John Shea


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Professor

Email: jbshea@iu.edu
Phone: 812-856-6045
Address: 1025 E. 7th St.
Department: Kinesiology
ORCID - 0000-0001-9580-7576

B.S. Springfield College 1968
M.S. Springfield College 1969
M.A. University of Michigan 1975
Ph.D. University of Michigan 1975

  • Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), 1998-present
  • Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, 2001-2007
  • Executive Committee, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), 2005, 2006
  • Associate Dean, Florida State University, 1993-2001
  • Senior Scholar, North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), 1999
  • Director, Motor Behavior Laboratory, Penn State University, 1985-1993
  • Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Munich Germany, 1992

Scholarly Interest

Motor Skills, Motor Control, Cognitive Ergonomics, Human Factors, Wellness in the workplace

The Effects of a Single Reminder Trial on the Retention of Motor Skill. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76 (2005), 49-59. "Effects of Repeated Retention Tests on the Learning of a Single Timing Task." Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 75 (2004), 39-46.

Practice Schedules and Motor Skill Expertise. In W. Starosta * S. Squatrito (Eds.), Scientific Fundamentals of Human Movement and Sport Practice. Bologna, Italy: Centro Universitario Sportivo Bolognese. (2005), 110-117.

Repeated Retention Testing Effects do not Generalize to a Contextual Interference Protocol. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78 (2007), 465-475.

Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Sleepiness, and Hours of Sleep in the Railroad Industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Submitted. "A Forensic Investigation of a Portable Crib Collapse." Ergonomics in Design, 16 (2008), 14-18.