Distinguished Scholar/Creative Award

International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations, July 2022.

Best Paper Award

International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations, May 2020.

Emerald Publishing, Emerald Literati, August 2019.

Distinguished Scholar Award

Finalist: Thunderbird Outstanding Professor of the Year

Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology, 2016

Outstanding Scholar of the Year

International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations, 2013

Outstanding Professor of the Year

Northwest American College of Sports Medicine, 1994

Outstanding Research Award

American College of Sports Medicine

International Journal of Exercise Science

Northwest Association of Biomedical Research 

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association Certification Committee

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Assessing Exercise Habits of Retired Division I NCAA Football Player

Establishing Normative Reference Values for the Utah Seated Medicine Ball Throw Protocol in Adolescents

The Relationship Between Hand Grip Strength and Women’s Collegiate Division I Gymnastics Performance Scores

Allometrically Scaled Grip Strength and the Mature Adult: Brief Report III. International

Prevalence of Hyperglycemia in Masters Athletes

Motivation Differences between Youth Single-Sport, Multi-Sport, and Single-Sport Specialized Athletes in the Western United States

A Longitudinal Investigation of Crowd Density and the Home Court Phenomenon in the Women’s National Basketball Association

Pack Running Among Female NCAA Collegiate Cross Country Teams

The Efficacy of Partial Range of Motion Deadlift Training: A Pilot Study

The Time Management Matrix Re-Tooled: An Instrument for Academics Navigating the Tenure Process

Tactical Masters Athletes: BMI Index Classifications

Resilience, Psychological Stress, Physical Activity, and BMI among United States Air National Guardsmen: The COVID-19 Pandemic

The reliability of the Utah seated medicine ball throw among adolescents: Brief Report

Reliability of Trail Walking and Running Tasks Using the Stryd Power Meter

Is there a Correlation Between Preseason Physical Testing and High School Softball Player Ability?

A Comparison of Four Stress Reduction Modalities on Measures of Stress Among University Students

The Reliability of the 12-Item Grit Scale Among Crossfit Participants

Hand Grip Strength and Gender: Allometric Normalization in Older Adults and Implications for the NIOSH Lifting Equation

Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Of World Masters Games Participants

The Relationship Between Core Stability & Squat Ratio in Resistance-Trained Males

Is there a relationship between core muscular strength and chronic ankle instability?

The Body Mass Index of San Francisco Cold Water Swimmers - Comparisons to U.S. National and Local Populations, and Pool Swimmers

Gender Differences in Participant Motivation in Masters Football at the 2010 Pan Pacific Masters Games.

Participant motivation predicting training sessions and training type in male and female athletes competing at 2010 Pan Pacific masters games

International Research in Science and Soccer II: 2 (2015-11-03)

This book features the best papers presented at the Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology in 2016. Chapters include research conducted by experts in the field of applied psychology from the Asia-Pacific region, and cover areas such as community and environmental psychology, psychotherapy and counseling, health, child and school psychology, and gender studies. Put together by East Asia Research (Singapore), in collaboration with Hong Kong Shue Yan University, this book serves as a valuable resource for readers wanting to access to the latest research in the field of applied psychology with a focus on Asia-Pacific.

Applied Psychology Readings: Selected Papers from Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology, 2016

Southern Utah University is a caring campus community where students come to explore their interests and prepare for meaningful careers and life experiences. With more than 145 undergraduate programs* and 18 graduate and certificate programs across six academic colleges, SUU proudly offers world-class, project-based learning opportunities where students gain professional experience before entering the job market.

Located in the world’s best backyard, SUU is the University of the Parks thanks to its close proximity to several outdoor recreational areas and its educational partnerships with the National Park Service. SUU’s safe, residential campus allows students - more than 10,000 - to create lifelong friendships along with once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventures in conjunction with innovative academic endeavors.

Southern Utah University

PE 4030 Clinical Applications of Exercise Science

PE 4710 Evaluation in Physical Education

PE 6000 Foundations of Sport Conditioning

PE 6060 Evaluation in Sport Fitness

PE 6080 Intro to Sport Science Research and Statistics

PE 6933 Thesis

Dr. Mark DeBeliso is the director of the Master of Sports Conditioning program and a professor of physical education at Southern Utah University. His research focuses on sports medicine and athletic performance, as well as the physiological effects of exercise. 

With a firm belief that fruitful scholarly endeavors include faculty and students across multiple disciplines, 90 percent of his scholarly efforts over the last 15 months have included student participation and co-authorship. Dr. DeBeliso's scholarly writings (journal articles, book chapters, patents, and abstracts) have appeared in numerous engineering, exercise science, health, medical, psychology, sports medicine, and sport technology journals, and his peer-reviewed publications total more than 190. He has also traveled extensively presenting his research at more than 103 national and international conferences.

Dr. DeBeliso earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Utah State University and a Ph.D. in biomechanics from Oregon State University.

Sport Science Research

Common Injuries in Athletics

Stress Reduction for University Students

College Sports Medicine

Human Performance

Nutrition

Curriculum Development

Ergonomics

Biomechanics

Exercise Science

Sports Medicine

Sports Performance 

Strength & Conditioning

Athletic Performance

Athletic Performance in Higher Education

Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Profiling Cardiovascular Risk

Sports Performance in Crossfit Athletes

SUU Earns Recognition for Best Online Master's in Sports Conditioning & Performance

Sports Conditioning and Performance #11 in Nation

Mark DeBeliso Professor, Kinesiology Kinesiology & Outdoor Recreation

Research and Creative Activity Award

Wireless Education and Technology Center's Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technology Award

Research Associateship

EPSCoR Program 2003

Professor of Kinesiology

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