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Department of Kinesiology College of Health & Human Services

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Staff

Laurie Haywood

Athletic Equipment Attendant II

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Angel Perez-Ramirez

Athletic Equipment Attendant

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Shari Peek

Administrative Support Coordinator

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Renee Stephen

Administrative Support Coordinator II

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Rachel Sunahara

Administrative Support Coordinator

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Full-Time Faculty

Leslie Larsen, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching

Amanda Morris, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Motor Control, Neuromechanics of Concussion, Fatigue, Aging

Gwenaelle Begue, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Co-Coordinator

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  • Specialty & Interests: Exercise Biology, Exercise Genomics, Sports Performance, Clinical Exercise Intervention

Mary Breunig, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Experiential education; Outdoor recreation; Community activism; Environmental and social justice

Matt Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, SACNeuro Lab Director, Graduate Co-Coordinator

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  • Specialty & Interests: Neurophysiology of sensorimotor control, exercise, neurological disorders (ex. Parkinson's disease)

Shabnam "Shabby" Dezfouli

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Athletic Training

Lisa Easterla, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Research background and interest in fear of crime in parks as it pertains to environmental design in parks and sociable spaces, creating healthy and safe parks, and women's constraints to leisure.

Beth Erickson, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; outdoor leadership and natural resource management; technology and recreation; adaptive outdoor equipment for individuals with disabilities.

Roya Hoveizavi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics, Neuromuscular Function, Gait, Muscle Synergies

Rodney Imamura, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Biomechanics of Exercise and Sport

Katherine Jamieson, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Chicana/o/x feminist analyses of sport as anti/colonial, cultural space

Leah Joyner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community & non-profit organizations; Social & environmental justice; Community engagement; Sustainable food systems and food sovereignty

B. Dana Kivel, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community recreation (non-profit and municipal); Leisure and identity; Leisure and ideology - issues of gender, sexuality and race.

Julie Kuehl-Kitchen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy

Chan Woong Park, Ph.D., C.A.P.E.

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Pedagogy

Robyn Penwell, MS

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Exercise Psychology, Cultural Studies

Roberto Quintana, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Exercise Physiology, Performance & Metabolism, Environmental Physiology

David Rolloff, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Resource management in recreation, wilderness and Park stewardship; Environmental policy; Recreation planning; Outdoor leadership

Maureen Smith, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Cultural Studies

Paolo Taboga, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomechanics Lab Director

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  • Specialty & Interests: Running, Prosthetics, and Ergonomics

Craig Tacla, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Pedagogy

Harry Theodorides, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Strength & Conditioning Lab Director

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  • Specialty & Interests: Weight Training, Strength & Conditioning

Lindy Valdez, Ed.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Educational Leadership

Michael Wright, Ph.D.

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Physical Education, Health & Human Performance

Andrea Becker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Sport Psychology Lab Director

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  • Specialty & Interests: Sport Psychology, Coaching

Part-Time Faculty

Catharine Bening, Ed.D.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Works with youth - college level athletes; community services for at-risk populations

Bobby Best, M.S.

Lecturer

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Sabrina Deans, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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Daniel DeJager, M.S.

Lecturer

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Brent Fisher, DPT

Lecturer

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Joshua Green, MBA

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community Recreation; Hospitality; Policy & Legislation; Maintenance Operations & Asset Management; Public Finance

Mitzi James Kincaid, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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Kelly Ketcham, M.Ed.

Lecturer

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Hunter Merritt, M.S.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Leisure Theory; Recreation Programming; Outdoor Education; Experiential Education; Leadership Development; Environmental Education and Sustainability

Troy Nichols, M.S.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Youth Leadership, Community Development, Diversity/Inclusion/Justice Initiatives, Community Recreation for Underserved Populations

Neil Panchal, M.S.

Lecturer

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Mariam Purcell, M.S.

Lecturer

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William Reliford, M.Ed.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community recreation; Youth Leadership

Shaquita Renelique, Ed.D.

Lecturer

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Manual Romero, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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Suzanne Ryder, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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Karine Schaal, Ph.D.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Sports Nutrition, Exercise Training Adaptations and Female Athlete Health

Chris Shannon, M.S.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community Development; Sports and Recreation

Mark Slaughter, J.D.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Recreation Law

Christopher Tompkins, MBA

Lecturer

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Michelle Whitehead, M.S.

Lecturer

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Jael Young, M.S.

Lecturer

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  • Specialty & Interests: Community Recreation; Outdoor Leadership and Natural Resource Management; Technology and Recreation; Adaptive Outdoor Equipment for Individuals with Disabilities
Total Members: 52