Paul Geisler

I started teaching at IC in the fall of 2005 after 11 years practice as an athletic trainer in various professional settings, and 7 years as an educator at Georgia Southern University, in Statesboro, GA. Where's that? Well, if you've heard (and I know you have!) the Allman Brothers' rendition of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues", you know a little about this small town 45 miles west of Savannah, GA. Yes, it's small, and yes, it's southern. The other claim to fame for GSU is that it has won 5 Division I-AA national championships in football!

However, I grew up in southeastern Massachusetts, in Lakeville; the home of Ocean Spray Cranberries, and the now defunct Ted Williams Baseball Camp to be exact.  And yep, you guessed it, I have been a lifelong Celtics, Patriots, and of course, SAHHHHX fan! Yes, it's tough living here in predominately Yankee country, but I'm dealing with it day by day. I'm also an ardent Carolina Tar Heels fan, and rarely miss watching a men's hoop game if I can help it.

Professionally, I'm somewhat of an enigma as I have 2 degrees in sports medicine and athletic training, and a doctorate in curriculum theory & cultural studies. I may be the only one that bipolar in my field(s)! This should be evident by looking at some of my recent scholarship; but all in all, I try very hard to blend my home discipline (AT) with my views on curriculum, philosophy, and cultural studies as they all relate to higher education. So, if you are in the mood to chat about sports medicine, the biomechanics of the golf swing or overhead throwing motions, educational theory/philosophy, or the works of John Dewey, Michel Foucault, Francois Lyotard, Gilles DeLeuze or Michel Serres over a cup of coffee, stop by my office.

Personally, I spend a lot of time watching and helping my two boys' (Nicholas and Benji) play soccer, assisting with their educational progress, cooking and dining with my lovely wife, Susan, and photographing the outdoors and my family (check out some of my favorite shots in my photo gallery). I am very much into road cycling as my primary mode of fitness and mental release, and I enjoy mountain biking, golfing, and partaking in meaty films and books.  My family and I absolutely love IC and the Ithaca area, and we look forward to many happy and productive years to come here in the Finger Lakes!

 

48 Hill Center

(607) 274-3006

Education:

Ed. D, Curriculum Studies, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA (2004)

M. A., Exercise Physiology & Sports Medicine, The University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill (1990)

B. S.,  Sports Medicine, Marietta College, OH (1987)

Courses Taught:

Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries

Medical Science I & II

Athletic Injury Assessment

Athletic Training Techniques

Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training

Research Interests:

Clinical Education & Professional Issues in Athletic Training, Clinical Reasoning, Educational Theory & Philosophy, Golf Swing Mechanics, Performance & Injury

Recent Scholarship:

Geisler, P. R. (2008). Prevention and Rehabilitation of Athletic Pubalgia Injuries. Invited presentation at the 2008 New York State Athletic Trainers' Assocation Annual Meeting, Syracuse, NY.

Geisler, P. R. (2007). Popliteal tendinopathy in a collegiate rower: A case study. Poster presented at the EATA 59th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Geisler, P. R. (2006). Clinical Evaluation of the Competitive Golfer: Implications for Rehabilitation. New York State Athletic Trainer's Association Annual Meeting, West Point, NY.

Geisler, P. R. (2006). Higher Education at a Crossroads. In S. Steinberg, J. Kincheloe, & N. Denzin (Eds.), Higher Ed: Questions about the Purpose(s) of Colleges & Universities. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Geisler, P. R. (Spring, 2005). The pedagogical implications of popular (culture) science: Reggae music, Vanilla Sky & Minority Report as postmodern scientific curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, Vol. 21 (1), pp. 159-173.

Geisler, P. R. (2003). Multiculturalism and athletic training education: Implications for educational & professional progress. Journal of Athletic Training, Vol. 38(2), pp. 141-151.

Geisler, P. R. (2001). Golf biomechanics, injury & exercise. In E. Shamus (Ed.) Sports Biomechanics. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers, Inc., pp. 185-226.

Personal Interests:

Cycling, mountain biking, hiking, photography, reading and family time with Susan, Nicholas and Benji.

 

 

“The purpose of teaching is to have teaching cease”…Michel Serres