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Ronald
Bulbulian, Ph.D. FACSM
Vice Provost of Academic Programs
Dr. Ronald Bulbulian joined Alfaisal University in July 2008 and currently
serves as Vice Provost of Academic Programs, as well as acting dean of the
College of Science and General Studies.
Dr. Bulbulian received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in
Stress Physiology with a research focus and interest in Neuromuscular Physiology
and the Prophylactic Effects of Work Physiology. He completed his Bachelors and
Masters level studies at Brigham Young University in Kinesiology.
Dr. Bulbulian is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine with a
distinguished academic record which includes over 45 refereed publications in
prestigious journals such as J. Applied Physiology, Medicine and Science in
Sports and Exercise, SPINE, and European J. Applied Physiology. Additionally, he
has authored several book chapters and technical reports, scores of national and
international presentations, invited lectures, consultantships, and editorial
reviews. He also has been awarded in excess of 4.5 million dollars of intramural
and extramural grant and contract funding from private, state, and federal
agencies including several research fellowships with Air Force Aerospace and
Naval Aerospace Research Laboratories and NASA.
Academically, he has served as a tenured professor at Kansas State University
and University of Kentucky and held numerous adjunct appointments in Physical
Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, Nutrition, and Veterinary Medicine. He served 6
years as a Dean of Research, and 5 years as Founding Dean of a College of
|Health and |Human Services.
Professionally, Dr. Shove was the Director of the Office of Space for the State
of Florida and was the planner for the Florida Spaceport Authority, the first
commercial spaceport. He has also consulted on regional economic development and
computer mapping projects using satellite imagery in Russia and the United
States. In 1985 he received the award “Outstanding Young Economic Development
Professional in the United States”.