James (Jim) A. Schwane, Ph.D.

Professor

Education

Ph.D., Kent State University, 1974

M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1970

B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1969

Professional and Personal Interests

I have been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at UT Tyler since 1982, and prior to that, at Oral Roberts University in the Human Performance Laboratory and the Department of Physiology. My primary research interest has been the effects of eccentric muscle contractions on skeletal muscle, including muscle injury, delayed muscle soreness, and oxygen cost of exercise. I have worked with 46 master's degree students in completing theses, 24 as principal advisor. I have been active in leadership roles in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) at both the national and regional level. I have been President of two regional chapters, and been on the Board of Directors of the Texas Chapter for the past 9 years.

My personal interests include spending time with my family (wife, three daughters, four grandchildren), jogging and fitness, reading (primarily nonfiction), and trying to exert influence to make our country a safe and free place for the next generations to live.

Courses Taught

• Physiology of Exercise
• Prescriptive Exercise
• Contemporary Issues in Health and Kinesiology
• Personal and Community Wellness
• Nutrition, Health and Disease

Membership in Professional Societies

• American College of Sports Medicine (Fellow)
• Texas Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine
• American Physiological Society
• Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Selected Publications

Schwane, J.A., D. Cundiff. Relationships among cardiorespiratory fitness, regular physical

activity and plasma lipids in young adults. Metabolism 28: 771-776, 1979.

Armstrong, R.B., R.W. Ogilvie, J.A. Schwane.  Eccentric exercise-induced injury to rat skeletal

muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology. 54: 80-93, 1983.

Schwane, J.A., S.R. Johnson, C.B. Vandenakker, R.B. Armstrong. Delayed-onset muscular

soreness and plasma CPK and LDH activities after downhill running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 15: 51-56, 1983.

Schwane, J.A., B.G. Watrous, S.R. Johnson, R.B. Armstrong. Is lactic acid related to delayed-

onset muscle soreness? Physician and Sportsmedicine 11: 124-131, 1983.

Schwane, J.A., R.B. Armstrong. Effect of training on skeletal muscle injury from downhill running

in rats. Journal of Applied Physiology 55: 969-975, 1983.

Schwane, J.A., J.S. Williams, J.H. Sloan. Effects of training on delayed muscle soreness and

serum creatine kinase activity after running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 19: 584-590, 1987.

Wheat, M.R., S.L. McCoy, E.D. Barton, B.C. Starcher, J.A. Schwane. Hydroxylysine excretion

does not indicate collagen damage with downhill running in young men. International Journal of Sports Medicine 10: 155-160, 1989.

Buroker, K.C., J.A. Schwane. Does postexercise static stretching alleviate delayed muscle

soreness? The Physician and Sportsmedicine 17: 65-83, 1989.

Jackson, B., J.A. Schwane, B.C. Starcher. Effect of ultrasound therapy on the repair of Achilles

tendon injuries in rats. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 23: 171-176, 1991.

Naudeau, E.C., L.G. Hone, J.W. McLarty, J.A. Schwane. Is there a relationship among economies

of running on positive, negative and zero grades? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (Abstract) 26:S682, 1994.

Capps, J.D., J.E. Ballard, D.B. Holiday, J.A. Schwane. Effect of a 1-h rest interval on rate of

oxygen consumption (VO2) during downhill walking. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (Abstract) 26:S683, 1994.

Olivier, K.B., J.R. Harris, J.W. Schwarzbach, J.A. Schwane. The oxygen costs of walking of

patients with osteoarthritis before and after unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (Abstract) 26:S799, 1994.

Teague, B.N.,  J.A. Schwane. Do various rest intervals between eccentric contractions affect

symptoms of muscle microinjury? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise  27:  1378-1384, 1995.

Schwane, J.A., J.H. Spencer. Is plasma creatine kinase hyperresponse to eccentric exercise a

consistent response? Proceedings of the Third International Olympic Committee World Congress on Sport Sciences. (Abstract) 407, 1995.

DeLorey, D., B. Lackey, J. Schwane. Oxygen consumption (VO2) during level running

immediately, 24 h, and 48 h after downhill running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (Abstract) 27:S88, 1995.

Ramirez, A., J.A. Schwane, C. McFarland, B.C. Starcher. The effect of ultrasound on collagen

synthesis and fibroblast proliferation in vitro. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 29: 326-332, 1997.

Hinojosa, J.R., J.M. Owings, J.A. Schwane. Eccentric contractions decrease muscular strength but

not endurance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Abstract) 31: S167, 1999.

Peña, J.E., C.A. McFarland, J.A. Schwane. Strength and anthropometric characteristics of a

trained bodybuilder after 8 weeks of combined endurance and weight-lifting training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Abstract) 31: S282, 1999.

Schwane, J.A., R.T. Buckley, D.P. DiPaolo, M.A.L. Atkinson, J.R. Shepherd. Plasma creatine

kinase responses of 18- to 30-yr-old African-American men to eccentric exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 32: 370-378, 2000.

Land, M.V., J.M. Owings, J.A. Schwane. Effects of a prior bout of eccentric muscle contractions on

anaerobic power. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Abstract) 34: S263, 2002.

Turner, A.M., M. Owings, J.A. Schwane. Improvement in running economy after six weeks of

plyometric training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 17: 60-67, 2003.