Karen Clippinger

Karen Clippinger

Business: California State University, Long Beach-Dance Dept

Resume:

Karen Clippinger, M.S.P.E. is a professor at California State University, Long Beach. She has given over 375 presentations related to kinesiology, dance and Pilates and recently authored an acclaimed Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology textbook. Karen Clippinger’s life long work has focused on application of scientific principles to enhance alignment and movement performance while reducing injury risk. She currently teaches dance science and Pilates-based courses at California State University, Long Beach. She also serves as faculty for Body Arts and Science International. Prior to her university employments, Clippinger worked as a clinical kinesiologist for 22 years, including at Loma Linda University Medical Center and several sports medicine clinics in Seattle. She has also served as a consultant for the Pacific Northwest Ballet, U.S. Race Walking Team, U.S. Weightlifting Federation and California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Ms. Clippinger has given presentations in Australia, Canada, England, Japan, South Africa and throughout the United States; including at the American College of Sports Medicine Summits, International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Conferences, Pilates Method Alliance Educational Conferences, Pilates

on Tour, and the International Symposium of Biomechanics and Sports. She served as a founding co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science from 1996 – 2004.

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OS415 Pilates & Scoliosis - Part I Workshop April 23, 2008 8:00 AM 11:30 AM