NSCA's Midwest Region

Midwest Region

Regional Coordinator: Victor Kizer, DSc, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D
Contact: vkizer@maryville.edu

Victor Kizer is a Program Director of Exercise Science at Maryville University in St. Louis, MO where he oversees programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He teaches coursework in program design, testing & prescription, and applied sport science. He also directs their human performance lab responsible for testing their NCAA D2 programs. Victor is a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and has served over 25 years with a tenure at the Army Reserve’s Master Fitness Trainer Course. He completed his doctoral work at RMUoHP and has research interests in hockey, lacrosse, and with tactical populations.

Arkansas 

State Director: Bryan Phillips, PhD, CSCS 
Contact: bphillips@harding.edu

Bryan Phillips is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Program Coordinator for the Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning, and Pre-Physical Therapy Advisor at Harding University in Searcy, AR.  He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of anatomy and biomechanics, exercise physiology and exercise pharmacology.  He previously coached track and field at Harding for 30 years (12 as head coach).

Kansas 

State Director: Gerald Larson, PhD, CSCS 
Contact: gerald.larson@avila.edu

Gerald Larson is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Kinesiology at Avila University in Kansas City, MO. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in the areas of exercise and stress physiology, biomechanics and motor control, measurement and evaluation, and evidence-based nutrition and recovery. A lifelong scholar-practitioner, his personal and professional interests are related to functional psychophysical training with an emphasis on tactical strength and conditioning.

Louisiana

State Director: Tim Kettenring, CSCS 
Contact: tim@maverickhumanperformance.com

Bio to come soon!

Missouri

State Director: Megan Cottet, PhD, CSCS
Contact: meganlynncottet@gmail.com

Bio coming soon! 

Oklahoma 

State Director: Megan Thompson, PhD, CSCS
Contact: megan.mcguire@okstate.edu

Megan Thompson has recently completed her PhD at Oklahoma State University while working as a Graduate Teaching Associate in the Department of Kinesiology, Applied Health, and Recreation. Her research interests include monitoring and optimizing physiological responses to operational tasks in tactical populations.

Texas

State Director: Drew Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, TSAC-F
Contact: drewgonzalez418@shsu.edu

Bio to come soon!