Curriculum Vitae

J. E. LINDSAY CARTER, Ph.D., Dr.H.C.

Professor Emeritus

San Diego State University

Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences

San Diego, CA. 92182-7251. U.S.A.

Born in Oamaru, New Zealand in 1932. Raised and educated in New Zealand. Resident in San Diego County, California, USA, since September, 1962. Dual citizenship – New Zealand and USA.

EDUCATION: Dip.P.E. University of Otago, New Zealand, 1952.

M.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1958.

Ph.D. University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1959.

Other studies:

Auckland Teachers College, Auckland, NZ - graduate study in teacher education, 1953.

Auckland University, Auckland - Biology, 1953.

APPOINTMENT AT SDSU: September, 1962 to December 1992.

AREAS OF TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY: Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Kinanthropometry, Physical Growth and Development.

Established Anthropometry Laboratory, 1964.

Established Electromyography Laboratory, 1967.

CURRENT POSITION:

Professor Emeritus, San Diego State University, 1993 to present.

Kinanthropometry Consultant; ISAK Criterion Anthropometrist.

PREVOUS EMPLOYMENT:

1954 - Full time Research Assistant, University of Otago.

1955 - Junior Lecturer, University of Otago.

1956-59 - Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa.

1960-62 - Lecturer, University of Otago.

1962 (Sept)-92 - Assistant Professor to Professor, San Diego State University.

1993 - present - Professor Emeritus, SDSU; Kinanthropometry consultant.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS (Most recent listed first):

Elected to Inaugural Wall of Fame, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, NZL, 5 May 2006.

Doctorate Honoris Causa (Dr.H.C.) Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, for his work in Kinanthropometry and collaboration with their department of Human Biometry. To be awarded 23 November 2005.

Elected Honorary Life Member, International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropomety, (ISAK), August, 2004.

The J.E. Lindsay Carter Anthropometry Laboratory, Sport Performance Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZL, dedicated 18 Nov 2004.

Appointed Associate Member of the Sport Performance Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZL, May 2003.

El Consejo Latinamericano y del Caribe de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Educación Física y al Deporte, awarded Dr. Lindsay Carter, the Order “Enrique Romero Brest”, Special Class, for contributions to physical education and sports sciences, 24 June 2002.

President, International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropomety, (ISAK) 1996-2000, Past-President 2000-present.

Life Member of Physical Education New Zealand Award for significant contributions, April 1999.

Doctorate Honoris Causa (Dr.H.C.), Magyar Testnevelesi Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary, for contributions to physique, human performance and kinanthropometry, 15 May 1998.

Honorary member of Sociedad Venezolana de Antropologia Biologica, 1984.

Exceptional Merit Service Award, San Diego State University, 1984.

Outstanding Faculty Award, San Diego State University, 1983.

Elected to Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Education, 1982.

Elected to Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, San Diego State University, San Diego, 1967.

Phi Epsilon Kappa Scholarship Key, for highest GPA in graduate studies for 1957-59, University of Iowa.

Fulbright Scholar to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA, 1956-59.

Associate of the Physical Education Society, New Zealand, (A.S.P.E.), by exam, 1956.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS: Over 125 publications. Author or editor of nine books, 26 chapters, 94 articles and numerous abstracts. The publications are largely based on original investigations dealing with related aspects of physique and performance, kinanthropometry and exercise science. (See separate list of publications.)

PRESENTATIONS: Major papers authored or co-authored presented at the following meetings:

American College of Sports Medicine (11). Southwest ACSM (6)

Central Districts AAHPER. (1); AAHPER. (4); CAHPER. (5).

Southwest District CAHPER. (4).

Amercan Association Physical Anthropology (1).

IV International Meeting of Endocrinology (1).

I International Symposium on Biomechanics in Swimming (1).

Kinanthropometry I, II, III, IV, VI, VII (7).

Pre-Olympic Scientific Congresses (5).

Other International Congresses, (17).

Most of the papers presented have resulted in subsequent publications. (See publication list.)

CONSULTING AND WORKSHOPS:

Consultant and coordinator of anthropometry in the Program for the Genetic and Anthropological Study of Olympic Athletes, supported by the Mexican Atomic Energy Commission and the Organizing Committee for the XIX Olympic Games in Mexico City, 1968.

Consultant to growth studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium; Charles University, Prague, CSSR; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada; Nijmegan University, Nimejen, The Netherlands; University of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico; and University of Oregon, Eugene, USA. (1960’s to present.)

Consultant to Department of Anthropology, University of Caracas, Venzuela - study of Venezuelan athletes - (1974-1982).

Consultant to the Ministry of Education and Culture, and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Training of anthropometrists to measure athletes at the Brazilian Student Games, December, 1976.

Member of Directorate, and coordinator of anthropometry, for the Montreal Olympic Games Anthropologial Project, July 1976.

Instructor, International Course on Kinanthropometric Techniques, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, 14-20th July, 1978.

Invited speaker and instructor, Seminar on Medicine and Anthropology of Sport, conducted by the National Institute of Sports, Ministry of Youth, in Caracas, Venezuela, 5-7 March, 1979.

Instructor, IInd International Course on Kinanthropometric Techniques, Univerisite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 20-27th August, 1979.

Workshop director, "Anthropometric techniques in Body Composition and Somatotyping"; at Pan Am Congress of Sports Sciences, 23-26 May, 1981, Miami, USA.

Keynote speaker and workshop leader at the Primer Congreso Internacional de Educacion Deportiva y Practicas para la Salud, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 22-30 September, 1982.

Keynote speaker and workshop leader at the Seminario Internacional de Medicina y Cienceas Aplicadas al Deporte; Coldeportes, Medellin, Columbia, 27-31 October, 1986.

Workshop on "Anthropometry", at the National Congress of South African Sports Science, Physical Education and Recreation, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 26 June, 1990.

Workshop on "Somatotyping", at the 18th ACHPER National/International Conference, Perth, Australia, 14-18 January, 1991.

Scientific director of, and co-investigator in the Kinanthropometric Aquatic Sports Project, 27th December-13th January, 1991, Perth, Australia, in conjunction with the World Championships of Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming, and Water Polo, January, 1991.

Tutorial (M.B. Beckett and J.E.L. Carter) on "Practical Methods of Body Composition Assessment", Southwest Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, 13th November, 1992, in San Diego, California, USA.

Scientific advisor to South American Soccer Kinanthropometric Project, in Montevideo, Uruguay, 28 June-12 July, 1995.

Honorary Project Director and Criterion Anthropometrist for the Harare All-Africa Games Kinathropometric Project, Potchefstroom, South Africa, and Harare, Zimbabwe, 1-15 Sept. 1995.

ISAK workshops in Monterrey, Mexico, September 1997, Valladolid, Spain, November 1997, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, March 1998.

Criterion Anthropometrist and external examiner for kinanthropometry certification courses conducted by the Australian Sports Commission, Canberra, ACT, 1993, Oatley, NSW, 1994, and Brisbane, Dec. 1996.

ISAK Criterion Anthropometrist and external examiner for Certification Courses in Santiago Chile, October 1997; Guadalajara, Mexico, November 1997; Univ. South Australia, Underdale, AUS. 7-12 Oct. 1998; Langaran College, Vancouver, CAN. 24-27 Oct. 1999; Biosystem, Rosario, ARG. 9-14 Apr. 2000; Rio de Janiero, BRA. 15-20 Jul. 2000; Univ. de Cacacas, VEN. 18-22 Feb. 2002; Univ. Autonoma de Chihuahua, MEX. 24-28 Jun. 2002; Univ. of Aberdeen, SCT. 12-17 Jul. 2002; GREC, Real Madrid, Madrid, ESP. 15-20 Sep. 2002; Univ. Autonoma de Chihuahua, MEX. 2-7 Jun. 2003; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, MEX, 13-17 Oct. 2003; Assoc. Mexicana de Medicina y Deportes, MEX, 17-19 Jun. 2004; Fuser-ISAK Caribe, PUR, 4-9 Oct. 2004; River Plate, ARG, 7-11 Dec. 2004.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Invited lectures and keynote addresses have been presented to many university faculties and international congresses during the past 30 years. Some of the places grouped by country are: various Canadian and U.S. universities; Yucatan, Toluca, Oaxaca, Guadalajara and Mexico City; Caracas and Maracaibo; Brasilia, Rio de Janiero, Gramado, Sao Caetano do Sul, and Porto Alegre; Medellin; Santiago; Auckland and Dunedin; London, Eastboune, Liverpool and Manchester; Brussels, Leuven; Utrecht; Marseilles; Urbino, Rome; Prague, Brno, and Bratislava; Budapest; Valladolid; Madrid; Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth; Johannesburg, Pretoria, Potchefstroom, and Port Elizabeth; Harare.

Selected presentations (since 1990) include:

Invited visiting professor, by the Department of National Education, and South African Associations for Sports Science, Physical Education, and Recreation, Republic of South Africa, 8 June-2 July, 1990. Sponsored visits to eight universities and the National Congress for Sports Science, Physical Education and Recreation.

Keynote speaker at the National Congress of South African Associations of Sports Science, Physical Education and Recreation, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 27-29 June, 1990, "Kinanthropometry and exercise science - an overview", and a presentation, "Somatotypes and occupations".

Invited speaker at the Kinathropometry International Project, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 12 July, 1990, "Human Variability - Somatotypes".

Invited speaker in the Symposium on Ethnic Variation in Human Performance, American College of Sports Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA, 21 May, 1991, "Morphological and compositional characteristics".

Invited speaker at the Kinanthropometry Americas Project, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 11 July, 1991, "Somatotypes in growth and sport".

Invited speaker at Tercer Congresso Nacional de Medicina Y Ciencias Aplicadas al Deportes, Toluca, Mexico, 12-15 November, 1991, "Kinanthropometry and exercise science".

Invited speaker at the Curso Internacional de Kinanthropometria y su Aplicacion en Deteccion de Talentos Deportivos, Oaxaca, Mexico, 4-8 March, 1992, "Somatotyping", and "Somatotype analysis".

Keynote speaker at the Olympic Scientific Congress, Kinanthropometry Symposium, Malaga, Spain, 14-18 July, 1992, "Physiques of athletes at the World Aquatic Championships".

Invited presentation at the Sports Sciences Conference, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia, 29-31 Mar., 1993. “Assessment of Boyd Composition in Sports Science”.

Invited presentations at II Symposio Internacional de Acutalizacion en Ciencias Aplicadas al Deporte, Rosario, Argentina, 5-9 May, 1993. “Adiposity in Children and Adolescents”; “Kinanthropometry in Young Athletes”; “Somatotypes of Children and Adolescents”.

Invited speaker at 8vo Congreso Nacional de Ciencias Deporte, y Semana Internacional de Educacion Fisica, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4-9 Oct., 1993, “Kinanthropometry and Sport”, and “Body Composition in Sport”.

Invited presentations at Congreso Internacional de Ciencia y Metologia Aplicadas al Deporte, Mexico City, 6-11 Nov., 1994. “Anthropometric indicators for selection of talent in sports”; Appropriate methods for the study of body composition in children”; “The significance of somatotypes in sport”.

Four invited presentations at the I Curso Internacional de Ciencias aplicadas al Deporte, in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1-4 July, 1995. “The somatotype method of Heath and Carter”; “Growth, maturation and development: introduction and concepts”; “Kinathropometric studies at the Mexico Olympic Games, 1968”; “Kinathropometric studies at the Montreal Olympic Games, 1976”.

Keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony for the Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance at the All-Africa Games Scientific Congress, in Harare, Zimbabwe, 9-13 Sept., 1995, “Kinanthropometry, Exercise and Sport”.

Keynote speaker at the Associacion Mexicana de Medicina del Deporte Congress, in Guadalajara, Mexico, 27-29 Sept., 1996. “Kinanthropometry and Sports”; Growth, maturation and development - introduction and concepts”; “Standardization in Anthropometry - the ISAK model”.

Invited speaker, Department of Human Movement Studies, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, 29 Nov. 1996. “Kinanthropometry, Exercise and Sport: Some historical antecedents.”

Invited speaker, XVII PanAmerican Congress of Sports Medicine and XIII Brazilian Congress of Sports Medicine, Gramado, Brazil, 7-10 May, 1997. “Standardization in Kinanthropometry”, and “Somatotype Analysis”.

Invited speaker, V Congresso Chileno de Ciencias del Ejercicio (XLV Jornadas Chilenas de Ciencias de Medicina del Deporte, Santiago, Chile, 31 July - 2 Aug., 1997. “Body Composition, Methods and Applications”; “Somatotype Methods and Analysis”; “Growth, Maturation and Development: Introduction and Concepts”; and “Standardization of Anthropometry, ISAK-AAS”.

Invited speaker, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile, 4 Aug. 1997. “Kinanthropometry - overview and methods.”

Invited speaker, 13th International Congress on Sports Sciences for Students, Magyar Testnevelsi Egeytem, Budapest, Hungary, 14-17 May, 1998.

Invited speaker, 4^th International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics, 17-19 Nov. 1999, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England. “Kinanthropometry of team sports players”.

Invited speaker, 5^th Congreso Internacional de Medicina del Deporte, 12-14 June, 2000, Mexico City, Mexico. Three presentations: Kinanthropometry, Copa America, and Porportionality and Sport.

Invited speaker, 7^th Congreso Internacional de Medicina del Deporte, 16-18 May, 2002, Mexico City, Mexico. Three presentation: “Physique in Team Sports”; “Somatotyping”; “Growth and Talent Search in Athletes”.

Keynote speaker, 12^th Commonwealth International Sports Conference, 19-23 July, 2002, Manchester, England. “Anthropometry in team sports”.

Invited speaker, III Congreso Internacional del Futnbol y las Ciencias del Deporte, 12-14 Sept. 2002, Madrid, Spain. “Anthropometric evaluation of team sports”.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

President 1996-2000, International Society for Advancement of Kinanthropometry; Executive Committee, and Vice President 1992-94; Founding member 1986-present; Working Group on Standards and Instrumentation.

Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (1982-).

American College of Sports Medicine (1965-).

National Association for Physical Education in Higher education.

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1961-).

California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1963-).

Kinesiology Academy.

American Association for Physical Anthropology (1968-1995).

International Society for Biomechanics (1969-1992).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Book and chapter manuscript reviewer for: Human Kinetics; Cambridge University Press; Punjabi University; American Council on Exercise; Karger.

Journal manuscript reviewer at various times for: Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sport; Human Biology; American Journal of Physical Anthropology; Kinesiology Review; Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; Canadian Journal of Sports Science; Journal of Sports Sciences; Scandinavian Journal of Sports Science; American Journal of Human Biology; Perceptual and Motor Skills; various conference proceedings.

External examiner or committee member on Ph.D. theses for universities in Caracas, Saskatchewan, Johannesburg, Potchefstroom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Austin (Texas), Patiala, Punjab, Delhi, Hong Kong.

Anthropometric assessment of players for USA Volleyball Association, 1985-92; and of USA "Eagles" Rugby Team, 1988-89.

Served on many committees for reports or for organizing congresses or meetings.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

Served on numerous committees within the department, college and university.

GRANTS:

Recipient of numerous small grants from SDSU Foundation and other organizations for research and development of laboratories.

Co-recipient of several major grants:

1. Co-recipient, along with Dr. F.W. Kasch, principal investigator, and Drs. W.H. Phillips, and W.D. Ross, of an N.I.H. grant ($43,000), to study the exercise induced changes in habitually sedentary middle-aged males, 1966-67, and Grant Extension ($42,000) for 1968-69.

2. Co-recipient with Dr. W.D. Ross, and Director of Anthropometric Training Project, and Office of Education grant ($12,400), for training students in the area of anthropometry and motor performance, 1966-67.

3. Co-investigator, along with five others, in the Montreal Olympic Games Anthropological Project, 1976. Preliminary funding ($24,000+) from Ministry of Education, The Government of Quebec.

4. Co-recipient, with Tim Ackland, J.C. Mazza and W.D. Ross, of grants ($45,500+) from The Australian Sports Commission, The Western Australian Ministry of Sport and Recreation, the Exceed Sports Nutritionals Company and the Department of Human Movement Studies at the University of Western Australia, for the Kinanthropometry Aquatic Sports Project, 1990.

5. Co-recipient, with P.R. Francis, P. Kolen, R. Simmons, of a grant ($80,000) from Ariel Life Systems, La Jolla, CA, for the Ariel Performance Analysis System, 1991.

Participant investigator in many studies with funding from colleagues at other universities in North America and different countries.