Position

• Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Chair, Cal Poly Human Subjects Committee

Academic Background

• The Pennsylvania State University
  Ph.D., Physical Education, with emphasis in Exercise/Applied Physiology, 1986
• San Diego State University
  M.A., Physical Education, with emphasis in Adult Fitness, 1983
• University of California, Davis
  B.S., Biological Sciences, 1979

Courses

• Pathophysiology & Exercise
• Electrocardiography
• Echocardiography
• Exercise Physiology
• Exercise Prescription and Leadership
• Nutrition for Fitness & Sport
• Tennis

Certifications

• American College of Sports Medicine – Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (2000)
• American College of Sports Medicine – Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Program Director (1988)
• American College of Sports Medicine – Exercise Specialist (1982)

Research and Interests

My research interests include the applications of physical activity for preventive and rehabilitative medicine: Ways in which exercise can both prevent and treat disease and enhance our abilities in extreme environments. I have published research concerning the physical fitness of firefighters. I am also interested in the ethical treatment of human subjects in research, and in the effects of involvement of faculty and student researchers in the human subjects review process on understanding of ethical behavior.

Notable Academic Appointments and Awards

• Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
  Professor, 2001 – present
• Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
  Chair, Human Subjects Committee, 1997 – present
• Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
  Associate Professor, 1993-2001
• Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
  Assistant Professor, 1989-1993
• Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
  Lecturer, 1987-1989
• National Athletic Health Institute (NAHI), Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, California,
  Clinical Exercise Physiologist, 1986-87.
• The Pennsylvania State University (DuBois campus),
  Lecturer of Human Physiology, 1985.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Rafael Jimenez-Flores, Jacob Heick, Steven C. Davis, Kellie Green Hall, and Andrew Schaffner (2012). A Comparison of the Effects of a High Carbohydrate vs. a Higher Protein Milk Supplement Following Simulated Montain Skirmishes. Military Medicine. 177 (6): 723-731.
• Julie N. Garver, Kristine Z. Jankovitz, Jane M. Danks, Ashley A. Fittz, Heather S. Smith, and Steven C. Davis (2005). Physical Fitness of an Industrial Fire Department vs. a Municipal Fire Department. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 19(2): 310-317.
• Michelle C. Bosse, Steven C. Davis, Susan M. Puhl, Mary Pedersen, Victor Low, Lydia Reiner, Tyler Dominguez, Nicholas Seals (2004). Effects of Zone Diet Macronutrient Proportions on Blood Lipids, Blood Glucose, Body Composition, and Treadmill Exercise Performance. Nutrition Research. 24: 521-530.
• Steven C. Davis, Kristine Z. Jankovitz, and Steven Rein. (2002). Physical Fitness and Cardiac Risk Factors of Professional Firefighters Across the Career Span. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 73(3): 363-370.
• Steven Craig Davis, Kristine Jankovitz, and Jill Diane Cooper. (2001). California Cardiac Rehabilitation Practitioners and Their Staff Preparation Preferences. Clinical Exercise Physiology 3(2): 94-101.
• Steven C. Davis, James L. Hodgson, and Marian Kohut. (June, 1987). Pulse Rate Palpation vs. Two Biofeedback Modes in Regulation of Conditioning Intensity. (abstract). International Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(3): 241.

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