About Our Faculty

Health Sciences Department

Areas of expertise

• Organizational Behavior in Sport Organizations
• Intercollegiate Athletics
• Current Issues & Trends in the Sports Industry

Education

• Ph.D, Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2019
• M.S., Sport Management, The Ohio State University, 2010
• B.S., Business Administration, Seton Hall University, 2008

Areas of expertise

• Global health disparities
• Health policies and prevention behavior (vaccines and other prevention methods)
• Community engagement and intersectionalities in public health among marginalized populations
• HIV and cervical cancer prevention 
• Qualitative and mixed-methods in socio-behavioral research

Education

• Ph.D., Public Health, Indiana University, 2019
• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2018
• Masters in Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, India, 2014
• Diploma in Participatory Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, 2014
• M.A. Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India, 1998
• B.S.W., Visva-Bharati University, India, 1996

Expertise

• Adapted Exercise
• Exercise Program for General and Special Populations
• Exercise Prescription
• Disability Sport and Studies
• Research Design & Development

Education

• Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, 2015
• M.S., Korea University, 2005
• B.S., Hallym University, 1997

Expertise

• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Research Design and Evaluation

Education

• Ph.D., Sport Psychology, University of Kansas, 2015
• M.Ed., Physical Education, Ibaraki University, 2005
• B.S., Sport Culture, Ibaraki University, 2002

Expertise

• Diabetes and sports performance
• Exercise physiology
• Exercise science research design & development 
• Exercise science testing and statistics
• Exercise testing and prescription
• Hyperoxia and exercise 

Education

• Ph.D., The University of New Mexico, 1999
• M.S., The University of New Mexico, 1993
• B.A., Fort Lewis College, 1989

Expertise

• Biology
• Public Health

Education

• Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 2007
• M.S., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 2000
• B.S., The University of Arizona, 1995

Areas of Expertise

• Sociocultural Aspects of Public Health
• Public Health and Public Lands
• Qualitative Health Research
• Health and Nature
• Mixed Methods

Education

• PhD, University of Colorado Denver, Health and Behavioral Sciences, 2018
• MSPH, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions, 2011
• BA, Biology and Anthropology, University of Denver, 2007

Areas of expertise

• Health Promotion
• Stress Reduction
• Mental Health

Education

• PhD in Health Promotion and Health Education from the University of Alabama
• MS in Nutrition from Central Washington University
• BS in Nutrition from Central Washington University

Areas of expertise

• Environmental Health
• Food Safety
• Soil Science

Education

• Ph.D Oregon State University
• M.S. University of Kentucky
• B.S. University of Delaware

Expertise and Interests

• Cultural diversity in adventure education
• Recreation policy on public lands
• U.S. Environmental history

Education

• M.A., American Studies (Environmental History), University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu
• Teacher Certification, Secondary Social Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, 1994
• English as a Second Language Endorsement, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado 1995
• B.A., Recreation Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1984
• A.A., Outdoor Studies, Colorado Mountain College, Leadville, Colorado, 1981

Expertise

• Biomechanics
• Neuromechanics
• Human gait (walking and running)

Education

• Ph.D., University of Idaho, 2014
• M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2007
• B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005