Meet the Editors and Associate Editors
Article Outline
Given the recent changes in the editorial staff of Physical Therapy in Sport (see the Editorial in this issue), we thought it would be interesting and useful for the readership to find out a little more about those people who bring the journal to you each quarter. In this issue we feature information on the two Editors and the two new Associate Editors. In future issues we will present brief biographies on members of the Editorial Committee.
Gregory Kolt, PhD
Editor
Gregory Kolt is Professor of Health Science, Associate Dean (Research), and Director of the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. He holds qualifications in physiotherapy, psychology, exercise science, and education, and received his PhD from La Trobe University (Australia). Dr Kolt is a highly experienced physiotherapist and psychologist, and has worked in teaching, research, and physiotherapy and psychology practice. He has undertaken extensive related research, published over 80 journal articles and book chapters, and has lectured as a keynote and invited speaker in many countries around the world. On the research front, Dr Kolt has led a large number of research projects and attracted significant external research funds. Gregory edited the comprehensive books Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise (now published in five languages), and Psychology in the Physical and Manual Therapies. His current research interests include the psychological aspects of injury and rehabilitation, health-related physical activity, and primary care health promotion. Dr Kolt has held a variety of appointments with national sports teams in Australia and New Zealand as both a physiotherapist and psychologist. Gregory has been the co-editor of Physical Therapy in Sport since its inception in 1999.
Zoë Hudson, PhD
Editor
Zoë Hudson is the Associate Director and a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Academic Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom where she runs the masters programme in Sports and Exercise Medicine. Zoë's principal research interests include lower limb rehabilitation and return to elite sport, anterior cruciate ligament injury, iliotibial band biomechanics, and physical activity and health in the general population. Dr Hudson has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. Zoë is an Honorary Fellow of the University of East London, and previously was a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy there from 1996–2002. She has also worked clinically at Barts and North Middlesex Hospitals. As a private practitioner, Zoë has worked in sport for the last 10 years at international level, with appointments to national squads in rugby, swimming (able bodied and disabled), basketball, and volleyball. Recent major team appointments include Team England at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, Great Britain Paralympic team for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and the Great Britain team for the World University Games in Beijing 2001 and Palma 1999. Zoë was also an advisor to London 2012 Olympic bid. Hauling a sledge more than her own bodyweight, Zoë was part of the first all-women's expedition to reach the North Pole in 1997 and the first British women's expedition to reach the South Pole in 2000. She also ran an expedition base camp in the high Arctic for 3 months in 2002. Dr Hudson has been honoured at the Pride of Britain and Women of the Year awards and appears in the Guinness Book of Records. Zoë has been the co-editor of Physical Therapy in Sport since its inception in 1999.
Rafael Escamilla, PhD
Associate Editor (North America)
Rafael Escamilla is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University, Sacramento, USA. Prior to his current appointment Rafael was a Research Professor in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University Medical Center (USA), and was the Director of the Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory. He has also worked as a research biomechanist at the American Sports Medicine Institute. Dr Escamilla received his PhD in biomechanics from Auburn University (USA) and his Master of Physical Therapy from Elon University in North Carolina (USA). He also holds a Master of Science in biomechanics, a Bachelor of Science in physical education and mathematics, and certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Rafael's general research interests include sports medicine and sports biomechanics, with special interests in exercise-based conditioning and rehabilitation, knee force analysis during rehabilitation, and mechanics of the shoulder during sport. He has received medical research grants to conduct research in baseball pitching and tennis serving at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Rafael has published extensively with over 50 scientific papers and abstracts in peer reviewed journals, and several book chapters to his credit. He has assisted several journals over the past few years with manuscript reviews, and now takes up the role of Associate Editor (North America) for Physical Therapy in Sport.
Gabriel Ng, PhD
Associate Editor (Asia)
Gabriel Ng is Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he had worked as a physiotherapist in a variety of hospitals in both Hong Kong and Australia. Dr Ng started his academic career as a lecturer in physiotherapy at La Trobe University (Australia) in 1991, having been awarded his Professional Diploma in Physiotherapy from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1984, Master of Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland (Australia) in 1991, and PhD from Monash University (Australia) in 1996. His research interests include sports physiotherapy, basic sciences of connective tissue repair, eastern and western approaches in rehabilitation, and rehabilitation program evaluation. He has published extensively in professional and scientific journals and has received research recognition awards from Australia and the United States, as well as the President's Teaching Award from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Gabriel has served on the International Advisory Board and then Editorial Committee of Physical Therapy in Sport for several years. He has now stepped up to become the inaugural Associate Editor (Asia) for Physical Therapy in Sport.
PII: S1466-853X(05)00156-2
doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2005.11.003
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