教育

• B.A., Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Major: Communication
  小:心理学
• M.S., Texas Woman's University
  Concentrations: Kinesiology, Coaching

Background

I have spent numerous years on campus as a Warrior. I am an alumnus and have worked both in various staff positions and now as a faculty member who began the Sport and 运动科学 program. When the program began we had one piece of equipment and I shared an office. Now the program has two new labs, state-of-the-art modern equipment, multiple faculty members, and more than 100 graduates!

I come from a family of six children and all of us lettered in a college sport. 体育运动 taught me many life lessons, which I try to pass on to students today. Most of my experience prior to beginning the Sport and 运动科学 program was as a coach instructing grade school, 高中, and collegiate teams. I find all sports interesting and enjoy analyzing many skills and movements found within them. I enjoy spending time away from WLC with my family either participating in or watching them in numerous activities. Some of my favorites include gardening, golfing, biking, and fishing.

教学

过去的课程

• PED 155 - Circuit Training
• PED 216 - Strength Training Application/Project
• PED 338 - Coaching of Volleyball
• SPE 310 - Motor Learning and Development
• SPE 325 - Exercise Physiology
• SPE 350 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription 
• SPE 425 - Kinesiology and Biomechanics

当前的课程

• COL 101 - Introduction to College Experiences
• PED 330 - Theory and Methods of Coaching
• SPE 200 - Foundations of Sport and 运动科学
• SPE 240 - Sport Psychology
• SPE 450 - ReSearch Strategies in Sport and 运动科学

研究兴趣

• Current ReSearch: Effects of Collegiate Volleyball Jump Count on Vertical Jump and Overuse Injury
• Master’s Thesis: Aggressive Base Stealing in Softball
• Supervise various undergraduate reSearch studies within SPE 425 

Scholarly Works and Presentations

• Wisconsin Lutheran State Teachers’ Conference: “Let’s Move! Standards and Guidelines for PE” (October 2022)
• FDC午餐 & Learn Presentation: ReSearch Update on Effects of Collegiate Volleyball Jump Count on Vertical Jump and Overuse Injury (April 2021)
• HS Presentation: Strategies for Engagement and Assessment in the HyFlex Model (with two colleagues) (Fall 2020)
• Young Women’s STEM: SPE Presentation (Spring 2019)
• Presented to WLC VB team: Nutrition (Spring 2019) and Mental Side of VB Training (Fall 2019)
• Family Weekend Presentation (Fall 2019) and Virtual Presentation (2020)
• Supervise numerous independent student reSearch projects in SPE and BIO

服务

• Department Head, Sport and 运动科学
• Faculty Development Committee (2015-2021)
• Generac Hall Remodeling Committee (2018-2019)
• Task Force: Faculty Load Committee (2018-2021)
• HyFlex Training Ad Hoc Committee (summer 2020)
• Campus Conversation Facilitator (Fall 2020)
• Rath Scholarship Review Committee (spring 2021)
• Christian Leadership Certificate Program Mentor (current)
• Faculty Affairs Committee (current)
• Strategic Planning Subcommittee on Instructional Delivery (current)
• Task Force: Faculty Load Committee (current)
• WLC Institutional Review Board (current)
• Writing of SPE accreditation (current)
• Various volunteer opportunities at my church and in my community

Professional Membership

• American College of Sports Medicine