Charles W. Craven M.Ed.

Associate Professor, Kinesiology & Health Education
Director, Physical Education Program
Supervisor, Physical Rehabilitation Program
Intercollegiate Athletics for Men

Office: BEL 222J
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78712
Mail Code: D3700

Phone: 512-471-5405 (office); 512-471-8914 (fax)
Email: craven@mail.utexas.edu 

Educational Background

• 1963 B.S. The University of Texas at Austin
• 1968 M.Ed The University of Texas at Austin

Professional

• Inductee, Longhorn Hall of Honor, 2001
• Texas Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1988
• Founder, Physical Rehabilitation Program, Intercollegiate Athletics for Men, University of Texas at Austin, 1971
• Founding Member, National Strength and Conditioning Association, 1970
• Co-Founder, Strength Training Program, Intercollegiate Athletics for Men, University of Texas at Austin, 1965

Publications and Presentations

• A Comparison of Abdominal Strength with Performance on the Straight-Knee and Bent-Knee Sit-Up Tests. Research Section, Southern District American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Richmond, Virginia. February 27, 1967.
• With Dr. Stan Burnham. “Exercise for Knee Stability.” Coach and Athlete. 28 (November 1967): 24-28.
• Abdominal Strength Testing. Research Section, Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. El Paso, Texas. December 1, 1967.
• Physical Fitness in Public School Programs. Northside Elementary P.T. A. Study Group. Taylor, Texas. April 2, 1968.
• Stretching Exercises. The University of Texas at Austin Football Team. (Mimeograph distributed to Longhorn Football Team and numerous college coaches and high school coaches.) 1970-71.
• Summer Weight Training Program for Basketball. The University of Texas at Austin. (Mimeograph distributed to basketball team members and incoming freshman basketball players, numerous high school coaches, and several college coaches.) 1969-70.
• Seattle Sports Medicine Clinic. Seattle, Washington. March, 1971. Topic: “Off-Season and In-Season Training Programs at The University of Texas at Austin.”
• Southwestern Medical School. Dallas, Texas. September, 1971. Topic: “Developing and Maintaining Physical Fitness While a Student in Medical School.”

Research Interests and Activities

• Physical educational trends
• Physical rehabilitation
• Exercise therapy
• Criteria for return to competition following therapy
• Trends – physical activity for the general college student
• Investigation – coaching certification
• PGA trends – Golf-for-Life Program