• 2000 - Professor, Physical Education Coordinator, School of HPELS University of Northern Iowa.

• 1993 - 2000 Associate Director, School of HPELS University of Northern Iowa.

• 1993 - 2000 Associate Professor, School of HPELS University of Northern Iowa.

• 1987 - 1993 Assistant Professor, School of HPELS University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa.

• 1986 - 1987 Research Associate, Biomechanics Research Laboratory University of Illinois , Urbana, IL.

• 1985 - 1986 Director of the Biomechanics Research Laboratory Lecturer, Illinois State University Normal, Illinois (30%)

• 1983 - 1986 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Education University of Illinois, Urbana, I.L

• 1982 - 1983 Teaching Assistant, Women's Physical Education Department Washington State University Pullman, Washington.

•1969 - 1982 Teacher/Coach Pasadena Unified School District Pasadena, California.

• Hamilton, N and K. Luttgens, K.(2002). Kinesiology, 10th ed. Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill Pub. Contributed 100% of rewrite.

• Luttgens, K. and N. Hamilton (1996). Laboratory Manual:Kinesiology, Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill Pub. Did not exist prior to this edition. Wrote 100%.

• Luttgens, K. and N. Hamilton (1996). Instructor's Manual:Kinesiology,. Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill Pub. Did not exist prior to this edition. Wrote 100%.

Refereed/Reviewed

• Hamilton, N. (2000). Senior Games. In Christensen, K., A. Guttmann, and G. Pfister, eds. International Encyclopedia of Women & Sports, New York : Macmillan. (in press)

• Huddleston, S., Mack, M., Mintah, J. K. Hamilton, N, Wee, R., Sipple, K., & Sandvold, J. (1997). Effect of casual verbal messages on mood and accuracy. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, 12 ; 72-84.

• Hamilton, N. (1996). Source document position as it affects head position and neck muscle tension. Ergonomics, 39: 593-610.

• Huddleston, S., Hamilton , N., Mintah, J. & Mack, M. (1996) Effect of casual messages on performance. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual 1996, 95-105.

• Hamilton, N. (1995). Bar path in the bench press by wheelchair athletes. Brazilian International Journal of Adapted Physical Education Research. 2: 61-70.

• Hamilton, N. & Deutsch, H. (1994). Quadriceps muscle group activity related to hip angle and load. Clinical Kinesiology, 48: 55-60.

• Huddleston, S. & Hamilton , N. (1994). Budget cuts: Just a trim, please. Strategies, 8(1): 5-8.

• Hamilton, N. & Huddleston, S. (1993). Programming for street smarts. Humanics, Fall 93: 11-13.

• Hamilton, N. (1993). Mean hip rotator torques and range of motion in healthy adults. Clinical Kinesiology, 46 (4): 2-6.

• Hamilton, N. (1993). How to avoid muscle injuries. Strategies, 7(2): 10-13.

• Hamilton, N. (1993). Changes in sprint stride kinematics with age in Master's athletes. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 9(1) : 15-16.

• Hamilton, N. P. (1988). The young sportswoman: who is she? National Coaching Institute Applied Research Papers, AAHPERD, Reston, VA. , p. 23-24.

• Hamilton , N. P. (1988). Injury patterns in young female athletes. National Coaching Institute Applied Research Papers, AAHPERD, Reston, VA. , p. 52.

• Deutsch, H., Kilani, H., Moustafa, E. & Hamilton , N. P. (April 1987). Effect of the tonic neck reflex on elbow flexor muscle strength. Physical Therapy Journal, 67 : 517-521.

Proceedings

• Hamilton, N. (2001) Walking Gait In Obese Children: A Barrier to Fitness? The 2001 Asia-Pacific Rim Conference on Exercise and Sports Science, July 6-8, 2001, Seoul, Korea .

• Hamilton, N. (June, 2000). Physical predictors of success in rock climbing. Proceedings of the XVIII International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, Hong Kong, PRC, p. 953.

• Ning, Z., Faro, A., Doody., and Hamilton, N. (June 1999). Kinesiological analysis of overarm throwing for accuracy with dominant and non-dominant arms. In Sanders, R.H. and Gibson, B.J. (eds.), Scientific Proceedings : ISBS '99 : XVII International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, June 30-July 6, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, p.37-40.

• Hamilton, N. (May, 1997) Source document position as it affects head position and neck muscle tension. Marconi Research Conference, Marshall, CA

• Hamilton, N. (1996). The keyboard tray/desktop mouse combination and upper extremity posture. Virtual Proceedings, Cyberg 1996, Perth, Australia . [www.curtin.edu.au/conference/cyberg/]

• Hamilton, N. (1996). Retained knee extension velocity in older female sprinters. Proceedings of the 1996 Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress, p. 100, Dallas, TX .

• Ridgway, M. and Hamilton, N. P. (1991). Spiking techniques of elite and recreational volleyball players. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport , p. 12, Ames, Iowa .

• Hamilton, N. (1991). Foot strike mechanics in older sprinters. Abstracts , American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Reston, Virginia , p. 200.

• Hamilton, N. (1990). Mechanics of sprint velocity decline with age in elite Master's sprinters. Proceedings: 14th Annual Meeting , American Society of Biomechanics, Miami, Florida , p. 77-78.

• Hamilton, N. P. (1990). Range of motion in master's sprinters. Proceedings of the First World Congress of Biomechanics, Vol. II , p. 295. La Jolla, CA .

• Ridgway, M., Adrian , M., & Hamilton , N. P. (1989). Bilateral Stroke Symmetry in Wheelchair Racers, Proceedings of the International Olympic Committee Congress, Colorado Springs, CO.

• Hamilton , N. P. & Myers, A. (1988). A preliminary study of joint torques in the lower extremity in a plyometric jump. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 12th Annual Meeting, Urbana-Champaign, IL., p. 181-182.

• Hamilton, N. P. & Adrian, M. J. (1988). Biomechanical investigation of recumbent bicycling. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 12th Annual Meeting, Urbana-Champaign, IL., p. 183-184.

• Ridgway, M., Hamilton, N. P., Hedrick, B., Morse, M. & Adrian, M. (1987). Comparison of two wheelchair propulsion strokes during acceleration. Proceedings of the 16th National Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional Individual, Fresno, CA., p. 183.

• Ridgway , M.E. and Hamilton, N. (1987) The kinematics of forearm passing in low skilled and high skilled volleyball players. In Tsarouchas, L. (ed.) et al., Biomechanics in Sports V: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium of Biomechanics in Sports. Athens , Greece, p. 227-236.

• Adrian , M. J., Wood, M., Duthie, P., Dee, L., Sholes, J., and Hamilton, N. P. (1987). Ladder climbing biomechanics: with and without full gear. Proceedings of the Fourth Midcentral Ergonomics/Human Factors Conference, Urbana , IL .

• Hamilton, N. P. (1986). A mathematical model for the reduction of neck tension. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 30th Annual Meeting , Dayton , OH., p. 1062-1067.

• Hamilton, N. P. (1986). A mathematical model for neck tension based on source document placement. Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics, p. 47-48, Montreal, Canada .

• Hamilton, N. P. & Adrian, M. J. (1984). Use of videotape for gait analysis of an elderly amputee. Proceedings of the Canadian Society Biomechanics Human Locomotion III, p. 57-58, Winnipeg, Canada .

Service Articles

• Hamilton, N. (1996) Conference review: Virtual conference. Brazilian International Journal of Adapted Physical Education , 3(1):88-90.

• Hamilton, N. (1996). Get off your butt!! IAHPERD Update , Winter, 1996.

• Hamilton, N. (1995) President's message. IAHPERD Journal, 29(1): 2.

• Hamilton, N. (1995). The future is now. IAHPERD Update, Fall, 1995.

• Hamilton, N. (1995) Black holes and supernovas. IAHPERD Update, Spring, 1995.

• Hamilton. N. (1995) The Big Bang theory is wrong! IAHPERD Journal, 28(2): 2.

• Hamilton , N. (1994). President-elect message. Iowa Update, Fall 94: 2.

• Hamilton , N. (1994). President-elect message. Iowa Update, Winter 94:2.

• Huddleston, S. & Hamilton , N. (1993). The need to teach self defense. IAHPERD Journal , 26(2):26-27.

• Hamilton, N. (1992).Building bridges in higher education. IAHPERD Journal, 26 : 12.

• Hamilton, N. (1991). Walks for the people. Active Senior of Greater Champaign County, Vol I, No. 4: 9.

• Hamilton, N. P. (1990). Stride length decline with age. National Master's News, November, 1990, p. 16.

• Hamilton, N. P. (1988). Seniors on the move: the Senior Fitness Award. IAHPERD Journal , 20 (2):21.

International

• Hamilton, N. & Shaddox, L. (May 2003). Wellness for All Students . Presented at the International Congress: Health Through Movement. Oradea, Romania.

• Lankford, S., Edginton, C. & Hamilton, N. (June 2002). Leisure, Wellness and Enhancing Quality of Life . Presented at ICHPERD-SD, Taipei, Taiwan.

• Hamilton, N. (2001) The Physical Education Curriculum at UNI. Presented at the Coimbra Network of Sport Sciences, October 2001, Portugal.

• Hamilton, N. (2001) Walking Gait In Obese Children: A Barrier to Fitness? The 2001 Asia-Pacific Rim Conference on Exercise and Sports Science, July 6-8, 2001, Seoul, Korea.

• Hamilton, N. (July, 2000) Teaching Self Defense: Do We Hit Hard Enough, International Conference for Physical Educators, Hong Kong, PRC.

• Hamilton, N. (June, 2000). Physical predictors of success in rock climbing . XVIII International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, Hong Kong, PRC.

• Hamilton, N. (October, 1997). Current Issues and Practices in Biomechanics , Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

• Hamilton, N. (May, 1997). Source Document Position As it Affects Head Position and Neck Muscle Tension . Marconi Research Conference, Marshall, CA (invited)

• Hamilton, N. (May, 1997). Physical Education in The United States , Hebei Teachers University , Shijiazhuang, China.

• Hamilton, N. (May, 1997). Current Topics in Biomechanics , Hebei Teachers University , Shijiazhuang, China.

• Hamilton, N. (May 1997). Using Simple Biomechanical Analysis to Improve Performance , Hebei Teachers University , Shijiazhuang, China

• Hamilton, N. (September, 1996). The keyboard tray/desktop mouse combination and upper extremity posture. Cyberg 1996 Virtual Conference, Perth , Aus. [www.curtin.edu.au/conference/cyberg/]

• Hamilton, N. (July, 1996). Retained knee extension velocity in older female sprinters . Presented at the 1996 Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress, Dallas, TX .

• Ridgway, M. and Hamilton , N. P. (June, 1991). Spiking techniques of elite and recreational volleyball players . Presented at the International Society for Biomechanics in Sport 9th International Symposium, Ames, Iowa .

• Hamilton , N. P. (September, 1990). Range of motion in master's sprinters . Presented at the First World Congress on Biomechanics, La Jolla, CA .

• Hamilton , N. P. (August 1986). A mathematical model for neck tension as a function of source document placement . Presented at the North American Congress on Biomechanics, Montreal ( Quebec ), Canada .

• Hamilton , N. P. & Adrian, M. J. (August, 1984). Use of videotape for gait analysis of an elderly amputee . Presented at the Canadian Society Biomechanics Human Locomotion III, Winnipeg, Canada .

• Hamilton , N. P., Loper, D. & Terbizan, D. (April, 2003). Retool, Relearn, Retrain. Presented at the AAHPERD Natioanl Convention, Philadelphia, PA

• Hamilton, N. P. (March, 2002) The Biomechanics of Obesity. Presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, San Diego, CA .

• Hamilton , N. P. (April, 1991). Foot strike mechanics in older sprinters . Presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, San Francisco, California .

• Hamilton , N. P. (November, 1990). Mechanics of sprint velocity decline with age in elite master's sprinters . Presented to American Society of Biomechanics 14th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida .

• Hamilton , N. P. (March, 1990). Changes in sprint stride in elite female master's sprinters . Presented at AAHPERD National Convention, New Orleans, LA.

• Hamilton , N. P. (April, 1989) Establishing profiles of the young female athlete . Presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, Boston, MA .

• Hamilton , N. P. (September 1988). A preliminary study of joint torques in the lower extremity in a plyometric jump . Presented to the American Society of Biomechanics 12th Annual Meeting, Urbana, IL .

• Hamilton , N. P. & Adrian, M. J. (September 1988). Biomechanical investigation of recumbent bicycling . Presented to the American Society of Biomechanics 12th Annual Meeting, Urbana, IL .

• Hamilton , N. P. (April 1988). Profiling the young sportswoman: An overview of profiling . Presented at AAHPERD National Convention, Kansas City, KS .

• Hamilton , N. P., Ridgway, M., Morse, M., Hedrick, B. & Adrian, M. (October 1987). Comparison of sprint and distance wheelchair racing stroke kinematics . Presented at the 16th National Conference on Physical Activity for Exceptional Persons, Fresno, CA .

• Hamilton , N. P., Moeinzadeh, M., Hedrick, B., Adrian , M. & Morse, M. (October 1987). Effect of trunk position of wheelchair athletes upon coasting speed . Presented at the 16th National Conference on Physical Activity for Exceptional Persons, Fresno, CA .

• Hamilton , N. P. & Adrian, M. J. (1987). A kinematic analysis of the wheelchair javelin throw . Presented at the AAHPERD National Convention, Las Vegas, NV .

• Hamilton , N. P. (1986). A mathematical model for the reduction of neck tension . Presented at the Human Factors Society 30th Annual Meeting, Dayton, OH.

• Hamilton, N. P. & Huddleston, S. (March, 1993). Self defense. Presented to Flying Farmers of America, Waverly, IA.

• Huddleston, S. & Hamilton, N. P. (March, 1990). Self defense . Presented to Flying Farmers of America, Waverly, IA.

• Hamilton, N. P. (March, 1989). Impact forces in the front kick to the knee in self defense . Presented at Central District AAHPERD, Lincoln, NE.

• Deutsch, H., Kilani, H., Moustafa, E. & Hamilton, N. P. (February 1986). Tonic neck reflex and elbow flexor strength . Presented to Tri-State Biomechanics Graduate Student Seminar, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

• Hamilton, N. (1997). Exemplary Programs Project . Presented at the IAHPERD State Convention, Des Moines, IA.

• Hamilton, N. P. (June, 1991). Self defense for the teacher: stay safe at school . Presented at the Lakeshore Wellness Conference, Storm Lake, IA.

• Hamilton, N. (November, 1990). Using computers in the classroom . Presented at the IAHPERD State Convention, Des Moines, IA.

• Hamilton, N. P. & Huddleston, S. (November, 1990). Live to be 120? Maybe . Presented at IAHPERD State Convention, Des Moines, IA.

• Huddleston, S. & Hamilton , N. P. (June, 1990). Self defense . Presented at Lakeshore Wellness Conference, Storm Lake, IA.

• UNI Professional Development Leave. Childhood Obesity as a Barrier to Fitness. Awarded Spring, 2000 for Spring 2001.

• Graduate College Project Grant, $500, Childhood Obesity as a Barrier to Fitness-China June, 2000.

• Graduate College Project Grant for $345, April, 1996. Funded research titled :The keyboard tray/mouse combination in musculoskeletal discomfort of office workers¡¨.

• Graduate College Project Grant for $425, March 1993. Funded equipment for study on the timing of hand-ball contacts in the volleyball serve.

• Graduate College Research Fellowship, University of Northern Iowa , for $4250.00, Summer 1991. Funded a study titled "Hip Rotator Muscle Patterns as a Factor in Foot Alignment in Walking", completed in September, 1991.

• General Education Mini-grant, Summer, 1990. With J. Marsh, F. Dolgener, L. Hensley, & C. Phillips. Funded a study examining the physical performance tests and norms used in Personal Wellness classes at UNI.

• Meyers Research Award, College of Education , University of Northern Iowa , for

$1500, May 1989. Funded data collection for a study of Master's sprinters. Full data collection and data processing was completed in February, 1992.

• National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant for $12,174.00, May 1988. Funded the purchase of a Peak Performance Motion Measurement system.

President, 1994-95.

President-elect, 1993-94.

Elected Vice-president, General Section for 1991-92.

Executive Committee, 1991-92

Chair, Exemplary Programs Task Force, 1995 - 1998

Legislative Council, 1987 - 1992

Applied Strategic Planning Committee, 1991 -

Elected Research chair for 1989-90

Appointed Chair on Aging, 1987-89.

Appointed Iowa Representative, 1987-91.

California

Elected Director, California Physical Education Workshop, 1980.

Elected Vice-President for Girls and Women in Sport, California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for 1978-1979.

Elected first President, California Women Coaches Academy, 1974-1976.

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Service Award, California Interscholastic Federation. ¡§Trailblazer: Girls and Women in Sport, October, 1999.

• California Women Coaches Academy Service Award, 1978.

• Outstanding Graduate Student in Physical Education, California State University , Los Angeles, 1978.

• Outstanding Young Women of America, 1977.