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Jason Shurley
Jason Shurley
Professor, Professor (Ss),
- Department(s): Kinesiology
- Office Location: Williams Center 0117
- Phone: +12624725642
- Email: shurleyj@uww.edu
Dr. Shurley has been full-time college instructor since 2008 and at UW-Whitewater since 2016. He is the program Coordinator for the Strength and Conditioning minor, teaching classes in that program as well as coursework in the Human Performance major, and several other minors.
Courses taught include:
Research interests:
History of physical culture
Sport history
Recent Publications:
Kraemer, William J., Lydia K. Caldwell, Emily Post, William H. DuPont, Emily R. Martini, Nicholas Ratamess,
Jason Shurley, Matthew K. Beeler…Thomas Best. “Body Composition in Elite Strongman Competitors.”
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34, no. 12 (2020): 3326-3330.
Shurley, Jason, Victoria Felkar, Lindsey Greviskes, and Jan Todd. “Historical and Social Considerations of
Strength Training for Female Athletes.” Strength and Conditioning Journal 42, no. 4 (2020): 22-35.
Shurley, Jason, Andrea Ednie, and Trent Rudebeck, “Strength and Conditioning Practices of Head Coaches of
Male and Female Interscholastic Sport Team.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34, no. 7 (2020): 1894-1902.
Shurley, Jason, “Stronger is Better”: Gale Gillingham, the Weight-Trained Packer All-Pro.” Journal of Strength
and Conditioning Research 34, no. 5 (2020): 1201-1212.
Shurley, Jason, Jan Todd, and Terry Todd. Strength Coaching in America: A History of the Innovation That
Transformed Sports (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2019).
Courses taught include:
- PEPROF 201: Structure and Function of the Human Body I
- PEPROF 202: Structure and Function of the Human Body II
- COACHING 260: History and Social Aspects of Athletics
- COACHING 345: Strength and Conditioning Program Design
- COACHING 461: Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- COACHING 480: Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation
- COACHING 485: Strength and Conditioning Capstone
Research interests:
History of physical culture
Sport history
Recent Publications:
Kraemer, William J., Lydia K. Caldwell, Emily Post, William H. DuPont, Emily R. Martini, Nicholas Ratamess,
Jason Shurley, Matthew K. Beeler…Thomas Best. “Body Composition in Elite Strongman Competitors.”
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34, no. 12 (2020): 3326-3330.
Shurley, Jason, Victoria Felkar, Lindsey Greviskes, and Jan Todd. “Historical and Social Considerations of
Strength Training for Female Athletes.” Strength and Conditioning Journal 42, no. 4 (2020): 22-35.
Shurley, Jason, Andrea Ednie, and Trent Rudebeck, “Strength and Conditioning Practices of Head Coaches of
Male and Female Interscholastic Sport Team.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34, no. 7 (2020): 1894-1902.
Shurley, Jason, “Stronger is Better”: Gale Gillingham, the Weight-Trained Packer All-Pro.” Journal of Strength
and Conditioning Research 34, no. 5 (2020): 1201-1212.
Shurley, Jason, Jan Todd, and Terry Todd. Strength Coaching in America: A History of the Innovation That
Transformed Sports (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2019).
Education
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas: 2009-2013
Ph.D. Kinesiology – Interdisciplinary Sport Studies
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas: 2005-2007
M.S. Athletic Training
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas: 1999-2003
B.S. Kinesiology