ISBS Executive Council
President:

Hiroyuki Nunome
Hiroyuki Nunome
University of Fukuoka, Japan
President-Elect:

 
Ina Janssen
National Sports Centre, Netherlands
Secretary-General:

Johannes Funken
German Sport University Cologne, Germany
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Treasurer:

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Marcus Lee
Singapore Sports Institute, Singapore
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Vice President
(Awards)
:

Steffi Colyer
University of Bath, UK
 
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Vice President
(Research & Projects
):

Boyi Dai
Boyi Dai

University of Vermont, USA

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Vice President
(Conferences & Meetings)
:

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Tim Exell
University of Portsmouth, UK
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Vice President
(Public Relations)
:


Alexandra Atack
St Mary’s University, UK 
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Vice President
(Publications)
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Stuart McErlain-Naylor
Loughborough University, UK
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Directors (2023-2025)
 
Kim Hébert-Losier
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Crystal Kean
University of Canberra, Australia
 
Pui Wah (Veni) Kong
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Enora Le Flao
Stanford University, USA
 
Franky Mulloy
Cincinnati Reds, USA
Ezio Preatoni
University of Bath, UK
 
Raihana Sharir
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Daniel Williams
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
(Student Director)
   
   
 
Directors (2024-2026)
 
MarkWalshPhDMark Walsh
Miami University, USA
Wen Tzu TangWen-Tzu Tang
National Taiwan Sport University, Taiwan
 
YuSongYu Song
University of Kansas, USA

Kat Daniels
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
   

Kristof Kipp
Marquette University, UK 
MingShengChanMing-Shen Chan
San Fransico Giants, USA
 
GerwynHughesGerwyn Hughes
University of San Francisco, USA
 
ChengTuHsiehCheng Tu Hsieh
California State University - Chico, USA
   

Silvio Lorenzetti
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, Switzerland
MarvinZedlerMarvin Zedler
German Sport University Cologne, Germany
(Student Director)
 
ISBS Student Representative (Pre-2021) / Director
2013-2015

Laura-Anne Furlong
Loughborough University, UK
2015-2016

Madoka Kinoshita
University of Tsukuba, Japan
2016-2018

Gillian Weir
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
2018-2020

Johannes Funken
German Sport University, Germany
2020-2022

Stephanie Moore
University of Salzburg, Austria
2021-2023

Evan Crotty
University of Limerick, Ireland
2022-2024
Molly Goldacre
Molly Goldacre
University of Western Australia, Australia
 
 

ISBS Subcommittees

 ISBS Nominations Committee: Young-Hoo Kwon, Peter Sinclair, Marcus Lee,

ISBS Research and Projects Committee:
The Vice President of Research and Projects with the support of the Research and Projects committee is responsible for reviewing the following grant applications:

Committee Chair:
Vice President of Research and Projects: Boyi Dai

Committee Member(s):
ISBS Board Member, Bryan Christensen, North Dakota State University, USA
ISBS Past-President, Randall Jensen, Northern Michigan University, USA
ISBS Board Member, Veni Kong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
ISBS Board Member, Ezio Preatoni, University of Bath, UK
ISBS Board Member, Raihana Sharir, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

ISBS Publications Committee:
The Vice President of Publications with the support of the publications committee is responsible for the publication of the following:

Committee Chair:
Vice President of Publications: Stuart McErlain-Naylor

Committee Member(s):
ISBS Member, Stephanie Moore, University of Salzburg, Austria
ISBS Member, Sarah Breen, University of Oklahoma, USA
ISBS Member, Gillian Wier, New York Yankees, USA

ISBS Conferences & Meetings Committee:
The Vice President of Conferences & Meetings with the support of the Conferences & Meetings committee is responsible for the following:

  • Application process for ISBS conferences
  • Advising and aiding the host of the current ISBS conference on ISBS matters
  • Matters with respect to the ISBS conferences (e.g. evaluation of review process)
  • Student Travel Grant

Committee Chair:
Vice President of Conferences & Meetings: Tim Exell

Committee Member(s):
ISBS Member, Steffi Colyer
ISBS President, Hiro Nunome
ISBS Member, Sarah Breen

The Vice President of  Research and Projects Annual Reports available here.

The Vice President of Publications Annual Reports available here.

The Vice President of Publications is actively seeking expressions of interest to join the Publications committee, especially given the changing global social media landscape. Please submit the Committee Interest Form to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to serve on this committee.

The Vice President of Conference & Meetings Annual Reports available here.

The Vice President of Conference & Meetings welcomes expressions of interest to join the Conference & Meetings committee. Please submit the Committee Interest Form to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to serve on this committee.

ISBS Public Relations Committee:
The Vice President of Public Relations with the support of the Public Relations committee is responsible for the promotion and visibility of the society internationally, liaising with the
society sponsors, and developing and maintaining relationships with other learned societies.

Committee Chair:
Vice President of Public Relations: Floren Colloud

Committee Member(s):
ISBS Member: Stephanie Moore, University of Salzburg Austria
ISBS Member: Joseph Hamill, University of Massachusetts, USA
ISBS Member: Bruce Mason, Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
ISBS Member: Shannon Barnes, Victoria University, Australia
ISBS Member: Avelino Amado, University of Massachusetts, USA

ISBS Awards Committee:
The Vice President of Awards with the support of the Awards committee is responsible for the following:

Committee Chair:
Vice President of Research and Projects: Steffi Colyer

Committee Member(s):
ISBS Member: Neil Bezodis, Swansea University, UK
ISBS Member, Jacqueline Alderson, University of Western Australia, Australia

ISBS Member, Helen Bayne, University of Pretoria, South Africa
ISBS Member: Liz Bradshaw, Deakin University, Australia
ISBS Member, Phil Graham-Smith, Aspire Academy, Qatar
ISBS Member: Gareth Irwin, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
ISBS Member, Duane Knudson, Texas State University, USA
ISBS President: Hiroyuki Nunome, Fukuoka University, Japan
ISBS Member: Ezio Preatoni, University of Bath, UK
ISBS Member: Wolfgang Potthast, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
ISBS Member: Hermann Schwameder, University of Salzburg, Austria
ISBS Member: Neal Smith, University of Chichester, UK

 

The Vice President of Public Relations Annual Reports available here.

The Vice President of  Public Relations welcomes expressions of interest to join the Public Relations committee. Please submit the Committee Interest Form to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to serve on this committee.

The Vice President of  Award Annual Reports available here.

The Vice President of  Awards welcomes expressions of interest to join the Awards committee. Please submit the Committee Interest Form to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to serve on this committee

 

ISBS Past Officers (Executive Council) [Go back to the top]


Over the years, there are many sports biomechanists who had served the ISBS. Their achievements had led to the success of ISBS. Here is a list of the past officers in the executive council over the years.
 

ISBS President
1981-1985


Juris Terauds
Colorado State University, USA
1985-1986


Marlene Adrian
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
1986-1988


Laurence Holt
Dalhousie University, Canada
1988-1990


Ellen Kreighbaum
Montana State University, Bozeman, USA
1990-1992


Bill Morrison
Victoria University of technology, Australia 
 
1992-1994


Lela Stoner
University of Minnesota, USA
1994-1996


Renato Rodano
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
1996-1998


Hans Gros
University of Stuttgart, Germany
1998-2000


Ross Sanders
University of Edinburgh, UK
2001-2002


Eugene Brown
Michigan State University, USA
 
2002-2005*


Bruce Elliott
University of Western Australia, Australia
2005-2007


Hermann Schwameder
University of Salzburg, Austria
2007-2009


Youlian Hong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2009-2011


Manfred Vieten
University of Konstanz, Germany
2011-2013


Drew Harrison
University of Limerick, Ireland
2013-2015


Joseph Hamill
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
2016-2018


Gareth Irwin
Cardiff Metropolitan University,
UK
2018-2019


Young-Hoo Kwon
Texas Women's University,
USA
2019-2021

  
Duane Knudson
Texas State University, USA
2021-2023

 
Randall Jensen
Northern Michigan University, USA

* served a 3-year term due to cancellation of 2003 symposium.


ISBS Vice President (Awards)
1986-1992 & 1999-2001
(1986-1990 'PR & Awards')

Barbara Gowitzke
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
1993-1996

Blaine Hoshizaki
 Canada
1996-2000


Eugene Brown
Michigan State University, USA
2001-2005


Stuart Miller
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
2005-2009


Richard Smith
University of Sydney, Australia
2009-2013

Gareth Irwin
Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
 2013-2015


Liz Bradshaw
Australian Catholic University, Australia
 2015-2019


Neal Smith
University of Chicester, UK
 2019-2023


Neil Bezodis
Swansea University, UK
 

ISBS Vice President (Conferences and Meetings)
1985-1986


David Kelley
University of Maryland, USA
1986-1990


Eleftherios Tsarouchas
Greece
1990-1996
 

Renato Rodano
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
1996-1997


Aniko Barabas
 Hungarian University of Physical Education, Hungary
1997-1998

Cynthia Tant
University of West Florida, USA  
1998-2001


Tony Bauer
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2001-2007


Youlian Hong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2007-2009


Mario Lamontagne
University of Ottawa, Canada
2009-2011


Peter Chenfu Huang
Taiwan National Normal University, Taiwan
2011-2015


Hermann Schwameder
University of Salzburg, 
2015-2019


Gerda Strutzenberger
University of Salzburg,
Austria
       

ISBS Vice President (Research and Projects)
1988-1992


Bruce Mason
Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
1992-2000


Larry Noble
Kansas State University, USA
2000-2004


Richard Smith
University of Sydney, Australia
2004-2010


Ross Sanders
University of Edinburgh, UK
2010-2014


Jing Xian Li
University of Ottawa,
Canada
2014-2015


Gerda Strutzenberger
University of Salzburg,
Austria
 2015-2019


Tim Exell
University of Portsmouth,
UK
  2019-2023


Ina Janssen
National Sports Centre, Netherlands
   

ISBS Vice President (Public Relations)
1990-1994


Hans Gros
University of Stuttgart, Germany
1994-1996


Bill Morrison
Victoria University of technology, Australia 
1997-1998


Joao Abrantes
Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
1998-2002


Renato Rodano
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
2002-2004


Eadric Bressel
Utah State University, USA
2004-2008


Angus Burnett
Curtin University of Technology / Edith Cowan University, Australia
2008-2010


Hermann Schwameder
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
2010-2017


Wolfgang Potthaust
German Sports University, Germany
 2017-2020


Laura-Anne Furlong
Loughborough University, UK
2020-2024

Floren Colloud
Arts et Métiers, France
 

ISBS Vice President (Publications)
1985-19882000-2004


Hans Gros
University of Stuttgart, Germany

1988-1992

Blaine Hoshizaki
 Canada
1992-1994


Jerry Wilkerson
Texas Woman's University, USA
1994-1996


Gary Moran
USA
1996-2000

Julie Steele
University of Wollongong, Australia
 2004-2008


Young-Hoo Kwon
Texas Woman's University, USA
 2008-2012


Duane Knudson
Texas State University, USA
2012-2014


Daniel Fong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong /
Loughborough University, UK
  2014-2021


Sarah Breen
Northern Michigan University, USA
 

ISBS Secretary-General
1981-1985


Jim Crakes
Point Loma College, USA 
1985-1986


Gail Evans
USA  
1986-1990


Jackie Hudson
 USA 
1990-1992


Eugene Brown
Michigan State University, USA
1992-1997

Cynthia Tant
University of West Florida, USA  
1997-2001


Stuart Miller
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
2001-2006


John Blackwell
University of San Francisco, USA
2006-2007


Drew Harrison
University of Limerick, Ireland
2007-2011


John Ostarello
California State University, East Bay, USA
20011-2019

Randall Jensen
Northern Michigan University, USA

ISBS Treasurer
1984-1992


John Ostarello
California State University, East Bay, USA
 1993-1997


Spiros Prassas
Colorado State University, USA
1997-2001 & 2005-2015


Manfred Vieten
University of Konstanz, Germany
 2001-2005


Giannis Giakas
University of Thessaly, Greece
  2015-2021

Silvio Lorenzetti
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen