Specialization

• Exercise Physiology

Research Interests

• Baseball and Bat & Batted-ball Velocity
• Baseball and Throwing Velocity
• Sports Performance
• Body Composition

Education

• 2004 Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Ph.D. Exercise Physiology
• 1995 Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, M.Ed. Physical Education
• 1993 Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX, Kinesiology
• 1989 Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX, B.A. Fine Art

Recent  Appointments

• Sports Performance Director, Velocity Sports Performance, Tulsa, OK
• Baseball Exercise Physiologist (Strength & Conditioning), Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Selected Honors

• Virgil Orr Undergraduate Junior Faculty Award Recipient, Louisiana Tech University, 2008
• Outstanding Faculty Research Award, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University, 2008
• Distinguished Researcher, Department of Health & Exercise Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, 2008
• NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal Editorial Excellence Award, 2007
• Outstanding Faculty Research Award, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University, 2007
• Distinguished Researcher, Department of Health & Exercise Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, 2007
• Invited Keynote Presentation. “Increasing throwing velocity”, National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Sport Specific Training Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 5-6, 2007.

Selected Publications

• Szymanski, D. J., J. S. McIntyre, J. M. Szymanski, T. J. Bradford, R. L. Schade, N. H. Madsen, and D. D. Pascoe. Effect of torso rotational strength on angular hip, angular shoulder, and linear bat velocities of high school baseball players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 21(4): 1117-1125. 2007.
• Szymanski, D. J. Collegiate baseball in-season training. Strength and Conditioning Journal. 29(4): 68-80. 2007.
• Szymanski, D. J., J. M. Szymanski, T. Jason Bradford, Ryan L. Schade, and D. D. Pascoe. Effect of 12 weeks of medicine ball training on high school baseball players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 21(3): 894-901. 2007.
• Szymanski, D. J. Resistance training to develop increased bat velocity. NSCA’s Performance Training Journal. 6(2): 16-20. 2007.
• Szymanski, D. J. Increasing throwing velocity of baseball pitchers: A pilot study. Abstract. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 21(4): e28. 2007.