Dr. Knudson was appointed Professor and Chair at Texas State in the Fall of 2009.

He earned his Ph.D. in biomechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has held tenured faculty positions at Baylor University and California State University, Chico. Previously he served as associate dean and interim chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Chico State. Dr. Knudson has received numerous grants for his work and has published over 60 peer reviewed articles in journals like the Journal of Applied Biomechanics, International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, Sports Biomechanics, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Sports Sciences, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, European Journal of Applied Physiology, Sports Engineering, Gait& Posture, Research Quarterly for Exercise in Sport, and Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. His research interests are in the biomechanics of tennis, stretching, qualitative analysis of technique, as well as teaching and learning biomechanics. Dr. Knudson has authored three books, nine chapters, and 20 refereed articles in scientific proceedings.  He also serves on four journal editorial boards and has been elected fellow of three scholarly societies.

Personal web page: http://uweb.txstate.edu/~dk19/