Archives of Sports Medicine

Prof. Steven Ross Murray

Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Colorado Mesa University
United States of America
Tel: 970.248.1158

Dr. Steven Ross Murray was born and reared in Tennessee, USA. He studied health and physical education at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, USA, and later earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Alabama (BS 1991) in physical education. He took his master's and doctoral degrees from Middle Tennessee State University (MS 1993, DA 1996) in wellness and fitness and physical education, respectively. Dr. Murray is currently a Professor of Kinesiology and former Head of the Department of Kinesiology and former Acting Dean of the School of Business and Professional Studies at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Before joining the faculty at Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College) in 1998, he worked for Cumberland University in Tennessee as a grant procurer and administrator and was on faculty at Lander University in South Carolina in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science. Dr. Murray is the author of Wellness for Life (Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2015, 3rd edition, 2012) and Fitness Walking (Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2009). In addition to his books, he has published numerous articles in academic journals and other periodicals, including Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Nikephoros: Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum, Palamedes: A Journal of Ancient History, The Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Journal of Athletic Training, The Physical Educator, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, andThe Physician and Sportsmedicine. He has been a reviewer, contributing editor, editor-in-chief, and invited referee for several publishing companies and academic journals. Lastly, he is an avid runner and sportsman, and he has completed over 100 multi-sport events, including IRONMAN® triathlons. The research interests of Dr. Murray center around physical activity and wellness. He studies sport in the ancient world, especially ancient Greece and Rome. Other interests involve athletic injuries, recovery modalities, and fitness testing.