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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
Randi "Jeanie" Alter
Project Manager and Lead Evaluator
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(812) 855-1237
IU Research Park Suite 110
Adolescent drug use, prevention interventions
Trent Applegate
Lecturer
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(812) 856-4009
HPER 116
Injury care, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, violence and public health
Holly Aungst
Lecturer
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(812) 855-0575
HPER 179H
physical education
David Austin
Professor Emeritus
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812-855-3086
Recreation, park administration
Cem M. Basman
Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-1981
HPER building, Room 145
interpretation, tourism, visitor behavior
Charles Beeker
Director—Office of Underwater Science and Educational Resources
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(812) 855-5748
Marine research, scuba diving, shipwrecks, underwater science
Lisbeth Berbary
Visiting Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-5835
HPER 133H
Therapeutic recreation, post-structural feminist theory, qualitative methodologies, gender
Robert E. Billingham, Sr.
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-5208
Poplars Building, Room 616
Applied health science, divorce, interpersonal relationships
Earl Blair
Associate Professor
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(812) 856-4887
HPER Building, Room 116
safety performance
Fern Bonchek
Adjunct Lecturer
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(812) 855-4711
HPER building, Room 133
therapeutic recreation, human and animal interactions, equine assisted activities
Zobeida Bonilla
Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-5122
HPER 116F
culture, health promotion and disease prevention
Carla Janáe Brown
Evaluation Specialist/Research Associate
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(812) 855-5109
IU Research Park, Suite 110M
JoAnne Bunnage
Visiting Academic Specialist
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(812) 855-5210
Woodlawn House
Research methods, health programs, leadership development, early educational awareness programs
Selene Carter
Visiting Guest Lecturer
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(812) 856-2819
HPER 112 Room 176
dance improvisation, site specific performance, contact improvisation, contemporary dance, dance history
Charles Chancellor
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-0302
HPER building, Room 133
tourism, tourist travel patterns, GIS, land trust and tourism collaboration
Robert Chapman
Lecturer
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(812) 855-5523
HPER 048
Dan Cheeseman
Adjunct Faculty
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(812) 855-4489
HPER 112
Joseph S. Chen
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-1880
HPER Building, Room 148
Tourism business, tourism development, wellness tourism, international tourism
Allison Chopra
Lecturer
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(812) 855-2622
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photo of Shu Cole
Shu Cole
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-9037
HPER 133 E
tourist experience management, tourists' service evaluations
Donetta Cothran
Donetta Cothran
Chair, Kinesiology
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(812) 855-6430
HPER Building, Room 179
Cognition, teaching, learning, classroom management, mentoring, physical activity interventions
James Crowe
Professor Emeritus of Applied Health Science
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(812) 855-2429
Applied health science
Leila Dabbagh
Lecturer
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(812) 856-7963
HPER 116
Jun Dai
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-8461
Woodlawn House, Room 203
Nutrition, Epidemiology, Disease
Jesus Dapena
Professor
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(812) 855-8407
HPER Building, Room 071
Sport biomechanics; motion analysis; sport techniques
Mallori DeSalle
Research Associate and Community Prevention Specialist
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(812) 855-5735
IU Research Park, Suite 110
Brian Dodge
Assistant Research Scientist
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(812) 856-0792
HPER 116
sexual health, bisexuality, male condoms, innovative methods of STI testing
John M. Drew
Program Manager, Eppley Institute
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(812) 856-4251
Eppley Institute, Suite 101
Nancy T. Ellis
Associate Professor
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(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
Ruth Engs
Professor Emeritus
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(812) 855-9581
Poplars Building, Room 615
health reform, spiritual health, alcohol abuse
Alan W. Ewert
Professor
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(812) 855-8116
HPER Building, Room 133A
Adventure recreation, environmental attitudes, outdoor activities, risk-taking behavior, recreational environments
Alyce D. Fly
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-7975
HPER Building, Room 005
Nutrition, dietetics, nutrient metabolism, food patterns
Sherilyn Foley
Adjunct Faculty
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(812) 855-3061
HPER Building, Room 112
Dance, art, choreography, workshops, studios
Georgia Frey
Georgia C. Frey
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-1262
HPER Building, Room 179
Disabilities, physical activity
David L. Gallahue
Former Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
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(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
Ruth Gassman
Ruth Gassman
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-1237
501 N Morton Street, Suite 110
Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, health services
Victoria M. Getty
Lecturer
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(812) 855-1531
Woodlawn House Building, Room 201
Nutrition education
Deb Getz
Director, Center for Student Leadership Development
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(812) 855-9072
HPER Building, Room 394
leadership development, curriculum design, and diversity education
Kathleen Gilbert
Kathleen R. Gilbert
Associate Professor
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(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
Desiree D. Goetze
Research Associate
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(812) 855-3884
IU Research Park, Suite 110
Robert Goodman
Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
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(812) 855-1561
HPER 121
Elizabeth A. Gregg
Visiting Lecturer
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(812) 856-0868
HPER 174
Katie Grove
Katie Grove
Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program Director
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(812) 855-3640
Assembly Hall, Room 150
Gwendolyn Hamm
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-6076
HPER Building, Room 112D
Choreography, jazz, modern dance, Web-based dance
Richard Hardy
Adjunct Faculty
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(812) 855-9295
Poplars 626
Betty Haley Haven
Professor Emeritus
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(812) 855-0510
HPER Building, Room 112-B
Barbara Hawkins
Professor
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(812) 856-7031
HPER Building, Room 147B
Aging, developmental disabilities, mental retardation, leisure, elderly care, recreation, wellness
Phillip L. Henson
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-6926
HPER Building, Room 112
Track and field, coaching
Debra Herbenick
Research Scientist and Lecturer
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(812) 855-0364
HPER, Room 116
women's sexual health, sexual enhancement products, sexual pleasure, condom use, male and female sexual function
Cheryl L. Holmes
Senior Lecturer
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(812) 855-4019
Poplars Building, 621
Safety, health
Shayla Holtkamp
Guest Lecturer
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(812) 855-3818
HPER 116
Bruce Hronek
Professor
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(812) 855-7819
HPER Building, Room 133
Recreation and tourism legal liability, outdoor risk management, natural resource management
Lesa Huber
Lesa Lorenzen Huber
Clinical Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-1733
Smith Research Center, Room 197
Gerontology, geriatric education, aging
Ann Huntoon
Adjunct Lecturer
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(812) 855-5523
HPER 179
Aquatics, Teacher Education, Gifted Students, Physical Education
Lynn M. Jamieson
Professor
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(812) 855-8676
HPER Building, Room 129
Tourism image salience, leisure industry
Jeanne Johnston
Jeanne D. Johnston
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-5073
HPER Building, Room 042
physical activity patterns and energy expenditure, impact of physical activity on health, aging and quality of life
Aaron Jones
Operations Coordinator - Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program
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(812) 855-8263
IU Research Park Suite 110
Mi Kyung Jun
Research Associate
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(812) 855-1237
IU Research Park, Suite 110
Noy S. Kay
Clinical Associate Professor
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(812) 855-2156
HPER Building, Room 140
Health promotion, lifestyles education, international health study, death education
Patrick Kelly
Martial Arts Program Coordinator
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(812) 855-4143
martial arts, aggression and violence in sport, conflict de-escalation and resolution, mind-body wellness, victimization prevention
Carol A. Kennedy-Armbruster
Lecturer
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(812) 855-6083
HPER Building, Room 296D
Functional training, water exercise, healthy lifestyles
Robert Kessler
Academic Coordinator
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(812) 855-4232
HPER 296-C
scuba, sailing, waterfront, aquatics, rowing
Joanne Klossner
Clinical Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-1570
Smith Research Center
Professional socialization, disordered eating, obesity, athletes
Doug Knapp
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-3094
HPER Building, Room 133
Environmental education, interpretation, and global environmental issues
Julie S. Knapp
Internship Coordinator and Advisor
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(812) 856-1068
HPER Building, Room 156
David M. Koceja
Professor
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(812) 855-7302
HPER Building, Room 121
Neuromuscular control, spinal reflex system, elderly, motor control, balance
Lloyd J. Kolbe
Professor
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(812) 322-2022
HPER Building, Room 136
Child and adolescent health status, policies, programs
Robert E. Lawrence
Instructor Emeritus
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N/A
Mary Lay
Mary A. Lay
Coordinator, Indiana Problem Gambling Prevention Initiative
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(812) 855-1237
IU Research Park Suite 110
Stephen Lewis
Visiting Lecturer
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(812) 855-8504
HPER 133
Choonghoon Lim
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855 – 0510
HPER 112
Sport marketing, sport media, sport management, media violence and online sport
Alice Lindeman
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-6437
Health care and wellness, preventive health care, minerals, vitamins and nutrients, nutrition, sports
Margaret Lion
Visiting Lecturer
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(812) 856-0006
HPER 166
David K. Lohrmann
Professor
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(812) 856-5101
HPER Building, Room 144
School health promotion, health education, alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse prevention, sexuality education and HIV/STD prevention
Gerald Marsischky
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-3627
Poplars 626
health, safety, fire, disasters, chemicals, hazardous materials, OSHA
Bryan P. McCormick
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-3482
HPER Building, Room 133
Mental illnesses, social and community functioning
Christy McCormick
Christy McCormick
Program Manager, The Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands
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(812) 856-2366
IU Research Park
Thomas McKinney
Adjunct Lecturer
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(812) 855-5523
HPER 112
Joel F. Meier
Professor Emeritus
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(812) 815-4189
HPER Building, Room 133
Adventure, outdoor education, outdoor leadership, and organized camping, history of conservation
Timothy D. Mickleborough
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-0753
HPER Building, Room 036
Nutrition, respiratory muscle infection, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
Susan E. Middlestadt
Associate Professor
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(812) 856-5768
HPER Building, Room 116 C
Psychosocial and behavioral issues, pregnancy prevention, nutrition, school health, tobacco
Michelle Miller
Coordinator, Fitness Specialist Degree Program
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(812) 855-8167
HPER Building, Room 296
Fitness assessment, exercise program design, and prescription for special populations
Tony Mobley
Dean Emeritus—HPER, Professor Emeritus of Recreation and Park Administration
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812-855-1561
Physical and leisure ducation, outdoor recreation, park administration
Robert Morgan
Lecturer
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(812) 856-4909
HPER 164
Michelle Mosely
Visiting Lecturer
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(812) 855-1436
IU Research Park, Suits 100
festival attendance
Rasul A. Mowatt
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-4711
HPER building, Room 133
leadership development, diversity in leisure, violence in leisure settings
Maresa J. Murray
Maresa J. Murray
Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-5213
HPER Building, Room 146
Family Health, Ethnic Minority Families, Media Influence on Families, Religiosity, Social Support
Carole E. Nowicke
Reference Librarian
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(812) 855-1237
IU Research Park Suite 110
Applied health Science, oral history, archives and manuscripts, 19th century American music and culture, the tuba, dressage, combined driving (carriage)
Cecilia S. Obeng
Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-0502
HPER Building, Room 296-I
Children's health, African immigrant families in the United States, cultural roles in disease perception and management
Fernando Ona
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-8361
HPER 296G
environmental health, social epidemiology, sociomedical sciences
Willena Pearson
Lecturer
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(812) 855-8323
Poplars Building, Room 620
Paul M. Pederson
Paul M. Pedersen
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-4066
HPER Building, Room 170
Sport communication, sport organization personnel, intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, sport management
Laura Poole
Senior Lecturer
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(812) 856-2521
HPER Building, Room 182
Modern dance, choreography, videography
John S. Raglin
Professor
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(812) 855-1844
HPER Building, Room 112-I
William D. Ramos
Director, Aquatics Institute
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(812) 856-7161
HPER Building, Room 104
aquatics
Shahla Ray
Shahla Ray
Lecturer
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(812) 855-0843
HPER Building, Room 296H
Diet and pulmonary function, airway hyperresponsiveness
Michael Reece
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-0068
HPER Building, Room 116
sexual health promotion, HIV-related mental health care
Mary Lou Remley
Professor Emerita
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(812) 855-1230
Kinesiology
Mick Renneisen
Mick Reneissen
Adjunct Instructor
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(812) 349-3711
Showers Building, Suite 250
James Ridenour
James Ridenour
Professor Emeritus of Recreation and Park Administration
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(812) 855-8396
Recreation and park administration
Craig M. Ross
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-3102
HPER Building, Room 132
Recreational sport management, youth sports, technology, and pedagogy
Ruth V. Russell
Professor
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(812) 856-1960
HPER Building, Room 158
Tourism, leisure
Gary A. Sailes
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-0538
HPER Building, Room 112
Sport sociology, race, professional sport
Susan Samuel
Susan Samuel
Research Associate
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(812) 855-1237
IU Research Park Suite 110
Maria K. Schmidt
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-9892
Poplars Building, Room 622
Child development, teaching models
John Schrader
Associate Chair, Kinesiology
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(812) 856-4509
Kinesiology, athletic training
Dong-Chul Seo
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-9379
HPER Building, Room 028
tobacco, alcohol, obesity
Daniel R. Sharpless
Lecturer
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(812) 855-4711
HPER Building, Room 127
Parks and recreation
Elizabeth Shea
Clinical Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-7020
HPER Building, Room 112
Dance, technology, skill acquisition, teaching, learning
John B. Shea
Professor
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(81) 856-6045
IU Research Park Suite 111
Motor Skills, Motor Control, Motor Learning, Training, Ergonomics, Human Factors, Wellness
Catherine Sherwood
Clinical Associate Professor
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HPER building
Sexual health education, cancer prevention, cancer education, program planning
Nathan W. Shier
Professor
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(812) 855-8461
Woodlawn House, Room 203
Food composition; phytochemicals
Brandon Sieg
Adjunct Instructor
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(812) 855-3984
HPER 296
martial arts, self defense, taekwondo, hapkido, tai chi
Greg Simmons
Greg Simmons
Adjunct Lecturer
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(812) 330-1012
Strength, conditioning, resistance training, explosive weight training, plyometric training, athletic performance, powerlifting
David M. Skirvin
Assistant Dean, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
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(812) 855-1561
HPER Building, Room 111
budget, finance, fund raising, administration, management
Kevin Slates
Kevin J. Slates
Clinical Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-3766
HPER Building, Room 116D
Unintentional injury prevention, biological occupational and environmental hazards, industrial hygiene, ergonomics
Joel Stager
Professor
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(812) 855-1637
HPER Building, Room 032
Human stress physiology, oxygen transport, human development and aging, competitive swimming
Clinton H. Strong
Professor Emeritus
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N/A
Krisha Thiagarajah
Visiting Lecturer
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(812) 856-5231
HPER Building, Room 116 J
Nutrition
Jim Thomas
Adjunct Faculty, PAIP Program
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(812) 856-6707
HPER 112
Walter Archie Tinsley
EMT-Basic Course Coordinator
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(812) 855-3817
Poplars Building, Room 614
CPR, EMT, First Responder, First Aid, AED
Andrea Titzer
Visiting Research Associate
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(812) 855-0864
IU Research Park
Mohammad R. Torabi
Chancellor's Professor
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(812) 855-4808
HPER Building, Room 116
Public health education, prevention, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS
Marieke Van Puymbroeck
Assistant Professor
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(812) 855-3093
HPER Building, Room 133
quality of life for informal caregivers, alternative therapy interventions
Alison Voight
Assistant Professor
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812-856-1965
HPER 133
Therapeutic Outdoor Programs, Theory-based Processing, Best Practices in Accessibility
Janet P. Wallace
Professor
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(812) 855-6384
HPER Building, Room 070J
Endothelial function
Kim Watson
Lecturer
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(928) 638-7961
Albright Training Center
Jerry Diana Wilkerson
Jerry Diana Wilkerson
Professor
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(812) 855-1561
HPER Building, Room 111-C
Sport techniques, fundamental movement
Michael S. Willett
Associate Chair, Kinesiology
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(812) 855-6210
HPER 296 and IU Research Park 104
Youth Fitness, Strength Training
Antonio S. Williams
Lecturer
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(812) 855-3061
HPER 112-J
sport marketing, personal fitness, branding
Steve Wolter
Stephen A Wolter
Executive Director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands
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(812) 855-3095
Indiana University Research Park
Public parks, recreation, public lands, trail use
William L. Yarber
Professor
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(812) 855-7974
AIDS/HIV, sex, human sexuality, sexually transmitted disease
Sherril York
Executive Director, National Center on Accessibility
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(812) 856-4425
Showers Building, Suite 109
Sarah Young
Sarah J. Young
Associate Professor
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(812) 855-3085
HPER Building, Room 133-F
Legal issues in recreation and sport
Ahmed YoussefAgha
Assistant Professor
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(812) 856-6782
HPER 138
Biostatistics, Decision Analysis, Information Systems, Simulation
Justin Zuschlag
Adjunct Lecturer
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(812) 320-2726