Ty Palmer Earns Promotion and Tenure

 

Ty Palmer was born and raised in Kerrville, Texas. He completed his undergraduate degree in kinesiology at Texas Lutheran University (TLU) in Seguin, where he was a tight-end on TLU's football team. He was a four-year letterman and a three-time academic all-conference award recipient. After graduating from TLU, Dr. Palmer completed his master's degree in physical education at Texas State University in San Marcos. He then went on to complete his PhD in health and human performance at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Upon getting his PhD, Dr. Palmer spent a year as an assistant professor at Kent State University in Ohio. In July 2016, he took the position of assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management at TTU. As a faculty member, Dr. Palmer has enjoyed teaching a variety of graduate and undergraduate classes in the field of kinesiology that include introduction to biomechanics, biostatistics, applied neuromuscular performance, and advanced exercise physiology. Student evaluations of his teaching have always been exceptionally high, with an average rating of 4.73 on a 5-point scale over the past five years. This is higher than the average rating of the department (4.53).

Dr. Palmer has conducted numerous studies and published heavily in the areas of physical performance. As a researcher, Dr. Palmer has authored or co-authored 40 peer-reviewed articles. Twenty-one of these articles have been published during his time at TTU. Of these 21 articles, he was a lead-author on 15 of them. External funding has been a critical and important part of Dr. Palmer's research activities. At TTU, Dr. Palmer has been a co-principal investigator or co-investigator on four externally-funded grant proposals totaling $49,000.

Two years ago, Dr. Palmer and his colleague, Dr. Blinch, invented a novel strength testing device called the Dynamo Torque Analyzer. They filed an international patent application for the device with the United States Receiving Office in February 2021. Dr. Palmer conducted a research study in 2020 to investigate the validity and reliability of the Dynamo Torque Analyzer. He found that the Dynamo was a valid and reliable device for calculating and displaying real-time measurements of muscle strength. The manuscript for this study was published in the journal Physiological Measurement.

Dr. Palmer enjoys lifting weights, running, and spending time with his wife, Bailey, who is an instructor of kinesiology at TTU. Together, they have a two-month-old son named Braxton and two dogs, Posey, and Finley.