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Dr. Christina, dean emeritus of the School of Health and Human Performance at
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is a nationally recognized expert in exercise and
sport science. He has authored and co-authored more than 100
scientific and professional publications and three books. He has given 174 scholarly presentations in the
United States and abroad, and he has served on the National Research Council Committee of the National Academy
of Sciences.
He is a nationally recognized golf expert and serves as a consultant for Pinehurst Golf
Advantage School, Golf Magazine, Frankly Golf Co., the PGA of America and the LPGA Teaching Division.
He has been quoted in numerous national journals, including The Wall Street Journal, Golf Magazine, Golf Digest
and Golf World Business. He has appeared on NBC, CNN and the Golf Channel.
Dr. Christina has been attracting national acclaim for his research with two
awards by national publications. Golf Magazine recognized Dr. Bob Christina & his research partner
Eric Apenfels of the Pinehurst Golf Academy as the
2008 Golf Magazine Golf Innovator Award Winner in Research.
In addition, in March of 2008 the World Scientific Congress of Golf V named Dr. Christina the
2008 Golf Digest Research Award.
Further aclaim has followed as Dr. Bob is featured in the 50th Anniversary issue of Golf
Magazine. The September issue features an article entitled “The New Way to Improve” which highlights Dr.
Bob’s research, in conjunction with his research partner Eric Alpenfels, on learning and its effect on
improvement in golf. Read the article here
During his tenure at UNCG, he also served as a professor in the Department of Exercise and
Sport Science. He holds a bachelor’s from Ithaca College and a masters and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
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