William A. Pitney, EdD, ATC, is an associate professor in the department of kinesiology and physical education at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Pitney is a recognized leader in qualitative research in the athletic training profession. He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks and is a section editor for the Journal of Athletic Training, in which he published one of the first articles on qualitative research. He is also the associate editor for the Athletic Training Education Journal and has served on the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association Research Assistance Committee.
Dr. Pitney earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education with a specialization in athletic training from Indiana State University in 1988, a master’s degree in physical education from Eastern Michigan University in 1992, and an EdD in adult continuing education from Northern Illinois University in 2000. In his leisure time, he enjoys mountaineering, bicycling, and running.
Jenny Parker, EdD, is an associate professor in the department of kinesiology and physical education at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Parker has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and two book chapters and has presented at the state, regional, and national levels. She is a reviewer for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and she has obtained both internal and external research and instructional grant funding. Her experience with qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research studies greatly aided in shaping the book, as did her teaching expertise in providing pedagogical aspects and learning activities.
Dr. Parker earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education at the College of St. Paul and St. Mary in England and earned her master’s degree in physical education teaching analysis from the University of Oregon in 1991. She earned her EdD in physical education teacher education from the University of Massachusetts in 1996. She received an Outstanding Educator Award in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University in 2008 and has been recognized nationally for her mentoring of undergraduate and graduate physical education students.
