Professor, Sport Pedagogy
Department of Kinesiology
Professor
College of Education
Areas of Expertise
- Physical Education teaching
- Teacher education, teachers, and curriculum
Interests
- Teacher socialization
- Curriculum models
- Teacher effectiveness
Education
- Ed.D. Sport Pedagogy, University of Northern Colorado
- M.S. Exercise and Sport Science, Colorado State University
- B.Ed. (Hons.) Physical Education, Educational Studies and History, University of Exeter
Honors
- 2020: Lynch, S., & Curtner-Smith, M. D. (2019). “You have to find your slant, your groove”: One physical education teacher’s efforts to employ transformative pedagogy. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 24(4), 359-372. Winner of the 2019 Paper of the Year in PESP.
- 2019: Southern District SHAPE America Scholar Award
- 2016: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Outstanding Reviewer Award (Editorial Board Member).
- 2015: Nellie Rose McCrory Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching (University of Alabama, College of Education)
- 2011-2012: Paul W. Bryant Endowed Professorship for Research (University of Alabama, College of Education)
- 2003: University of Alabama Alumni Association Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award
International and National Rankings
- 2020: Ranked in the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world across disciplines (actual rank 79,493).
- 2020: Ranked in the top 2% of cited scientists across disciplines from 1966 to 2020 (actual rank, 158,923).
- 2020: Ranked 3 among the most cited sport pedagogy researchers based in the United States.
- 2020: Ranked 10 among the most cited sport pedagogy researchers in the world.
Biography
Matthew Curtner-Smith has worked in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Alabama since 1991. He prepares undergraduate preservice physical education teachers, works with sport pedagogy graduate students, and conducts research on physical education teaching, teacher education, teachers, and curriculum.