Biography

Larry D. Hensley received his MS degree from Indiana University and his doctorate from the University of Georgia , specializing in measurement/evaluation and research methods. He has taught at the University of Northern Iowa since 1979 and is currently a Professor of Physical Education. In addition, Dr. Hensley is the Director of the Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, a center recently established with funding from the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address the physical activity and nutrition needs of children and adolescents, particularly those residing in small towns and rural communities. In the 1999-2000 academic year he served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point . More recently, in 2004, Dr. Hensley served as Visiting Advisory Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is widely published, with more than 100 referred and non-referred articles, has extensive presentations in the US as well as abroad, and is a Fellow in the Research Consortium of AAHPERD. Dr. Hensley has served on the Iowa Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and Sport, is a Past-President of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education ( NASPE ) and remains actively involved in several professional associations. He currently serves as a Section Editor (Measurement and Evaluation) for the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. and is the Associate Editor for the Asian Journal of Exercise and Sport Science.

Ed.D. University of Georgia, Athens (1979 )

Major in Physical Education with emphasis in Measurement/Research/Statistics

UB.A. Southern Methodist University, Dallas (1970)

Major in Physical Education

M.S. Indiana University, Bloomington (1971)

Major in Physical Education

1979-present University of Northern Iowa – Cedar Falls
• Professor, 1990-present
• Associate Director, School of HPELS, 2000-present
• Director, Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, 2001-present
• Associate Director, School of HPELS, 1992-1994
• Associate Professor, 1984-1990
• Graduate Coordinator, School of HPELS, 1984-1990
• Assistant Professor, 1979-1984

2003-2004 Hong Kong Institute of Education, People’s Republic of China
• Distinguished Visiting Advisory Professor

1999-2000 U. S. Military Academy – West Point
• Distinguished Visiting Professor

1977-1979 University of Georgia, Athens
• Research Assistant

1976-1977 Indiana University – Bloomington
• Associate Instructor

1970-1971 Indiana University – Bloomington
• Graduate Teaching Assistant

Referred Articles
• Schaben, J., Welk, G.J., Joens-Matre, R. & Hensley, L.D. (2006). The predictive utility of the children’s physical activity correlates (CPAC) scale across multiple grade levels. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3, 59-69.

• Hensley, L. D. (2000). Current status of basic instruction programs in physical education at American colleges and universities. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 71(9), 30-36.

• Erdmann, L. D., Hensley, L. D., Dolgener, F. A., & Graham, R. E. (1999). Nonexercise prediction of VO2peak in middle school-age boys. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 3(1), 37-50.

• Erdmann, L. D., Dolgener, F. A., & Hensley, L. D. (1998). A comparison of postexercise heart rates on telemetry and self-pulse palpation in middle school-age boys. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2(4), 199-205.

• Kolkhorst, F. W., Smaldino, J. J., Wolf, S. C., Battani, L. R., Plakke, B. L., Huddleston, S., & Hensley, L. D. (1997). Influence of fitness on susceptibility to noise-induced temporary threshold shift. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(2), 289-293.

• Hensley, L. D. (1997). Alternative assessment for physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 68(7), 19-24.

• Dolgener, F. A., Hensley, L. D., Marsh, J. J. & Fjelstul, J. K. (1994). Validation of the Rockport Walking Test in college males and females. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 65(2), 152-158.

• Hensley, L. D., Ainsworth, B. E., & Ansorge, C. J. (1993). Assessment of physical activity - professional accountability in promoting active lifestyles. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 64(1), 56-64.

• Dolgener, F. A., Hensley, L. D., Becker, T. E., & Marsh, J. J. (1992). A comparison of bioelectric impedance and hydrodensitometry in lean males: A validation of new equations. Journal of Applied Sport Science Research, 6(3), 147-151.

• Trimble, R. T. & Hensley, L. D. (1990). Basic instruction programs in physical education at four-year colleges and universities - 1987-88: Part I - program availability and philosophy. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 61(6), 64-68.

• Hensley, L. D., Aten, R., Baumgartner, T. A., East, W. B., Lambert, L. T., & Stillwell, J. L. (1989). A survey of grading practices in public school physical education. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 22(4), 36-41.

• Green, K. N., East W. B., & Hensley, L. D. (1987). A golf skills test battery for college males and females. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 58(1), 72-76.

• Trimble, R. T., & Hensley, L. D. (1984). The general instruction program in physical education at four-year colleges and universities: 1982. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 55(5), 82-89.

• Hensley, L. D., East, W. B., & Stillwell, J. L. (1982). Body fatness and motor performance during preadolescence. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 53(2), 133-140.

• Hensley, L. D., East W. B., & Stillwell, J. L. (1979). A racquetball skills test. Research Quarterly, 50, 114-118. Books and Chapters in Books

• Baumgartner, T.A. & Hensley, L.D. (2006). Conducting and Reading Research in Health and Human Performance (4th Ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Hensley, L. D. (2005). Alternative Assessment. In J. R. Morrow et al.,Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance (3nd Ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

• Chin, M.K., Hensley, L.D., Cote, P, & Chen, S.H. (Eds.). (2004). Global Perspectives in the Integration of Physical Activity, Sports, Dance, and Exercise Science in Physical Education: From Theory to Practice, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

• Hensley, L.D. (2004). The changing nature of school physical education. In M.K. Chin et al., Global Perspectives in the Integration of Physical Activity, Sports, Dance, and Exercise Science in Physical Education: From Theory to Practice, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

• NASPE (2004). Moving Into the Future - National Standards for Physical Education (2nd ed.). [Writing Committee Members – D. Tannehill, Chair, G. DeJong, & L. Hensley]. Reston, VA: Author.

• Chin, M.K., Hensley, L.D., & Liu, Y.K. (Eds.). (2001). Innovation and Application of Physical Education and Sports Science in the New Millennium– An Asia-Pacific Perspective, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

• Hensley, L. D. (2001). Alternative Assessment in School Physical Education, In M.K. Chin et al., Innovation and Application of Physical Education and Sports Science in the New Millennium – An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

• Dolgener, F. A. & Hensley, L. D. (Eds.). (1998). Personal Wellness. Dubuque, IA: Eddie Bowers Publishing.

• Rink, J. E. & Hensley, L. D. (1995). Assessment in the school physical education program. In (B. Hennessy (Ed.), Physical Education Teacher Resource Handbook. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers.

• NASPE (1995). Moving Into the Future - National Standards for Physical Education: A Guide to Content and Assessment. [Task Force Members - J. Rink, Chair, C. Dotson, M. Franck, L. Hensley, S. Holt-Hale, J. Lund, G. Payne, & T. Wood]. St. Louis: McGraw-Hill.

• Hensley, L. D. & East, W. B. (1989). Testing and grading in the psychomotor domain. In M. J. Safrit and T. M. Wood (Eds.), Measurement Concepts in Physical Education and Exercise Science. Champaign: Human Kinetics Publishers.

• Hensley, L. D., Project Director (2005). Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005, $233,120.

• Hensley, L. D., Project Director (2004). Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004, $501,772.

• Hensley, L. D., Project Director (2003). Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003, $675,354.

• Hensley, L. D., Project Director (2001). Youth Fitness & Obesity Institute, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001, $233,196.

• Hall of Fame Inductee, National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), 2005.

• Distinguished Advisory Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, PRC, 2004
Central District AAAHPERD District Scholar Award, 200.

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Honor Award, 2000.

• Charter Member, North American Society for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals (AAHPERD and Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance), 2000.

• Distinguished Visiting Professor, U. S. Military Academy - West Point, 1999-2000.

• AAALF Measurement & Evaluation Council Honor Award, 1993.

• Central District AAAHPERD Honor Award, 1991.

• Iowa Assn for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Honor Award, 1989.

• Fellow, AAHPERD Research Consortium, 1984.

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1976 - present. (Life Member in 1987)

• American College of Sports Medicine, 1979 - present.

• Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1979 - present.

• American School Health Association, 1993 - present.