Dr. David Kyle
Clinical Assistant Professor, KinesiologyContact
301 Sparkman Drive
Wilson Hall
Room 329G
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map
256.824.2186
david.kyle@uah.edu
Biography
Education
- Ed.D., Kinesiology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2019
- M.A., Health and Physical Education, The University of North Alabama, 2004
- B.S., Christian Education, Lee University, 1994
Honors & Awards
- United States Tennis Association Southern (USTA). ($1,000)
- United States Tennis Association (USTA). ($1,000 Proposed)
- Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE). Funded for five consecutive years. ($197,000 total)
- Donation for Ability Sport Network. ($5,000)
- Various donations for Ability Sport Network. ($6,500)Local companies have donated to the team including Hiller Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, The Orthopedic Center (TOC), and the CREATE Foundation
- The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at UAH ($45,000)
- ‘I Am An Athlete' Graduate Student Research ($500.00)
- University of Alabama System Collaborative Research Program ($2,500.00)
Affiliations
- Member of American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- Member of North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (NAFAPA)
- Member of Southeastern ACSM
- Member of National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- Member of Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE)
- Member and previous board member of Alabama State Association for Health, Physical
- Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD)
- Member of USA Triathlon and National Paratriathlon Committee
Recent Publications
Conners, R., Rodebaugh, K., Bosheers, A., Kane, B, Kyle, D., Light, J., Quick, M., Whitehead, P. (2021, June). Sport performance measures in youth wheelchair basketball athletes. Palaestra.
Conners, R., Elliott, J., Kyle, D., Solomon, S., & Whitehead, P. (2020, July). Physiological responses of youth players during a wheelchair basketball game. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity.
Prestage, A., & Kyle, D.(2020, March) Perceptions of physical disabilities using eye-tracking technology. UAH Honors Thesis Supervisor.
Kyle, D., Olenik-Dorman, L.(2020, January) Wheelchair basketball, Seated Volleyball, and Bocciasport skills and inclusion techniques. Alabama Recreation and Parks Association annual conference, Mobile, AL.
Kyle, D., Olenik-Dorman, L. (2020, January) Disability etiquette. Alabama Recreation and Parks Association annual conference, Mobile, AL.
Elliot, J., Craw, M., & Kyle, D. (2020, January) Departmental Unity Through Cross-Curricular Collaboration. Oral presentation at the annual conference for the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE), Palm Springs, CA.
Conners, R. T., Whitehead, P. N., Kyle, D. L. Impact of underwater treadmill training on fatigue, quality of life, and health-related fitness in adults with Multiple Sclerosis. Ongoing research in data collection stage.
Kyle, D. L., Brown, P., Hemphill, M., Gill, D. (2019, June). The impact of youth adapted sport on physical activity of adults with disabilities. Presentation for International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity. Charlottesville, VA.
Kyle, D., Olenik-Dorman, L. (2018, July) Seated Volleyball, Boccia, & Wheelchair Basketball: Sport skills and adaptations for inclusion. ALSDE Adapted Physical Education Activity Workshop, Montgomery, AL.
Olenik-Dorman, L., Kyle, D. (2018, July). Transitions for students with sensory integration issues. ALSDE Adapted Physical Education Workshop, Montgomery, AL.
