Expertise

Research Interests

  • School health
  • Curriculum
  • Students
  • Pedagogy

My research examines how schools impede or enhance children's wellness and knowledge, with a particular focus on physical activity and participants' perspectives. Recent completed work is a series of multi-year, funded investigations of schools, physical activity, and at-risk populations.

My newest project focuses on student perceptions of meaning and boredom from an international perspective.

Communities
Physical Education
Degrees
PhD, University of Maryland, 1996
MAE, Western Kentucky University, 1992
BA, Georgetown College, 1984
Keywords
gender issues educational psychology social psychology urban education physical education teacher education learning motivation teacher attitude
Associations
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Educational Research Association
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development