CURRICULUM VITAE
STEPHEN MARC PERLE, D.C., M.S.
Professional
VISITING PROFESSOR
2022 – Present
Big Data Interrogation Group
AECC University College, Bournemouth, UK
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2010 – Present
School of Chiropractic and Sports Science
Faculty of Health Sciences
Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
SPEAKERS’ BUREAU MEMBER
2004 – Present
NCMIC Group, Inc., Des Moines, IA
PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES (Retired)
2005 – 2022
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
2000 – 2005
TENURED
2000
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
1992 – 2000
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
1999
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
1991 – 1992
University of Bridgeport, College of Health Sciences, School of Chiropractic, Bridgeport, CT
Courses Previously Taught:
Soft Tissue Technique Laboratory I & II, Evidence Based Practice I & II, Introduction to Full Spine Technique, History and Principles of Chiropractic, Jurisprudence and Ethics, Soft Tissue Technique, Clinical Services I, Full Spine and Extremity Assessment and Manipulative Procedures, Critical Evaluation of the Literature, Thesis I, Palpation, Spinal Motion Palpation, Spinal Biomechanics, Thoracic Adjusting, Cervical Adjusting, Extremity Motion Palpation, Extremity Adjusting, Technique Procedures: Full Spine, Wellness, Chiropractic Case Management, Research Methodology/Statistics
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2015 – 2019
University of Bridgeport, College of Arts and Sciences
Ludong University, Yantai, China
Course Previously Taught: Cell-Molecular Biology, General Organismal Biology
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2016 – 2017
University of Bridgeport, School of Engineering
Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Course Previously Taught: Ergonomics, Freshman Seminar
ASSOCIATE LECTURER
2012 – 2016
Institut Franco Européen de Chiropractique, Paris-Toulouse, France
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2013 – 2014
University of Bridgeport, School of Arts and Sciences, Bridgeport, CT
Course Previously Taught: Biomechanics
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2001 – 2009
University of Bridgeport, School of Engineering, Bridgeport, CT
Course Previously Taught: Ergonomics
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2006 – 2007
University of Bridgeport, Human Nutrition Institute, Bridgeport, CT
Course Previously Taught: Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology
STAFF DOCTOR
2004 – Physical Therapy Services, L.L.C., Hamden, CT
STAFF DOCTOR
2003 – 2004
Connecticut Chiropractic Specialists L.L.C., Milford, CT
LOCUM TENENS
1991 – 2003
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
1990 – 1991
New York Chiropractic College, Greenvale, NY
Courses Taught: Clinical Orthopedics of the Extremities, Soft Tissue and Reflex Techniques, Thoracolumbar and Costosternal Adjusting, Lumbopelvic, Lower Extremity and Sacral Adjusting, Cervicothoracic and Upper Extremity Adjusting
PRIVATE PRACTICE
1983 – 1991
The Athlete’s Chiropractor, New York, NY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
1981 – 1983
Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
1976 – 1977
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Education
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC
1979 – 1983
Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, TX
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE SCIENCES (HUMAN PERFORMANCE)
1994 – 2002
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Thesis title: Effects of a Single Manipulation of the Tibiotalar Joint on Selected Human Performance Measures in Adults
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – BIOLOGY
1991
Regents College, The University of the State of New York
(now known as Excelsior College), Albany, NY
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
1977 – 1978
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
BIOMEDICAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
1975 – 1977
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Certifications and Licenses
State of Connecticut Chiropractic License, #954 – 1991
State of California Chiropractic License, #20345 (Inactive Status) – 1990
New York State Chiropractic License, #3560 – 1983
Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (I.C.C.S.P.) – 2013, Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport
Graston Technique Certified – 2001, Graston Technique®, Falmouth, MA
Level I Certified – Spine
Certified Spine Instructor – 2000, Active Release Technique, Colorado Springs, CO
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (C.C.S.P.) – inactive, 1987, American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
Diplomate – 1983
Passed Written Clinical Competency Examination – 1990, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Greeley, CO
Editorial
Associate Editor
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2011 – Present)
Chiropractic & Osteopathy (2008 – 2010)
Editorial Board Member
Journal of Chiropractic Humanities (2008 – Present)
Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (2008 – Present)
Training & Conditioning (2001 – 2016)
ACANews (2009 – 2016)
Journal of the American Chiropractic Association (2009 – 2013)
American Running Association’s Running & FitNews (1994 – 2008)
Chiropractic & Osteopathy (2005 – 2008)
Section Editor – Abstracts
Journal of Sports Chiropractic and Rehabilitation (1995 – 2000)
Section Editor – Clinician’s Corner and Abstracts
(1993 – 1995)
Editorial Review Board
Chiropractic Sports Medicine (1990 – 1995)
Perle SM, editor. Proceedings of the ACA Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness & F.I.C.S., Hands On II Seminar, San Diego, CA 1991
Research Grants
Co-Investigator – FICS Foundation
Title of Project: An international Delphi study to identify sports chiropractic global research priorities.
Principal Investigator: Melissa Belchos, DC
Funding Amount: $4,000 (2020 – 2023)
Co-Investigator – Foundation of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada)
Title of Project: An international Delphi study to identify sports chiropractic global research priorities.
Principal Investigator: Melissa Belchos, DC
Funding Amount: $1,000 (2020 – 2023)
Principal Investigator – NCMIC Foundation
Title of Project: Chiropractic Attitudes Survey
Funding Amount: $20,000 (2017 – Present)
Principal Investigator – West Hartford Group, Inc.
Title of Project: Chiropractic Attitudes Survey
Funding Amount: $30,000 (2017 – Present)
Principal Investigator – 2019 CT Next-UB Innovation Grant
Title of Project: Manipulation Trainer and Smartphone App
Funding Amount: $5,000 (2019 – 2021)
Principal Investigator – University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic
Title of Project: The Clinical Utility of Two Technologies to Quantify the “Dosage” of Chiropractic Adjustments.
Funding Amount: $10,875 (2000 – 2003)
Principal Investigator – University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic
Title of Project: Effects of a Single Manipulation of the Talotibial Joint on Selected Human Performance Measures in Recreational Runners.
Funding Amount: $32,000 (1999 – 2002)
Co-Investigator – Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research
Title of Project: Guidelines for Utilization of Chiropractic Procedures in the Treatment of Low Back Pain.
Grant #96-03-09
Principal Investigator: Meridel Gatterman
Funding Amount: $48,600 (1997 – 2001)
Awards and Honors
Fellow, International College of Chiropractors – 2007 (Lifetime)
Fellow, Royal College of Chiropractors – 2015 – 2021
Presidential Leadership Award – 2013, 2015 (American Chiropractic Association)
Platform Presentation First Prize – 10th Biennial Conference, 2013 (Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia)
Faculty Research Award – 2013 (University of Bridgeport)
The Malcolm J. Doyle Backbone Award – 2010 (Connecticut Chiropractic Association)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – 2005 (University of Bridgeport Chapter)
American Chiropractic Association Academician of the Year – 2004
American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physician Service Award – 1991
F.I.C.S. Networker of the Year Award – 1991
Metropolitan Athletics Congress President’s Award for Outstanding Service – 1989
Publications
Textbook Chapters
Ames R, Perle SM. Overview of Sports Injuries Management. In: Gengenbach M, Hyde T, editors. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. 2nd Ed. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007: 3-16
Ierna GF, Perle SM. Conservative Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries. In: Gengenbach M, Hyde T, editors. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. 2nd Ed. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007: 59-156
Perle SM, Ames R. Athletic Injuries of the Pelvis, Hip and Thigh. In: Gengenbach M, Hyde T, editors. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. 2nd Ed. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007: 613-61
Perle SM. Ethics in Chiropractic Clinical Practice. In: Wyatt LH, editor. Handbook of Clinical Chiropractic, 2nd Ed., 2004: 329-38
Perle SM. Soft Tissue Manual Techniques. In: Haldeman S, editor. Principles and Practice of Chiropractic, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, 2004: 805-820
Perle SM. Sports Chiropractic. In: Redwood D, Cleveland CS III, editors. Contemporary Chiropractic, 2nd Ed., St. Louis: Mosby, 2003: 409-22
Perle SM. Overview of Sports Injuries Management. In: Gengenbach M, Hyde T, editors. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997: 3-13
Perle SM. Athletic Injuries of the Pelvis, Hip and Thigh. In: Gengenbach M, Hyde T, editors. Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1997: 321-63
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Anderson N, Belavy DL, Perle SM, Hendricks S, Hespanhol L, Verhagen E, et al. AI did not write this manuscript, or did it? Can we trick the AI text detector into generated texts? The potential future of ChatGPT and AI in Sports & Exercise Medicine manuscript generation. BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine. 2023;9(1):e001568.
Nim CG, Downie A, O’Neill S, Kawchuk GN, Perle SM, Leboeuf-Yde C. The importance of selecting the correct site to apply spinal manipulation when treating spinal pain: Myth or reality? A systematic review. Scientific Reports. 2021;11(1).
Gliedt JA, Perle SM, Puhl AA, Daehler S, Schneider MJ, Stevans J. Evaluation of United States chiropractic professional subgroups: a survey of randomly sampled chiropractors. BMC Health Services Research. 2021;21(1).
