Newswise — INDIANAPOLIS, IN- The American College of Sports Medicine is pleased to announce that Alan R. Hargens, Ph.D., FACSM, is a recipient of its 2015 Citation Award. Dr. Hargens was selected for this award because of his significant contributions to sports medicine and the exercise sciences. He was recognized at an awards banquet during the association’s recent annual meeting.
“Citation Award winners are selected for their leadership and contributions in the areas of research and scholarship, clinical care, administrative services or educational services,” said Lawrence Armstrong, Chair of the ACSM Awards and Tributes Committee.. “We’re happy to recognize Dr. Hargens’ tremendous accomplishments.”
Dr. Hargens is professor and director of the Orthopaedic Clinical Physiology Lab at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He previously served as chief of the Space Physiology Branch and Space Station Project Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center (1987-2000) and consulting professor of human biology at Stanford University (1988-2000).
His recent research studies the effect of gravity on the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems of humans and animals, which is translated to aid post-surgical treatment and rehabilitation of orthopaedic patients and to improve performance of athletes. Dr. Hargens has edited eight books and published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, 54 chapters and 40 NASA reports in general areas of exercise science, sports and space medicine, gravitational physiology, comparative physiology, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physiology and orthopaedic surgery. He also holds eight patents.
Dr. Hargens is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Aerospace Medical Association. He is associate editor of the Journal of Gravitational Physiology and serves as chair of the Translational Physiology Interest Group of the American Physiological Society. He has chaired or served on several veteran’s affairs, NASA, NIH, International Space Science Review and National Academy of Sciences panels. He is the recipient of a NIH Research Career Development Award, Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Research Society. He also received the Recognition Award from the American Physiology Society and two NASA Honor Awards.
Dr. Hargens received one of six Citation Awards that were awarded in 2015. Other recipients include:
L. Bruce Gladden, Ph.D., FACSMAuburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama
Mary Lloyd Ireland, M.D., FACSMUniversity of Kentucky HealthCareLexington, Kentucky
Richard G. Israel, Ed.D., FACSMColorado State UniversityFort Collins, Colorado Bess Marcus, Ph.D.University of California at San DiegoSan Diego, California Janice L. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSMThe University of BirminghamBirmingham, United Kingdom Find more information and view past recipients at http://www.acsm.org/find-continuing-education/awards-grants/honor-citation-awards.
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