AASU Health and Physical Education Department

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Ed.D.The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1996
M.Ed. University of South Carolina , Columbia, South Carolina, 1989
B.S. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1985

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC)

Assistant Professor, anatomy/physiology, exercise physiology for Health and P.E. undergraduates - Armstrong Atlantic State University,1994-Present
Activity instructor and lecturer, exercise physiology for non-majors - Ohio State University, 1989 - 1993
Laboratory instructor, anatomy/physiology for exercise science undergraduates - University of South Carolina, 1986
High school mathematics and science teacher for ninth and tenth grades - Gilbert High School, 1985

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research & Scholarship Committee (2000-2001)
School of Education Dean Search Committee (2000)
School of Education Governance Committee (2000-2001)
Sportsmedicine Program Coordinator Search Committee (2000)
Department of Health and Physical Education Curriculum Committee (2001)

COURSES TAUGHT

PEHM 2283 Kinesiology
PEHM 3500 Exercise Physiology
PEHM 2900 Technology in HPE
PECI 8800 Performance Evaluation
PEBC 1000 Weight Training
PEBC 2000 Concepts of Fitness
PECI 5080 Physiological Foundations
PEEC 2000 Safety, First Aid, CPR
PEHM 2281 Anatomy and Physiology
PEBC 1000 Beginning Weight Training

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

A. Publications

G.S. Wimer and A.W. Koth. Wearing a cap and thermoregulation during prolonged running in the heat. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 34(5), pg. S225, May, 2002.

Wimer, G.S., D.R. Lamb, W. M. Sherman, and S.C. Swanson. Temperature of ingested water and thermoregulation during moderate exercise in a temperate environment.

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology , 22(5): 479-493, 1997.

W. M. Sherman and G. S. Wimer. Insufficient dietary carbohydrate during training: does it impair athletic performance? International Journal of Sport Nutrition , 1991, 1, 28-44.

Lugo, M., W.M. Sherman, G.S. Wimer, and K. Garleb. Metabolic responses when different forms of carbohydrate energy are consumed during cycling. International Journal of Sport Nutrition , 1993, 3, 398-407.

B. Professional Presentations

Co-authored poster presentation entitled “ Task-Relevant Performance Test and the APFT: Criterion for Evaluation of Combat Readiness in the Infantry ”. 9 th Annual AASU Student Research & Scholarship Exhibition, April 2003 .

Presented a poster entitled “wearing a cap and thermoregulation during prolonged running in the heat,” at the ACSM National Meeting, June, 2002.

C. Grants and Scholarships

November 2000 Armstrong Atlantic State University scholarship and grant competition.
Mechanisms of Cold-Induced Vasodilitation, $2370.
November 1999 Armstrong Atlantic State University scholarship and grant competition.
Wearing a cap and body temperature regulation during exercise
in the heat; $2482.
January 1992 The Quaker Oats Company. "Prolonged cycling and running in a warm environment; effect of beverage temperature and carbohydrate gel" ($20,000.),
Co-Investigator with David R. Lamb and W. Mike Sherman.
March 1991 The Quaker Oats Company. "Effect of carbohydrate feedings on endurance
running performance" ($800.00).
February 1989 Sigma Xi, The Research Society.
"Effect of diet and carbohydrate feedings on prolonged cycling performance" ($600.00), Principal Investigator.

PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES

American College of Sports Medicine, 1991-present