Daniel Blanke, PhD

professor

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

Dr. Daniel Blanke has served as the Director of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha since 1995. The Health Education Program in the School of HPER is one of the founding departments for the joint UNO/UNMC MPH Degree Program which began in 2001. In 2007 he added the responsibility of Chair of the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Blanke has lead the committee which developed the PhD in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research. He has also been charged with the responsibility of adding five new faculty in Health Promotion to the department. A Biomechanist by training most of Dr. Blanke’s research and grant activity is in this area. He has secured over one million dollars in service contracts with local corporations needing student workers in health promotion. 

Courses Taught

• PE 4970 Internship in Exercise Science
• PE 8910 Internship in Exercise Science 

Education

• Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1975 - Anatomy and Kinesiology
• M.S., University of Oregon, 1972 - Anatomy and Growth & Development
• B.S., University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1971 - Physical Education 

Selected Publications

Articles

• Volkman, K., Stergiou, N., Stuberg, W., Blanke, D., & Stoner, J.A. (2007) Methods to improve the reliability of the functional reach test in children and adolescents with typical development. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 19(1):20-27.
• Kurz, M. J., Stergiou, N. & Blanke D. (2003). The spanning set defines variability in locomotive patterns. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 41(2):211 214.
• Byrne, J., Stergiou, N., Blanke, D., Houser, J. Kurz, M.J., & Hageman, P.A. (2002). Comparison of gait patterns between young and elderly women: An examination of coordination. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 94, 265-280.
• Scholten, S., Stergiou, N., Houser, J., Blanke, D., & Alberts, L. (2002) Footstrike patterns during running over obstacles of different heights. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34: 123 129.
• Stergiou, N., Scholten, S., Jensen, J., & Blanke, D. (2001). Intralimb coordination following obstacle clearance during running: the effect of obstacle height. Gait and Posture, 13:210-220. 

Books

• Stergiou, N., Blanke, D., Chen, S.J., & Siu, K-C. (2007) Biomechanics. In: Housh, T.J., Housh, D.J., & Johnson, G. (Ed.) Introduction to Exercise Science, pp. 207-231. Scottsdale, AZ: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers, Inc. (3rd edition).
• Blanke, D., & Stergiou, N. (2002). Biomechanics. In: Housh, T.J., Housh, D.J., & Johnson, G. (Ed.) Introduction to Exercise Science, pp. 109-130. Benjamin Cummings (2nd edition). 

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Health Association
• Public Health Association of Nebraska
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• Nebraska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Phi Delta Kappa International
• Omicron Delta Kappa