Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator Award
The Terry J. Housh Outstanding Young Investigator Award is given in recognition of a researcher who has been in the field for seven years or less.
Congratulations to the 2019 Winner!
Jonathan M. Oliver, PhD, CSCS,*D
Jonathan M. Oliver, PhD, CSCS,*D, currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletic Director of High-Performance at Army West Point where he oversees Army's athletic training and strength and conditioning departments as well as the nutrition and analytics program for its over 1,000 cadet-athletes across 28 sports. In addition, Oliver holds a Research Associate appointment within the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) at Auckland University of Technology. Prior to joining Army, Oliver was faculty in the Kinesiology Department of Texas Christian University and Director of the Sport Science Center. Oliver is well-published in the fields of strength and conditioning and sports medicine with several invited presentations nationally and internationally. He remains an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Award Eligibility
| Be a current member for two consecutive years |
| Doctoral degree received seven or less years ago |
| Active and proven contributor to the NSCA |
| Working as a sports scientist researcher |
| Holds a junior, non-tenured faculty position |
| Has not previously won this award |
| Nominated by a current member |
Additionally, nominees will need to fill out an evaluation criteria (PDF download) and submit a cover letter, resume/CV, and supporting documentation to nominations@nsca.com. Qualifying nominees will also be asked for media/public relations/communication officer contact information, a high resolution head shot (1MB or larger), a short bio, Twitter handle (optional), and a signed media release.
Past Award Recipients Include:
| 2018 - Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins, PhD, CSCS and Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA | 2007 - Mike R. McGuigan, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA |
| 2017 - Rhodri S. Lloyd, PhD, CSCS,*D | 2006 - Jeffrey M. McBride, PhD, CSCS |
| 2016 - David H. Fukuda, PhD, CSCS,*D | 2005 - Nicholas A. Ratamess Jr., PhD, CSCS and Joel T. Cramer, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D |
| 2015 - Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, PhD, CSCS,*D, FISSN | 2004 - Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD |
| 2014 - Sophia Nimphius, PhD, CSCS,*D | 2003 - Lee Brown, EdD, CSCS,*D |
| 2013 - Jacob Wilson, PhD, CSCS,*D | 2002 - Tammy K. Evetovich, PhD, CSCS |
| 2012 - Del Pui-Lam Wong, DPhil, CSCS,*D | 2001 - G. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, Jeffrey R. Stout, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA and Lymperis P. Koziris, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT |
| 2011 - Eric D. Ryan, PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT | 2000 - Joseph P. Weir, PhD, FNSCA, Jay R. Hoffman, PhD, FNSCA and Travis Triplett-McBride, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA |
| 2010 - Brian Schilling, PhD, CSCS, FNSCA and Moh H. Malek, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, FNSCA |
1999 - Avery Faigenbaum, EdD, CSCS, CSPS, FNSCA |
| 2009 - Jared W. Coburn, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA and Travis Beck, PhD | 1998 - Andrew Fry, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA |
| 2008 - William P. Ebben, PhD, CSCS,*D and Matthew R. Rhea, PhD, CSCS |
How is the recipient selected?
Research Committee - Awards Subcommittee:
- Following a general membership call for nominees, the awards subcommittee will govern the selection of the following awards:
- William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport Scientist Award
- Terry J. Housh Young Investigator of the Year Award
- Nutritional Research Achievement Award
- Scoresheets from accepting nominees will be provided to the Awards Subcommittee, to be organized identifying the top 2-3 ranked nominees in each category.
- Produce the nomination list of the top candidates to the remainder of the RC and past winners of the award to vote on.
- Submit voted award winners to BOD.
- Any RC member that is nominated for an award is eligible, but must recuse themselves from all voting and correspondence once their nomination is known.
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