Gordon Schmidt

Gordon Schmidt

Title: Professor

Department: School of Health Profession

Campus: Long Island

Area(s) of Expertise: Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Measurement

Education Credentials: Ph.D.

Industry Credentials: FACSM

Joined New York Tech: 2017

Gordon Schmidt, Ph.D., FACSM has been involved in higher education throughout his working career that includes time periods in Canada, Singapore, and the United States. He brought this experience to NYIT as Associate Dean in August 2017 and became Dean in August 2018. In August 2024, Dr. Schmidt returned to the faculty as a Professor to resume his passion for teaching and research. Dr. Schmidt received his undergraduate training in physical education at McGill University in Québec, and completed his master's degree and Ph.D. in exercise physiology and anatomy at Indiana University.

He has worked with a police agency in Indiana as the Health Management Director tasked with determining the bona fide occupational qualifications of public safety officers related to age limitations associated with physical work requirements. Following that governmental work, for 10 years Schmidt developed novel curriculum and innovative programming in Asia with a research emphasis on intergenerational family dynamics as they relate to bone mineral density, physical activity, and nutritional behaviors. Throughout his career, there has been a recurrent theme of engagement in experiential practices, pursuit of technological development, and participation within a healthy lifestyle.

Dr. Schmidt conducts research on muscular capacity, metabolic diseases, and coronary risk analysis, and he has developed novel curriculum and innovative programming with an emphasis on physical health, intergenerational family dynamics related to bone mineral density, and nutritional behaviors. Dr. Schmidt has published more than 40 research papers, 75 conference papers and posters, and secured over $3 million through 22 research grants. Throughout his career, his academic pursuits have followed a recurring theme of engagement in experiential technological practices within a healthy lifestyle.

Recent Projects and Research

Selected Publications

  1. Hodges, M., Keating, X, Zymet, S., & Schmidt, G. (2020) Athletic Directors Perceptions on Pay-to-Play. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual.
  2. Wolf, C., Ahmed, A.Z., Schmidt, G., & Winter, S. (2020). Predictors of attrition among accelerated and traditional Physician Assistant students. Journal of Physician Assistant Education.
  3. DiFrancisco-Donoghue, J., Balentine, J., Schmidt, G., & Zwibel, H. (2019). Managing the health of the eSport athlete: an integrated health management model. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
  4. Rady, A.M., & Schmidt, G. (2013). Attitudes towards physical education amongst middle school children. The Chronicle of Kinesiology in Higher Education. 24(2), 4–8.
  5. Rady, A., & Schmidt, G. (2011). Traditional versus experiential learning: Ideas for physical education college recruitment. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 82(7), 1–5.
  6. Schmidt, G. (2008). Advocacy within a corporate institution, service organization and higher education. The Reporter. 79(1), 18–20.
  7. Sun, D. X. Schmidt, G., & Koh S.M. (2008). Validation of the RT3 research accelerometer for measuring physical activity of children in simulated free-living conditions. Pediatric Exercise Science. 20, 65–81.

Professional Honors and Awards

Courses Taught at New York Tech

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