HOMEPAGE: http://www.montana.edu/craigs/

cstewart@montana.edu 

406-994-6315

LATEST EARNED DEGREE:

ED. D. , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

(adapted physical education / motor learning)
University of Texas, Austin, 1978

RELEVANT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

2004 July – July 2007                                                   DEPARTMENT CHAIR
2003 (summer) – June 2004                                    ......INTERIM DEPARTMENT CHAIR
1998 (summer) - 1999                                                  .ACTING ASSISTANT DEAN- College of ......................................................................................Education, Health & Human Development
1991 -  1996 & 1997 (fall) - 1999                                  UNIT COORDINATOR
1984 - 2001                                                                    GRADUATE COORDINATOR
1979 - present (summers)                                               DIRECTOR, MSU CHILDREN’S SPORTS CAMP

HDPE 314 Adapted Physical Education for Teachers
HDPE 506 Exercise and Chronic Diseases
HDPE 567 Advanced Concepts in Coaching
HHD 501 Communication Skills in HHD

other relevant professional endeavors:

• editor for  ‘Becoming a Better Coach” section of International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html
• reviewer, The International Council for Health, PE, Recreation, Sport and Dance- Journal of Research
• editorial board, The Physical Educator
• reviewer, Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• reviewer, Journal of Coach Education
• author, Montana High School Association Coaching Curriculum, http://www.coacheducation.org/
• author, Minor in Coaching Science,  initiated with Board of Regent approval- fall 2002

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Stewart, C. & Owens, L. (2010) Behavioral characteristics of favorite coaches: Implications for coach education. (accepted, Jan. 2010) The Physical Educator.

Tokar, K. & Stewart, C. (2009) Defining high school hazing: Control through clarity. (accepted-March 2009) The Physical Educator.

Meyers, M., Stewart, C., Laurent, C., LeUnes, A. & Bourgeois, A. (June, 2008) Coping skills of Olympic Development soccer athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine.

Stewart, C. (May, 2008) Clarifying athletic program objectives. Coach & Athletic Director (e-journal)

Stewart, C. (2006). Coach education online: The Montana model. Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

Barton, C. & Stewart, C. (2005) Parental expectations of coaches: Closing the communication gap. International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Ronbeck, N.F., Dunnagan, T., & Stewart, C. (2005) Early specialization in elite Nordic skiers: Fact or Fiction. International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C., Owens, L., Collins, T. & Eggart, B. (2005) Coach education in rural environments: Part 2- On-going assessment.. International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C. & Meyers, M. (2004-Early Winter ) Motivational traits of elite young soccer players. The Physical Educator.

Vanderford, M.L., Meyers, M.C., Skelly, W.A., Stewart, C.C., Hamilton, K.L. (2004) Physiological and sport skill characteristics of Olympic Developmental soccer athletes.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 18(2).

Owens, L. & Stewart, C. (2003)  Understanding athletes’ learning styles. International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach  Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C. (2003) Coaching the athlete with diabetes.International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Susanj, D. & Stewart, C. (2002) Specialization in sport: How early….. How necessary. .  International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach  Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C. &  Swenson, R. (2001)  Reported and actual incidence of asthma in teenage athletes. Physical Educator  (accepted for publication (Oct. 2001))

Rehor, P. R., Dunnagan, T.,  Stewart, C., & Cooley, D. (2001). Alteration of Mood State Due to a Single Bout of a Non-Competitive and Competitive Exercise Programs.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 93, 249-256.

Stewart, C. (2001) Coach education in a rural environment.  International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach  Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C. (2001) Coaches Are From Earth….. Parents Are Out of This World! International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart, C. (2000) Gender Differences in the Perception of Coach Behaviors.  International Society of Biomechanics in  Sport, Coach  Information Service,http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cis/index.html

Stewart,  C. & Taylor, J. (2000) Why Female Athletes Quit: Implications for Coach Education. Physical educator  (early winter)

Stewart, C. & Rehor, P. (1998) Health Enhancement in Montana: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Physical Educator, Jan. 1998

Stewart, C. (1997). Parent-coach understanding: Another look.  Physical Educator.

Rehor, P., Stewart, C., Haynes, G. & Haas, Jennifer,  (1997) Personal determinants of exercise participation.  ACTA Universitatis Carolinae  Kinanthropologica, Vol 33, 1, 37-49.

MaKransky, D.N., Meyers, M.C., Stewart, C.C., & Ryan, N.D. (1997) Mood and athletic coping skills of Olympic development soccer athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Stewart, C. (1996). The coach - parent meeting: The initial contact, Strategies.

Stewart, C. (1996). Parents and sportsmanship: Contemporary expectations, Physical Educator, Vol. 1,  Late Winter.

Stewart, C. (1994). Parents and coaches: Expectations , attitudes and communication, Physical Educator, Vol. 51, Fall.

Stewart, C. (1993 ) Coaching Behaviors: “The way you were, or the way you wished you were”.  Physical Educator, Vol. 50 Late Winter.

Stewart, C. & Sweet, L. (1992) The professional preparation of high school coaches: The problem continues, The Journal of Health,            Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, August.

Stewart, C. (1991)  Labels and the attitudes of undergraduate physical education students toward disabled individuals. The Physical Educator, Fall.

Stewart, C. (1991) (July/August) The accidental coach: Who's coaching our children? Soccer Journal.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

“Coach Education: The Time is Now.”; invited presentation to the joint regional meting of Northwest & Southwest American Assoc. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Reno, Nevada. January, 2007.

“Coach Education in a Rural Environment: Grassroots.edu”, American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, national conference, Chicago, Ill. April 2005.

“Professional Writing in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance”, invited panel participant, American Assoc. of Health, Physical Education, Rec. & Dance. Chicago, Ill. 2005.

"Coach-Parent relationships: Surviving the Storm"- invited presentor; Intermountain Nodic Ski Association- regional coaches workshop- Bozeman, Mt.- Fall, 2004

"Bridging the Gap in Professional Writing", invited panel participant, American Assoc. of Health, Physical Education, Rec. & Dance. New Orleans, La- Spring, 2004

“Sanity in Coaching: Working with Parents”. MAPHERD State Convention- Helena, Oct., 2001

“Motivation & locus of control of elite, teenage soccer players” (abstract-poster presentation) Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, ACSM, National meeting, Seattle, Wa. 1999.

“Pain Coping styles of male Olympic Developmental soccer athletes”. (abstract-poster presentation) Medicine & Science in Sports Exercise, ACSM, National meeting, Seattle, Wa. 1999.

“Parental Expectations: A source of understanding”.  AAHPERD National Convention, Atlanta, Ga. April, 1996.

“Physiological parameters of elite soccer players”. United States Youth Soccer National Workshop, Providence. Jan., 1996.

“The role of the university in wellness and adapted physical education for disabled populations in the rural environment”, 8th International Conference in Adapted Physical Activities, Miami, Fl., November, 1991.

"Whose team is it, anyway?":The development of locus of control in coaching. Northwest Regional Assoc. of Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Spokane, Wash. March, 1991.