MARK G. FISCHMAN Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor Department of Kinesiology 1459 Haley Center (334) 844-1465 fischmg@auburn.edu

Ph.D: Pennsylvania State University (1983)
Dissertation: Programming time as a function of number of connected movement parts and changes in movement direction.  Directed by Robert W. Christina.

MS: Madison College (now James Madison University; 1976)

Thesis: Transfer of training applied to the breaststroke. Directed by Rose Mary Rummel.

B.S.Ed: The City University of New York (CCNY; 1971)

Undergraduate Classes:

• KINE 3650 - Motor Learning and Performance
• KINE 4760 - Introduction to Research in Exercise Science
• KINE 4780 - Exercise Science Research (Senior Paper)
• KINE 3020 - Scientific Foundations of Kinesiology

Graduate Classes:

• KINE 7650 - Advanced Motor Learning and Performance
• KINE 7010 - Research Methods in Physical Activity
• KINE 8710 - Scientific Communication in Exercise Science

Research Interests:

• Factors that influence human grip selection (end-state comfort effects)
• Divided Attention and concurrence costs in non-speeded secondary tasks
• Sensitivity of the fingers to low-level vibration
• Reaction time and response programming

Recent Publications:

• Coker, C. A., & Fischman, M. G. (2010).  Motor skill learning for effective coaching and performance.  In J. M. Williams (Ed.), Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance (6th ed., pp. 21-41). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Fischman, M. G., Christina, R. W., & Anson, J. G. (2008). Memory drum theory’s C movement: Revelations from Franklin Henry. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 312-318. View PDF
• Adalbjornsson, C. F., Fischman, M. G., & Rudisill, M. E. (2008). The end-state comfort effect in young children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 36-41. View PDF
• Fischman, M. G. (2007).  Motor learning and control foundations of kinesiology: Defining the academic core. Quest, 59, 67-76. View PDF
• Fischman, M. G., McAlister, R., & Kinley, S. J. (2005).  Concurrence costs in non–speeded secondary tasks.  Journal of Human Movement Studies, 48, 281–290. View PDF
• Fischman, M. G., Stodden, D. F., & Lehman, D. M. (2003).  The end-state comfort effect in bimanual grip selection.  Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74, 17-24. View PDF
• Fischman, M. G., Yao, W.-X., & Reeve, T. G. (2000).  Directional accuracy demands in the response complexity effect: Tests of subtended angle and tolerant width.  Journal of Human Movement Studies, 39, 295-310.
• Lane, C. A., Fischman, M. G., Hart, M. A., & Reeve, T. G. (2000).  Manipulations of sensory information: A test of the hypothesis of redundancy of knowledge of results. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 91, 1106-1112.
• Yao, W.-X., & Fischman, M. G. (1999).  Kinematic characteristics of aiming movements as a function of temporal and spatial constraints.  Motor Control, 3, 424-435.
• Butler, M. S., & Fischman, M. G. (1999).  Effects of performance-based schedules of feedback on the learning of a two-dimensional arm-positioning task.  Journal of Human Movement Studies, 36, 183-201.
• Buckhalt, J. A., Whang, P. A., & Fischman, M. G. (1998). Reaction time and movement time relationships with intelligence in three different simple tasks. Personality and Individual Differences, 24, 493-497.
• Fischman, M. G. (1998). Constraints on grip-selection: Minimizing awkwardness. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 86, 328-330. View PDF
• Butler, M. S., Reeve, T. G., & Fischman, M. G. (1996). Effects of the instructional set in the bandwidth feedback paradigm on motor skill acquisition. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 67, 355-359.
• Short, M. W., Fischman, M. G., & Wang, Y. T. (1996). Cinematographical analysis of movement pathway constraints in rapid target-striking tasks. Journal of Motor Behavior, 28, 157-163. View PDF

Professional Organizations:

• American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE). Fellow #418. www.aakpe.org
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). www.aahperd.org
• North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA). www.naspspa.org
• The Psychonomic Society. www.psychonomic.org

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport:

On September 1, 2009, I began a 3-year term as Editor-in-Chief of the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES). The RQES, now in its 81^st year, is the oldest research journal in the fields of kinesiology and physical education. Serving as editor-in-chief will be an exciting challenge for me, and I look forward to following a long line of productive scholars who have guided the journal. I encourage you to submit your best research to RQES through ScholarOne at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rqes.

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For additional information fischmg@auburn.edu