Meg Stone
Director of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education
Assistant Track and Field Coach
Email: stoneme@etsu.edu
Telephone: 423-439-8479
Meg Stone is a two time Olympian competing in the discus for Great Britain and she was a gold Medal winner in the 1982 Commonwealth games. Meg competed in track and field for the University of Arizona and still holds the NCAA shot and discus collegiate record. Meg took the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Arizona in 1984, the first woman to hold such a position. She moved into the same position at Texas Tech in 1994. Meg returned to Track and Field in 1996 as the Associated Head Track and Field Coach at Appalachian State University. In 1999 she returned to her native Scotland to become the National Track and Field Coach, the first woman in Europe to hold a National coaching position. Meg has coached several international level athletes including 4 Olympians (throwers, jumpers and sprinters) in both the United States and Great Britain. While working in the University system she also coached many athletes later playing in the NBA, MLB and NFL. Meg has also worked extensively with road cyclist and paralympic groups through Carmichael Training Systems in Colorado Springs. Before moving to ETSU Meg was a Coaching Manager at the USOC in Colorado Springs. Currently Meg is the head of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education at East Tennessee State University.
Dr. Mike Stone
Professor
Exercise Science
Email: stonem@etsu.edu
Telephone: 423-439-5796
Personal web site
Michael H. Stone PhD is currently the Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory Director in the Department of KLSS at ETSU. Prior to joining ETSU he was the Head of Sports Physiology for the USOC. From 1999 through 2001 he was Chair of Sport at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Stone’s service and research interests are primarily concerned with physiological and performance adaptations to strength/power training. Dr. Stone is also an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth Australia, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, (Physiology), School of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. He has 140+ publications in reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to several texts in the areas of bioenergetics, nutrition, and strength/power training. Additionally, he has co-authored two textbooks dealing with strength and conditioning. Dr. Stone was the 1991 NSCA Sports Scientist of the Year and was awarded the NSCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He is a Fellow of the UKSCA and NSCA. He has coached several international and national level weightlifters (including one Olympian) and throwers in both the United States and Great Britain.
Dr. Mike Ramsey
Associate Professor
Exercise Science
Email: ramseym@etsu.edu
Telephone: 423-439-4375
Personal web site
Mike Ramsey Ph.D. has been involved in sports and conditioning nearly all his life. Prior to coming to ETSU he received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M University with emphasis in cardiovascular physiology. Dr. Ramsey’s research interests are primarily involved in enhancing skill performance and cardiovascular conditioning. Throughout his life Dr. Ramsey has participated in a variety of sports including soccer, track and field, swimming, football, baseball, basketball, cycling, golf, volleyball, and tennis. After playing basketball at Sam Houston State University he has continued his involvement in sport by coaching; working with athletes in basketball, tennis, cycling, golf, swimming, and volleyball. He has served as Lab Director of the Human Performance Lab at Sam Houston State University and at the college level he has taught weight training, running, and general conditioning courses.
Brian Johnston, ATC
Director of Athletic Medicine
Sports Medicine
Email: johnstob@mail.etsu.edu
Telephone: 423-439-4007
Training Room web site
Buc Sports web site
Brian Johnston is the Director of Athletic Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Brian is also the Head Athletic Trainer for SPEC.
Dr. Hugh Lamont
Assistant Professor
Dr. Lamont is a first-year member in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences at ETSU. Before coming to ETSU Dr. Lamont was an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Lamont obtained his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma, his MS in Applied Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Wolverhampton in England and his BS in Biomedical Science at the University of Wolverhampton. His research interests include: Neuromuscular responses to resistance exercise, Effects of whole body vibration upon indices of neuromuscular performance, Post Activation Potentiation (PAP), Biomechanical aspects of human movement, Applied Strength and Conditioning for sports, Muscle fibre type transformations with exercice, Acute and chronic hormonal responses to resistance exercise, and Applied Sports Nutrition.
Dr. Kimitake Sato
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kimitake (Kimi) Sato, is a 1st year faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport Sciences at the ETSU. Dr. Sato was a biomechanics lecturer for the Kinesiology program at Arizona State University. He completed his Ph.D. in exercise science with concentration in biomechanics at the University of Northern Colorado in 2010. He earned his master’s degree in movement science with concentration in sport biomechanics from Barry University (FL) in 2007, and received his bachelor’s degree in healthful living / sport studies from Lenoir-Rhyne College (NC) in 2001. His research interest is to identify specific sports injuries from physical capabilities and anthropometry measurements. He is also interested in sports products testing for performance enhancement and injury prevention purposes. Dr. Sato is currently an active member of NSCA, ISBS, and USAW.
Mark South
Sport Science Lab Supervisor, CESSCE
Research Assistant, ETSU College of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Email: southma@etsu.edu
Telephone: 423-439-4655
Mark is a first year staff member of the Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2008 and his Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology in 2010, both from East Tennessee State University. His role in ETSU’s Sport Science lab includes lab scheduling, supervision of data collection, equipment maintenance, supply procurement and various other tasks. Mark also serves as a research assistant for the Quillen College of Medicine department of Internal Medicine. His research interests include: Muscular adaptations to resistance and endurance training in populations at risk for metabolic syndrome and Strength and performance adaptations to resistance training. In addition, Mark is an active member of the Stoneage weightlifting club.
