Faculty & Staff

Division of Kinesiology and Health

On August 2026, we will have 4 new faculty members joining our department. They will be looking for graduate students for their laboratories.

Fall 2026 New Faculty - Starting in August 2026

Kayla Kowalczyk
Kayla M. Kowalczyk, PhD

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Jennifer Kurtz, Ph.D, CSCS, CISSN, ACSM-EP-C

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology & Health

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Jessica Ostrander, DC

Assistant Lecturer

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology & Health

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Hillary Smith, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Jenna Starck
Jenna R. Starck, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology & Health

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Ward Dobbs
Ward Dobbs, PhD, CSCS*D

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology & Health

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Faculty

Qin
Qin 'Arthur' Zhu, Ph.D.

Director | Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Lacey Gaechter
Lacey Gaechter, M.S.

Assistant Lecturer | Community Public Health

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Francesca Genoese
Francesca Genoese, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, CES

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Adam Ibrahim
Adam Ibrahim, Ph.D., CSCS, CISSN

Assistant Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Ben D. Kern
Ben D. Kern, Ph.D., CSCS

Associate Professor | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Jacob Layer, M.S.

Assistant Lecturer

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Emily Schmitt
Emily Schmitt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Alisa Siceloff
Alisa Siceloff, VMD

Assistant Lecturer | Community Public Health

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Angela Simonton
Angela Simonton, M.S.

Assistant Lecturer | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Kelly L. Simonton
Kelly L. Simonton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Derek Smith
Derek Smith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Exercise Physiology

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Marci Smith
Marci Smith, M.S.

Senior Lecturer | Undergrad Internship Coordinator

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Tristan Wallhead
Tristan Wallhead, Ph.D.

Professor | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Rachel Watson
Rachel Watson, M.S.

Senior Faculty Development Professional

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Staff

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Courtney Garrison

Office Associate, Senior

Emeritus Professors

Tami Benham-Deal
Tami Benham-Deal, P.E.D.

Professor Emeritus

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Mark Byra
Mark Byra, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Jayne Jenkins
Jayne Jenkins, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus | Phys. Ed. Teacher Education

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

College of Health Sciences | Kinesiology and Health

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