Leland Barker, PhD

Department

Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions

Position

Associate Professor

Publications

• Strength and conditioning journal
  Harry John R., etal Using Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Relationships to Assess Exercise Specificity: A Simple Tool for the Strength Coach Toolbox 2025
• International journal of strength and conditioning
  Barker Leland, etal Velocity-Specific Relationships Among Eccentric and Concentric Force Velocity Profiles and Jumping Performance
  4:1 2024
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Barker Leland, etal Eccentric Force Velocity Profiling: Motor Control Strategy Considerations and Relationships to Strength and Jump Performance
  37:3, p. 574 - 580 2023
• International Journal of Strength and Conditioning
  Scherrer Daniel, etal Influence of Takeoff and Landing Displacement Strategies on Standing Long Jump Performance
  2:1 2022
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Hulse Trey R., etal Relationship Between Lateral Single Leg Jump Kinetics And Pitcher Success Determined By Earned Run Average And Strikeouts Per Inning: A Pilot Study
  54:9S, p. 276 - 276 2022
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Harry John R., etal Momentum-Based Load Prescriptions: Applications to Jump Squat Training
  36:9, p. 2657 - 2662 2022
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Harry John R., etal Low-Pass Filter Effects on Metrics of Countermovement Vertical Jump Performance
  36:5, p. 1459 - 1467 2022
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Barker Leland, etal The Influence of Countermovement Strategy and External Load on Amortization Forces During Jump Squats
  35:2, p. 332 - 339 2021
• American journal of sports science (Online)
  Barker Leland, etal The Influence of Verbal Cues on Drop Jump Landing Strategies in NCAA Division I Soccer Players
  9:2, p. 37 2021
• Sports Biomechanics
  Harry John R., etal Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females 2021
• Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
  Harry John R., etal A Joint Power Approach to Define Countermovement Jump Phases Using Force Platforms
  52:4, p. 993 - 1000 2020
• Sports Biomechanics
  Barker Leland, etal Acceleration profile of an acrobatic act during training and shows using wearable technology
  19:2, p. 201 - 211 2020
• Isokinetics and Exercise Science
  Sands William A., etal Reliability and validity of a low-cost portable force platform
  28:3, p. 247 - 253 2020
• Journal of Sports Sciences
  Harry John R., etal Sex and acute weighted vest differences in force production and joint work during countermovement vertical jumping
  37:12, p. 1318 - 1326 2019
• Science of Gymnastics Journal
  Sands William A., etal Comparison of bungee-aided and free-bouncing accelerations on trampoline
  11:3, p. 279 - 288 2019
• Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  Harry John R., etal Evaluating performance during maximum effort vertical jump landings
  34:5, p. 403 - 409 2018
• Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  Harry John R., etal Kinetic and electromyographic subphase characteristics with relation to countermovement vertical jump performance
  34:4, p. 291 - 297 2018
• Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
  Barker Leland, etal Exploring the use of 3D scanning to determine whole-body volume while wearing a triathlon wetsuit
  3:2 2018
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Harry John R., etal Performance differences among skilled soccer players of different playing positions during vertical jumping and landing
  32:2, p. 304 - 312 2018
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Barker Leland A., etal Relationships between countermovement jump ground reaction forces and jump height, reactive strength index, and jump time
  32:1, p. 248 2018
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Harry John R., etal Vertical and Horizontal Impact Force Comparison during Jump Landings with and Without Rotation in NCAA Division i Male Soccer Players
  31:7, p. 1780 - 1786 2017
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Barker Leland A., etal Aerial Rotation Effects on Vertical Jump Performance among Highly Skilled Collegiate Soccer Players
  31:4, p. 932 - 938 2017

Grants

• Need for Speed: The Effect of a Lower Body Velocity-Based Training Protocol on Neuromuscular Plasticity, T-cell Activation Rates, and Fall Risk in Older Adults/Sponsor: National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation/NSCAF

• X-Factor Biomechanics During Maximal and Submaximal Golf Swings and Relationships with Performance and Low Back Pain/Sponsor: CURAS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

• The Intersection of Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning in Golf: Using Inertial Measurement Units to Optimize Training Programs and Movement Strategies/Sponsor: Health Sciences Strategic Investment Fund/HSSIF