976,
Perth, 1991,
Uruguay
,
1995, and
Zimbabwe
,
1995. He has served as a consultant or co-investigator for studies in 18
countries. In addition, he has given invited presentations and/or workshops in
these countries.
Dr. Carter is a founding member,
Honorary Life Member, and Past-President of the International Society for the
Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), a Criterion Anthropometrist for ISAK,
and he continues to serve as a course leader and external examiner for their
international courses. He is a Fellow of the
American
Academy of Kinesiology and Physical
Education, and a member of the
American
College of Sports
Medicine. In addition to other honors, Dr. Carter received an Honorary
Doctorate degree from Magyar Testnevelesi Egyetem, a University in
Budapest,
Hungary
,
in May 1998, for his contributions to the study of physique, human performance
and kinanthropometry. In June 2002, El Consejo Latinamericano y del Caribe de
Ciencias Aplicadas a la Educación Física y al Deporte, made a special award to Dr. Carter for
his contributions to physical education and sports sciences. In November 2005
he received his second Honorary Doctorate from Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
Brussels,
Belgium
,
for his work in kinanthropometry and human biometry. Dr. Carter was elected to
the Inaugural Wall of Fame at the
School
of
Physical Education,
University of
Otago, NZL, May 2006.