Faculty Profile

John Curtis

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
College
College of Education

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MS, University of North Texas, 2012. 
Major: Kinesiology
BS, University of North Texas, 1998. 
Major: Kinesiology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PHED 1000.902, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 2024 
PHED 1000.903, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 2024 
PHED 1000.904, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 2024 
KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2024 Syllabus
KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2024 Syllabus
KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Spring 2024 Syllabus
KINE 4325.003, Fitness Testing, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PHED 1000.801, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PHED 1000.903, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.003, Fitness Testing, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.902, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.905, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W1 2023  SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.003, Fitness Testing, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.802, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.003, Fitness Testing, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.901, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.003, Fitness Testing, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.800, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.002, Fitness Testing, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.010, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.003, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.800, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.901, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.901, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1000.800, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1000.901, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.900, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHED 1000.901, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2030.900, Introduction to Kinesiology, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.501, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.001, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.002, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.003, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.004, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.501, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.001, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 3080.003, Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 3080.003, Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.501, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.001, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 2010.002, Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 3080.003, Physiological Bases of Exercise and Sport, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4325.001, Fitness Testing, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HLTH 3300.012, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.002, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4980.002, Experimental Course, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4980.005, Experimental Course, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HLTH 3300.005, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4980.004, Experimental Course, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    HLTH 3300.003, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    HLTH 3300.005, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4300.001, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4300.002, Exercise Leadership, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    KINE 4320.001, Exercise Testing and Prescription, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    HLTH 3300.005, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    HLTH 3300.003, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.502, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.503, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    HLTH 3300.008, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.502, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1000.313, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Fall 2013 
                    

                    HLTH 3300.006, Health Emergencies and First Aid, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.502, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.503, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1211.502, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1000.313, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, Fall 2012 
                    

                    PHED 1770.500, Touch Football, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    PHED 1010.500, Beginning Swimming, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHED 1120.500, Swim Conditioning, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHED 1120.501, Swim Conditioning, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHED 1120.502, Swim Conditioning, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHED 1211.503, Intermediate Weight Lifting, Fall 2011 
                    

                    PHED 1120.500, Swim Conditioning, Fall 2011 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Conference Proceeding
Curtis, J. H., Vingren, J. L., Hill, D. W. (2012). Effect of Resistance Training on VCAM-1 and Cortisol in HIV+ Men with Chemical Dependence. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings. 2(4), 21. 
Cregar, C. M., Vingren, J. L., Curtis, J. H., Williams, K., Cantu, J. F., Hill, D. W. (2012). Increasing Strength And Muscle Mass In Hiv plus Men Recovering From Substance Abuse. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE. 44, 892–893. 
Sylvester, J. L., Burdette, S. D., Cross, S. W., Idemudia, N. O., Curtis, J. H., Vingren, J. L., Hill, D. W. (2012). The Effect of Work Rate on Oxygen Uptake Kinetics During Exhaustive Severe Intensity Cycling Exercise. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings. 2(4), 22. 
Curtis, J. H., Hill, D. W., Burdette, S., Vingren, J. L. (2011). Effect of Plasma Donation on Responses to Exhaustive Severe Intensity Cycle Ergometer Exercise. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings. 2(3), 44. 
Journal Article
McFarlin, B. K., Hill, D. W., Vingren, J. L., Curtis, J. H., Tanner, E. A. (2021). Dietary polyphenol and methylsulfonylmethane supplementation improves immune, DAMP signaling, and inflammatory responses during recovery from all-out running efforts.. Frontiers in Physiology. (August 2021), 712731. 
McFarlin, B. K., Curtis, J. H. (2019). Advances in Bead-based Biomarker Discovery. Methods. 158, 1. Elsevier. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/methods/
Vingren, J. L., Curtis, J. H., Levitt, D. E., Duplanty, A., Lee, E. C., McFarlin, B. K., Hill, D. W. (2018). Adding Resistance Training to the Standard of Care for Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment in Men With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Improves Skeletal Muscle Health Without Altering Cytokine Concentrations.. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 32(1), 76-82. 
Duplanty, A., Vingren, J. L., Curtis, J. H., Lee, E. C., Budnar, R., McFarlin, B. K., Hill, D. W. (2013). EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON CIRCULATING Th2 CYTOKINES IN HIV+ MEN RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. FASEB Journal. 27(1_MeetingAbstracts), 712–30. FASEB. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
McFarlin, B. K. (Principal), Bailey, C. (Co-Principal), Curtis, J. (Co-Principal), "Establishing a Wellmune Biomarker Response Profile," Sponsored by Kerry Group Services International, International, $214400 Funded. (June 18, 2021 – October 31, 2022).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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