Quincy Johnson

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory
Program Coordinator, Jayhawk Performance

School of Education and Human Sciences, Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences

Contact Info

quincy.johnson@ku.edu

785-864-1944

Robinson Center 308C

Biography —

Quincy R. Johnson, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas and is the Assistant Director of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory. He received his degrees from Midland University and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Johnson's research interests focus on optimizing athletic performance, developing physiological profiles to support training and return to play approaches, long-term athletic development, and training load monitoring. These interests have led to professional roles within high school, collegiate, professional, and private athletic settings. In addition to his scholarly activity, Dr. Johnson has been an active strength and conditioning coach working with athletes from professional to peewee levels of sport. To add, he currently serves as the Associate Director of the Youth Exercise and Sport Center and Program Coordinator for Jayhawk Performance housed within the Dept. of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences. Dr. Johnson is passionate about developing and creating opportunities for the next generation of exercise science professionals.

Johnson is an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Certified Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa), and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Dr. Johnson holds certifications from the NSCA (CSCS*D, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction; CPT*D, Certified Personal Trainer with Distinction), USA Weightlifting, Functional Movement Systems, and the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport. Additionally, he currently serves as the Vice Chair of the NSCA's powerlifting special interest group and on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Strength and Conditioning.

Education —

Ph.D. in Health, Leisure, and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 2022, Stillwater, OK
Dissertation: The Physical Demands of 5 Distinct Mesocycles within a NCAA Division I Women’s College Soccer Season

M.S. in Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, 2018, Stillwater, OK

B.S. in Exercise Science, Midland University, 2016, Fremont, NE

Research —

Dr. Johnson's research interests focus on optimizing athletic performance, developing physiological profiles to support training and return to play approaches, long-term athletic development, and training load monitoring. In particular, his research has examined specific physiological characteristics that contribute to sporting success for athletes, and occupational success for tactical athletes. By studying the relationships between readiness to train, anthropometrics, flexibility, muscular strength and power, sprinting speed and agility, cardiorespiratory fitness, and seasonal changes in training and competition intensities and volumes a greater understanding of athletic performance can be developed. Further, these relationships can be examined through multiple lenses and at multiple layers in order to optimize athletic performance and enhance sporting outcomes.

Research Interests:

Development of strength and conditioning approaches that optimize athletic performance
Development of anthropometric and physical fitness profiles of collegiate and professional athletes
Sport-specific differences in measures of athletic performance
Position-specific differences in measures of athletic performance
Seasonal changes in athletic performance
Development and implementation of long-term athletic development models for collegiate and professional athletes
Examining relationships between training load, training stress, recovery and athletic performance
Development and implementation of sports science technology
Strength and conditioning
Sports performance
Performance science
Sports science

Teaching —

Teaching interests:

Methods of Strength Training and Conditioning
Essentials of Sports Science
Research in Health, Sport and Exercise Science

Courses Taught

Introduction to Sport Science
Advanced Methods of Strength Training & Conditioning
Coaching internship
Ethics in coaching and sports administration
Exercise physiology
Exercise physiology (lab)
Implementation of a strength program
Introduction to exercise science
Medical terminology
Research methods
Strength and conditioning (lab)
Strength program design
Volunteer practicum

Selected Publications —

Johnson, Q.R., Stahl, C.A., Yang, Y., Gabriel, T., Zaragoza, J.A., Leal-Alfaro, E.D., Smith, D.B., Dawes, J.J. Relationships between Relative Strength, Power, and Speed among NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse Athletes SportLogia 2024; 18-27.

Cabarkapa, D., Johnson, Q.R., Cabarkapa, D.V., Philipp, N.M., Eserhaut, D.A., Fry, A.C. Changes in Countermovement Vertical Jump Force-Time Metrics during a Game in Professional Male Basketball Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2024; 38(7), 1326-1329.

Cabarkapa, D., Johnson Q.R., Aleksic, J., Cabarkapa, D.V., Philipp, N.M., Sekulic, M., Krsman, D., Fry, A.C. Comparison of Vertical Jump and Sprint Performance Between 3x3 and 5x5 Professional Male Basketball Players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement 2024; 6(1394739).

Thompson, M.B., Johnson, Q.R., Lindsay, K.G., Dawes, J.J. Development of an Abbreviated Model for Predicting Functional Movement Screen Score within Tactical Populations. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2024; 38(3), 607-611

Jacobson, B.H., Dawes, J.J., Smith, D.B., Johnson, Q.R. Kinanthropometric Characteristic Comparisons of NCAA Division I Offensive and Defensive Linemen Spanning 8 Decades. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2022; 36(12), 3404-3408. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004179

Johnson, Q.R., Sealey, D., Frels, C., Stock, S., Gleason, D., Akehi, K. Neurobiophysical Differences in Countermovement Jump Performance across NCAA Division II Sports. 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference (Las Vegas, NV).

Johnson, Q.R., Sealey, D., Stock, S., Gleason, D. Wins vs. Losses: Training Periodization Strategies Effect on Competition Outcomes within NCAA Division II Football. 2023 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

Sealey, D., Eisenmann, J., Johnson, Q.R. Quantification of Game and Practice Demands of NCAA Division II College Football Players using Global Position Systems. 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference (Las Vegas, NV).

Johnson, Q.R. Analyzing Differences in Jump Characteristics between NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Athletes. 2023 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting

Selected Presentations —

Johnson, Q.R., Yang, Y., Sealey, D., Frels, C., Stock, S., Gleason, D., Akehi, K., Cabarkapa, D., Fry, A.C. Quantification of In-Season External Training Loads Relative to Competitive Load in Collegiate American Football. 2024 National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference (Podium; Baltimore, MD).

Fry, A.C., Johnson, Q.R., Scott, A., Yang, Y. Muscle Fiber Characteristics of a Weightlifting World Champion and World Record Holder – A Case Study. 2024 National Strength and Conditioning Association National Conference (Baltimore, MD).

Awards & Honors —

Outstanding Young Alumni, 2023

Midland University - The Outstanding Young Alumni Award was established to recognize young alumni for their professional accomplishments and engagement to the university.

Central States President's Cup Award

American College of Sports Medicine

2021

Phi Kappa Phi

National Academic Honor Society

2018