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Faculty & Research
HPER's more than 100 full-time faculty members are internationally known for their research and leadership contributions in the fields of health, kinesiology, and recreation, parks, and tourism. Faculty research explores a broad range of topics from factors that contribute to movement science, to healthy lifestyle choices and personal health, to environmental issues.
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Profiles
| Faculty Member | Contact | Research Areas |
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Randi "Jeanie" Alter
Project Manager and Lead Evaluator |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1237 Showers Suite 110 |
Adolescent drug use, prevention interventions |
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Trent Applegate
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-4009 HPER 116 |
Injury care, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, violence and public health |
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Holly Aungst
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-0575 HPER 179H |
physical education |
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David Austin
Professor Emeritus |
[send e-mail] 812-855-3086 |
Recreation, park administration |
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Elizabeth Barrie
Visiting Research Associate |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-3870 IU Research Park |
Instructional design |
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Cem M. Basman
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-1981 HPER building, Room 145 |
interpretation, tourism, visitor behavior |
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Charles Beeker
Director—Office of Underwater Science and Educational Resources |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5053 |
Marine research, scuba diving, shipwrecks, underwater science |
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Robert E. Billingham, Sr.
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5208 Poplars Building, Room 616 |
Applied health science, divorce, interpersonal relationships |
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Earl Blair
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-4887 HPER Building, Room 116 |
safety performance |
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Fern Bonchek
Adjunct Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4711 HPER building, Room 133 |
therapeutic recreation, human and animal interactions, equine assisted activities |
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Zobeida Bonilla
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-5122 HPER 116F |
culture, health promotion and disease prevention |
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Charles Chancellor
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-0302 HPER building, Room 133 |
tourism, tourist travel patterns, GIS, land trust and tourism collaboration |
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Robert Chapman
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5523 HPER 048 |
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Dan Cheeseman
Adjunct Faculty |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4489 HPER 112 |
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Joseph S. Chen
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1880 HPER Building, Room 148 |
Tourism business, tourism development, wellness tourism, international tourism |
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Allison Chopra
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-2622 SRSC 115H |
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Shu Cole
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9037 HPER 133 E |
tourist experience management, tourists' service evaluations |
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Donetta Cothran
Chair, Kinesiology |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-6430 HPER Building, Room 179 |
Cognition, teaching, learning, classroom management, mentoring, physical activity interventions |
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James Crowe
Professor Emeritus of Applied Health Science |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-2429 |
Applied health science |
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Jesus Dapena
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8407 HPER Building, Room 071 |
Sport biomechanics; motion analysis; sport techniques |
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Carrie Docherty-Steele
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-6035 University Gymnasium, Room 100 |
Ankle instability |
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Brian Dodge
Assistant Research Scientist |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-0792 HPER 116 |
sexual health, bisexuality, sexuality education in public schools, role of male condoms in sexual health promotion |
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John M. Drew
Program Manager, Eppley Institute |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-4251 Eppley Institute, Suite 101 |
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Nancy T. Ellis
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9441 HPER building, Room 134 |
women's and adolescent's health risk behaviors, school and community health interventions, faith based research related to health risk behaviors |
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Ruth Engs
Professor Emeritus |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9581 Poplars Building, Room 615 |
health reform, spiritual health, alcohol abuse |
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Alan W. Ewert
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8116 HPER Building, Room 133A |
Adventure recreation, environmental attitudes, outdoor activities, risk-taking behavior, recreational environments |
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Alyce D. Fly
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-7975 HPER Building, Room 005 |
Nutrition, dietetics, nutrient metabolism, food patterns |
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Sherilyn Foley
Adjunct Faculty |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3061 HPER Building, Room 112 |
Dance, art, choreography, workshops, studios |
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Georgia C. Frey
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1262 HPER Building, Room 179 |
Disabilities, physical activity |
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David L. Gallahue
Former Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1561 HPER Building, Room 111 |
Children's motor development, movement of skillled learning, physical activity and motor performance, obesity intervention, children's hero choices |
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Ruth Gassman
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1237 501 N Morton Street, Suite 110 |
Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, health services |
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Victoria M. Getty
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1531 Woodlawn House Building, Room 201 |
Nutrition education |
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Deb Getz
Director, Center for Student Leadership Development |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9072 HPER Building, Room 394 |
leadership development, curriculum design, and diversity education |
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Kathleen R. Gilbert
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5209 Poplars Building, 619 |
Bereavement, loss and grieving in the context of family, death of a child, infant and pregnancy loss, loss and meaning making, stress and resilience in the family |
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Desiree D. Goetze
Research Associate |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3884 Creative Arts Building, Room 113A |
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Robert Goodman
Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1561 HPER 121 |
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Katie Grove
Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program Director |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3640 Assembly Hall, Room 150 |
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Gwendolyn Hamm
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-6076 HPER Building, Room 112D |
Choreography, jazz, modern dance, Web-based dance |
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Richard Hardy
Adjunct Faculty |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9295 Poplars 626 |
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Betty Haley Haven
Professor Emeritus |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-0510 HPER Building, Room 112-B |
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Barbara Hawkins
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-7031 HPER Building, Room 147B |
Aging, developmental disabilities, mental retardation, leisure, elderly care, recreation, wellness |
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Phillip L. Henson
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-6926 HPER Building, Room 112 |
Track and field, coaching |
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Nicholas Hoagland
Adjunct Professor, PAIP Program |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-6381 Indiana Memorial Union |
bowling, Professional Bowlers Association |
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Cheryl L. Holmes
Senior Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-9490 Poplars Building, 625 |
Safety, health |
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Shayla Holtkamp
Guest Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3818 HPER 116 |
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Bruce Hronek
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-7819 HPER Building, Room 133 |
Recreation and tourism legal liability, outdoor risk management, natural resource management |
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Lesa Lorenzen Huber
Clinical Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1733 Smith Research Center, Room 197 |
Gerontology, geriatric education, aging |
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Ann Huntoon
Adjunct Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5523 HPER 179 |
Aquatics, Teacher Education, Gifted Students, Physical Education |
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Lynn M. Jamieson
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8676 HPER Building, Room 129 |
Tourism image salience, leisure industry |
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Jeanne D. Johnston
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5073 HPER Building, Room 042 |
physical activity patterns and energy expenditure, impact of physical activity on health, aging and quality of life |
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Aaron Jones
Operations Coordinator - Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8263 Showers Building Suite 110 |
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Mi Kyung Jun
Research Associate |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1237 IU Research Park, Suite 110 |
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Noy S. Kay
Clinical Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-2156 HPER Building, Room 140 |
Health promotion, lifestyles education, international health study, death education |
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Jennifer Kelley
Research Associate and Assistant Project Manager, Indiana Prevention Resource Center |
[send e-mail] 812-855-7831 Showers Complex, Suite 110 |
problem gambling, youth gambling, substance abuse prevention |
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Patrick Kelly
Martial Arts Program Coordinator |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4143 |
martial arts, aggression and violence in sport, conflict de-escalation and resolution, mind-body wellness, victimization prevention |
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Carol A. Kennedy-Armbruster
Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-6083 HPER Building, Room 296D |
Functional training, water exercise, healthy lifestyles |
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Robert Kessler
Academic Coordinator |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4232 HPER 296-C |
scuba, sailing, waterfront, aquatics, rowing |
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Joanne Klossner
Clinical Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-1570 Smith Research Center |
Professional socialization, disordered eating, obesity, athletes |
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Doug Knapp
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3094 HPER Building, Room 133 |
Environmental education, interpretation, and global environmental issues |
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Julie S. Knapp
Internship Coordinator and Advisor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-1068 HPER Building, Room 156 |
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David M. Koceja
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-7302 HPER Building, Room 121 |
Neuromuscular control, spinal reflex system, elderly, motor control, balance |
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Lloyd J. Kolbe
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 322-2022 HPER Building, Room 136 |
Child and adolescent health status, policies, programs |
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Francis M. Kozub
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-7719 HPER 112 |
motivation, mental retardation, attitudes, emotions, physical activity |
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Pamela C. Laucella
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-0638 HPER Building, Room 168 |
Sport communication, sport journalism, media portrayals, race, gender, media feeding frenzy |
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Robert E. Lawrence
Instructor Emeritus |
[send e-mail] N/A |
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Mary A. Lay
Coordinator, Indiana Problem Gambling Prevention Initiative |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1237 Creative Arts Building, Room 110 |
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Youngkhill Lee
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5835 HPER building, Room 133C |
therapeutic recreation |
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Stephen Lewis
Visiting Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8504 HPER 133 |
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Choonghoon Lim
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855 – 0510 HPER 112 |
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Alice Lindeman
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-6437 |
Health care and wellness, preventive health care, minerals, vitamins and nutrients, nutrition, sports |
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Margaret Lion
Visiting Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-0006 HPER 166 |
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David K. Lohrmann
Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-5101 HPER Building, Room 144 |
School health promotion, health education, alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse prevention, sexuality education and HIV/STD prevention |
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Amy Lorek
Research Associate |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-1748 Eppley Institute, Suite 101 |
Leisure learning, leisure professionals |
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Gerald Marsischky
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3627 Poplars 626 |
health, safety, fire, disasters, chemicals, hazardous materials, OSHA |
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Bryan P. McCormick
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-3482 HPER Building, Room 133 |
Mental illnesses, social and community functioning |
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Christy McCormick
Program Manager, The Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-2366 IU Research Park |
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Thomas McKinney
Adjunct Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5523 HPER 112 |
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Joel F. Meier
Professor Emeritus |
[send e-mail] (812) 815-4189 HPER Building, Room 133 |
Adventure, outdoor education, outdoor leadership, and organized camping, history of conservation |
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Timothy D. Mickleborough
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-0753 HPER Building, Room 036 |
Nutrition, respiratory muscle infection, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction |
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Susan E. Middlestadt
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-5768 HPER Building, Room 116 C |
Psychosocial and behavioral issues, pregnancy prevention, nutrition, school health, tobacco |
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Michelle Miller
Coordinator, Fitness Specialist Degree Program |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8167 HPER Building, Room 296 |
Fitness assessment, exercise program design, and prescription for special populations |
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Kimberly S. Miloch
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-0868 HPER Building, Room 174 |
Sport consumption, fan loyalty, sport public relations, media influences |
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Tony Mobley
Dean Emeritus—HPER, Professor Emeritus of Recreation and Park Administration |
[send e-mail] 812-855-1561 |
Physical and leisure ducation, outdoor recreation, park administration |
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Michelle Mosely
Visiting Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1436 IU Research Park, Suits 100 |
festival attendance |
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Rasul A. Mowatt
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4711 HPER building, Room 133 |
leadership development, diversity in leisure, violence in leisure settings |
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Maresa J. Murray
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-5213 HPER Building, Room 116 |
African American families, media depictions of African Americans, sprituality patterns |
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Jeff Nix
Visiting Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4189 HPER 133-G |
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Carole E. Nowicke
Reference Librarian |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-1237 Creative Arts Building, Room 110 |
Applied health Science, oral history, archives and manuscripts, 19th century American music and culture, the tuba, dressage, combined driving (carriage) |
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Cecilia S. Obeng
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 856-0506 HPER Building, Room 296-I |
Children's health, African immigrant families in the United States, cultural roles in disease perception and management |
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Fernando Ona
Assistant Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8631 HPER 296G |
environmental health, social epidemiology, sociomedical sciences |
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Brandi Ou
Coordinator of Ballroom Dance Classes |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-5523 HPER 112 |
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Willena Pearson
Visiting Lecturer |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-8323 Poplars Building, Room 620 |
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Paul M. Pedersen
Associate Professor |
[send e-mail] (812) 855-4066 HPER Building, Room 170 |
Sport communication, sport organization personnel, intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, sport management |
























































































