Education

• - BS - Health & Physicial Education - UW Stevens Point
• - MS - Exercise Physiology - Purdue University
• - PhD - Exercise Physiology - Purdue University

Publications

• - Knudson, D., Liu, T., Schmidt, WD., and Van Mullem, H. Mentoring tenure track faculty in kinesiology. Kinesiology Review. 8:312-317; 2019.
• - Hicks, L, and Schmidt, WD. The Healthy Diploma™ and Healthy Titans: Two Innovative Campus Programs for Progressive Student, Profession and Community Outcomes. Kinesiology Review. 5(4):269-275; 2016.
• - Schmidt, WD, Anderson, K., Graf M., and Strutz, V.  The effect of high-intensity circuit training on physical fitness.  The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 56(5):534-40; 2016.
• - Schmidt, WD, Piencikowski, C, and Vandervest, R.  Effects of a competitive wrestling season on body composition, strength, and power in NCAA Division III college wrestlers.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  19(3):505-508; 2005.
• - Biwer, CJ, Jensen, RL, Schmidt, WD, and Watts, PB.  The effect of creatine on treadmill running with high intensity intervals.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 17(3):439-445; 2003.
• - Schmidt, WD, Biwer, CJ, and Kalscheuer, LK.  Effects of long versus short bout exercise on fitness and weight loss in overweight females.  Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 20(5):494-501; 2001.
• - Powell, LA, Nieman, DC, Melby, C, Cureton, K, Schmidt, D, Howley, ET, Hill, JO, Mault, JR, Alexander, H, and Stewart, DJ. Assessment of body composition change in a community based weight management program. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 20(1):26-31; 2001.
• - Schmidt, WD. Strength and physiological characteristics of NCAA Division III American football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 13(3):210-213; 1999.
• - Schmidt, WD, O’Connor, PJ, Cochrane, JB, and Cantwell, M.  Resting metabolic rate is influenced by anxiety in college males.  Journal of Applied Physiology 80(2):638-642; 1996.
• - Schmidt, WD, Hyner, GC, Lyle, RM, Corrigan, DL, Bottoms, G, and Melby, CL.  The effects of aerobic and anaerobic conditioning on resting metabolic rate and the thermic effect of a meal.  International Journal of Sport Nutrition 4:335-346; 1994.
• - Schmidt, WD, Corrigan, DL, and Melby, CL.  Two seasons of weight cycling does not lower resting metabolic rate in college wrestlers.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 25(5):613-619; 1993.
• - Melby, CL, Tincknell, T, and Schmidt, WD.  Energy expenditure following a bout of non-steady state resistive exercise. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 32:128-135; 1991.
• - Melby, CL, Schmidt, WD, and Corrigan, DL.  Resting metabolic rate in weight cycling collegiate wrestlers compared with physically active noncycling control subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 52:409-414; 1990.

Presentations

• Schmidt, WD. Mentoring new faculty: When to lead, follow, or just get out of their way. Abstract presented at the American Kinesiology Association 2019 Leadership Workshop, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 2019.
• Schmidt, WD.  CoAES/CAAHEP Accreditation: Worth the time and effort? Abstract presented at the American Kinesiology Association 2018 Leadership Workshop, Denver, CO, Jan. 2018.; AKA Webinar, February 21, 2018.
• Schmidt, WD.  Healthy Titans Employee Fitness Program. Abstract presented at the American Kinesiology Association 2016 Leadership Workshop, Dallas, TX, Jan. 2016.