Physiological Screening Test (PST) Manual for Eating Disorders/ Disordere Eating Among Female Collegiate Athletes

The Physiological Screening Test (PST) Manual for Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating Among Female Collegiate Athletes was developed for athletic trainers and sports dieticians to use with their collegiate athletes to identify those student-athletes who may be at risk for eating disorders or disordered eating. The PST is the first screening instrument available to the practitioner that is specifically designed for athletes. This important new screening test was developed after several years of research by a team of professionals whose specialties encompass health, nutrition, epidemiology, physiology, athletics, and research and statistics. This uniquely qualified team is well-aware of the psychological, physical, and nutritional world of the female athlete. A CD included inside the Physiological Screening Test book contains the Physiological Screening Test spreadsheet. Instructions are provided within the book for submission and scoring of your PST form (There is a fee for the scoring of your submissions).

David R. Black, PhD, MPH, HPPE, CHES, CPPE, FASHA, FSBM, FAAHB, is a professor and behavioral epidemiologist in the Master of Public Health Program in the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Purdue University. He has taught epidemiology for nearly two decades. One of the components of the courses he teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate level focuses on the design, development, strengths, and limitations of screening tests. Dr. Black also has the distinction of holding a courtesy appointment in the Departments of Health Science, Nutrition, and Nursing on the Purdue campus. In addition, he has had an affiliation with the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) for approximately two decades. During that period, he and his students have presented at national meetings, and he and his colleagues have submitted and received competitive grants from the NATA Research and Education Foundation. Dr. Black also serves as a member of the NATA's Journal of Athletic Training editorial board.

Larry J. Leverenz, PhD, ATC, is clinical professor and director of athletic training education in the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Purdue University. In addition to his academic role, he serves in the clinical setting as a certified athletic trainer for Purdue's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. His professional contributions include serving as a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association's education council and as president of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Currently, he is the vice president of the World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy. Dr. Leverenz's professional background also includes stints as an athletic trainer at the University of Iowa, Western Illinois University, Macomb (IL) High School, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Dr. Leverenz is a regular presenter at the state, regional, national, and international levels on a variety of health/wellness-and athletic training-related topics.

Daniel C. Coster, PhD, is a research and teaching statistician in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Utah State University. Having earned his undergraduate degree with first-class honors in mathematics and master's degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, England, he received his PhD from the Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, in 1986. He joined the faculty at Utah State in 1990, where he became a full professor in 2009. His primary responsibilities at Utah State include teaching graduate and undergraduate statistics courses, both theoretical and applied, and conducting research on the theory of optimal experimental design. Dr. Coster is renowned for his expertise in the design of sample surveys and experiments for health-promotion studies and the analysis of data from such research endeavors.

Laurie J. Larkin, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University, where she teaches in the area of public health. She earned her PhD in health promotion from Purdue University in 1999, received a master degree in exercise physiology from the University of Wisconsin, La Cross in 1992, and a bachelor of health sciences degree from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls in 1990. Dr. Larkin also was a former collegiate athlete and played basketball and tennis at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Dr. Larkin has also received extensive training in the administration of the eating disorder examination.

Rachel A. Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, is a sports dietitian. She earned an undergraduate degree in dietetics and in nutrition, fitness and health from Purdue University, where she also competed in rowing as a student-athlete, and a master's degree in exercise and sports nutrition from Texas Woman s University. Presently, she holds a split appointment at Purdue University.