Dr. John B. Buckwalter, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Education and Health Professions at UTA and an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for 2011-2012, has elected to spend his academic year at TCU, focusing on retention.

“I chose TCU because it provides valuable insight into the distinctive environment of a stellar private university that is currently undergoing transformative growth,” Buckwalter said. “In addition, I was excited by the opportunity to work with and be mentored by the innovative, well-respected, experienced senior administrators that TCU currently has in place.”

His placement at TCU began Aug. 1 and will last through May Commencement 2012. He has an office in the Chancellor’s suite, Sadler 4001, ext. 7113.

Dr. Buckwalter graduated from Centenary College  in 1991 with a B.A. degree in Spanish and a B.S. degree in Health and Physical Education.

After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas in Kinesiology, Dr. Buckwalter accepted a fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he eventually earned the rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and developed a well-respected research program focused on the Neural Control of Circulation, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association and private industry.

Dr. Buckwalter is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and is a member of the American Physiological Society where he just completed a term as chairman of the Membership Committee.