Education

• B.A., Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Major: Communication
  Minor: Psychology
• 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 in admissions and athletics as staff, and now as a faculty member who launched the Sport and Exercise Science program and serves as Director of Allied Health. I often teach students in the foundations course and the senior research course. I also enjoy advising and mentoring students one-on-one and helping them find their passion and career path within the exercise science field. I have presented at on-campus faculty development opportunities and at off-campus teachers’ conferences. As the Director of Allied Health, I work closely with the program directors at our five hospital affiliates to make sure our WLC students are prepared for their clinical acceptance into those programs.

I come from a family of six children, and all of us lettered in a college sport. Athletics taught me many life lessons, which I try to pass on to students today. Most of my experience prior to beginning the Sport and Exercise Science program was as a coach instructing grade school, high school, and collegiate teams. I find all sports interesting and enjoy analyzing the many skills and movements found within them.

I enjoy spending time away from WLC with my two adult children and their spouses. I also love venturing to see as many national parks as I can and have been blessed to visit all 50 states! I have more hobbies than time and enjoy staying active by participating in yoga, hiking, fishing, biking, pickleball, golf, and gardening. I also like to dabble in the arts, trying my hand at watercolors, acrylics, glass fusing, and stained glass!

Teaching

Past courses

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

Current courses

• COL 101 - Introduction to College Experiences
• PED 330 - Theory and Methods of Coaching
• SPE 200 - Foundations of Sport and Exercise Science
• SPE 240 - Cognitive and Behavior Change in Sport and Exercise Science
• SPE 310 - Motor Learning and Development
• SPE 450 - Research Strategies in Sport and Exercise Science

Research Interests

• 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

• Faculty Development Day In-Service, 2024: "Motivational Interviewing"
• Wisconsin Lutheran State Teachers’ Conference: “Let’s Move! Standards and Guidelines for PE” (October 2022)
• FDC Lunch & 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

Service

• Director of Allied Health
• Department Head, Sport and Exercise Science
• Faculty Affairs Committee Chair (2022-current)
• 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)
• Strategic Planning Subcommittee on Instructional Delivery (current)
• Task Force: Faculty Load Committee (current)
• WLC Institutional Review Board (current)
• Writing of SPE accreditation
• Various volunteer opportunities at my church and in my community

Professional Membership

• American College of Sports Medicine