Denise Wiksten, PhD, Atc

Denise Wiksten, PhD, ATC Denise Wiksten is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University. She is also the Program Director of the CAAHEP accredited Athletic Training Program at San Diego State University. She received her PhD in Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1994. Work from her dissertation examined the relationship between muscle strength and balance as a function of age. The results of this research can be...See more

Denise Wiksten, PhD, ATC Denise Wiksten is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University. She is also the Program Director of the CAAHEP accredited Athletic Training Program at San Diego State University. She received her PhD in Sports Medicine from the University of Virginia in 1994. Work from her dissertation examined the relationship between muscle strength and balance as a function of age. The results of this research can be found in the international journal, Isokinetic Science and Exercise. Subsequently, her research efforts have centered on balance and muscle performance testing in a variety of age groups and populations. She has also focused her research interests in the area of multimedia education and the effects of classroom integration. She is the co-author of the textbook, Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination and has authored a multimedia two-disc series titled, Upper and Lower Extremity Injury Evaluation: An Interactive Approach. Carolyn Peters, MA, ATC, CSCS Carolyn Peters began her career in strength and conditioning as a Division 1 shot putter and basketball player. After a successful career at San Diego State University, she became a Certified Athletic Trainer and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at SDSU for 3 years gave her the opportunity to work closely with, and instruct, both men’s and women’s varsity and club teams. An abstract of her Master’s thesis, A Comparison of Two Basketball Specific Stretching Programs on Vertical Jumping Ability and Incidence of Injury was published in The Basketball Bulletin. She was selected to participate on an expert panel for the evaluation of United States Marine Corp recruit training in San Diego, where the panel created recommendations for modifying the USMC recruit-training program to reduce military training related injuries. Recently Carolyn instructed approximately 400 firefighters and paramedics on Strength Training and Core Stabilization for Job Performance and Injury Reduction. Currently she is working as a Certified Athletic Trainer at San Diego State University. See less