Dr. White is a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic trainer. He also maintains credentials with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in strength and conditioning, personal training, and corrective exercise. Dr. White has worked as a physical therapist in sports medicine, orthopedic rehabilitation, and geriatric home health for the last 20 years. During that time, he spent three years at the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, serving as a sport’s physical therapist and clinical instructor to physical therapy doctoral students. Dr. White lives in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and continues to work with patients in physical therapy around his faculty responsibilities at Eastern University. Dr. White joined Eastern in 2017 as faculty in the athletic training undergraduate program, served as an adjunct, and transitioned to full-time faculty in the exercise science department in 2022.
Education
- BA - Houghton College 1994-1998
- DPT/ATC - New York Institute of Technology 2000-2003
- Ph.D. Candidate - Concordia University Chicago 2018 – Current
Classes Taught
Basic Nutrition, Research methods, Exercise Physiology, Aging and Exercise Science, Kinesiology
Why I teach at Eastern
I have found that Eastern University welcomes students from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds while maintaining core Christian principles among its faculty and staff. This allows faculty to support students while integrating Christian faith into intellectual and professional pursuits. I enjoy the diversity of thought and small ratios of students to professors, which allow for more meaningful mentoring opportunities. I feel Eastern University is unique in its ability to create this learning and teaching environment.
Research Interests
Dr. White’s research interests include human movement science, improving the delivery and efficacy of rehabilitation, and health promotion through diet and exercise.
Select Articles
The relationship between maximal repetition performance and muscle fiber type as estimated by noninvasive technique in the quadriceps of untrained women. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (2006)
