Youngdeok Kim, M.S.

- Ph.D. Candidate, Kinesmetrics (expected in 2014)
- A senior measurment and statistical consultant
- Graduate teaching assistant
  Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information:
Address: Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center
P. O. Box 96, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA
Office: Murphy Center Rm. 126
Fax: (615) 898-5020; Email: yk2k@mtmail.mtsu.edu 

EDUCATION

- M.S. Sports Informatics, Seoul National University, 2010
- B.S. Physical Education, Soonchunhyang University, 2007

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

- Measurement issues in physical activity and sedentary behavior
- Data Processing issues in objectively measured physical activity and sednetary behavior
- Physical activity epidemiology related to cardiovascular diseases and obesity
- Latent mixture models in longitudinal data

PUBLICATIONS

1. Kim, Y., Conners, R. T., Hart, P. D., Kang, Y., & Kang, M. (Epub ahead of print). Association of physical activity and body mass index with metabolic syndrome among US adolescents with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal (Accepted for publication on Jan 09, 2013). [ISI impact factor 2011: 0.982] - [PDF]

2. Ishikawa, S., Kim, Y., Kang, M., & Morgan, D. (In Press). Effects of weight-bearing exercises on bone health in girls: a meta-analysis. Sports Medicine (Accepted for publication on Dec 24, 2012). [ISI impact factor 2011: 5.16]

3. Kim, Y., Park, I., & Kang, M. (2012). Convergent validity of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): meta-analysis. Public Health Nutrition. 16(3), 440-452. [ISI impact factor 2011: 2.69] - [PDF]

4. Kim, Y., Park, I., & Kang, M. (2012). Examining rater effects of the TGMD-2 on children with intellectual disability using G-theory and Many-facet Rasch model. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 29(4), 346-365. [ISI impact factor 2011: 1.49] -[PDF]

5. Kang, M., Hart, P. D., & Kim, Y. (2012). Establishing a threshold for the number of missing days using 7-day pedometer data. Physiological Measurement, 33,1877-1885. [ISI impact factor 2011: 1.68] - [PDF]