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Education

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Ph.D. in Exercise Science with Specialization in Sports Biomechanics
Dissertation:   Distinguishing Characteristics of an Effective Kick in Breaststroke Swimming

Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany

“Staatsexamen” in Sport Sciences and Mathematics
Thesis:   Überprüfung der Geschwindigkeits-Zeit-Verläufe bei D-Kader SchwimmerInnen mittels der Sensor-Video-PC-Kopplung

Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

exchange student

Publications

Hay, J.G., Thorson, E.M., & Kippenhan, B.C. (1999). Muscle Length Changes During the Take-off of a Running Long Jump. Journal of Sports Sciences. 17(2), 159-172.

Hay, J.G., Thorson, E.M., & Kippenhan, B.C. (1996). Why Have Our Women Long Jumper Been Much Less Successful Than Our Men? Track Coach, Fall 1996(137), 4374-4377.

Presentations

• Kippenhan, B.C. (2014, October).  From Running to Triathlon … From Losing Weight to World Championships. Expo at the 2nd Blue Ox Marathon, Bemidji, MN.
• Kippenhan, B.C. (2013, September). From Ritschweier to Bemidji … Detours that shaped my life. 1st Bemidji State University International Day, Bemidji, MN.
• Kippenhan, B.C. & Knoke, K. (2009, May).  Relationship Between Crossbar Height Cleared and Approach Run Velocity for Non-elite and Elite Pole Vaulters.  56th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA.
• Jellis, B.W. & Kippenhan, B.C. (2004, August).  The effects of elastic groin wrapping on the kinematics of ice skating.  XXII. Annual Symposium of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
• Yanai. T. & Kippenhan, B.C. (2003, September). Jim Hay’s methodological developments for biomechanical analysis of swimming technique. 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Toledo, OH.
• Kippenhan, B.C. (2002, September). Distinguishing Characteristics of an Effective Kick in Breaststroke Swimming. Brown Bag Luncheon, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN
• Kippenhan, B.C. (2002, July). Lower-extremity joint angles used during the breaststroke whip kick and the influence of flexibility on the effectiveness of the kick. XX. Annual Symposium of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Cáceres, Spain.
• Kippenhan, B.C. (2001, June). Influence of Lower Extremity Joint Motions on the Effectiveness of the Kick in Breaststroke Swimming. XIX. Annual Symposium of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. San Francisco, CA.
• Kippenhan, B.C. (2001, May). Distinguishing Kinematic Parameters of an Effective Kick in Breaststroke Swimming.  48th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
• Kippenhan, B.C. & Yanai, T. (1995, May). Limb Motion and Body Roll in Skilled and Unskilled Front Crawl Swimmers. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
• Kippenhan, B.C. & Hay, J.G. (1994, October). Body Roll and Breathing Action in Skilled and Unskilled Front Crawl Swimmers. 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Columbus, OH.