Faculty & Staff of HES

Greetings and welcome to the HES faculty and staff web pages. The Health and Exercise Sciences offers students the following:

• An energetic, student-centered faculty who are dedicated to providing one of the best educational experiences anywhere
• Small classes and applied experiences
• Accessible faculty members
• Significant opportunities to engage in undergraduate research
   

Our HES Faculty & Staff:

(Click names to see personal web pages!)

Name	E-mail	Office	Office Phone	Teaching Area
Mr. Jeff Arabas Director of Aquatics, Instructor	jarabas@truman.edu	PB001	785-4247	Aquatics
Mrs. Jana Arabas Instructor	jlarabas@truman.edu	PB226A	785-4306	Lifetime Health & Fitness; First Aid & CPR
Mrs. Evonne Bird Instructor	ebird@truman.edu	PB309A	785-7729	Foundations of Exercise Science; Lifetime Health & Fitness
Dr. Michael Bird Associate Professor	mbird@truman.edu	PB314B	785-4309	Biomechanics; Research Methods
Ms. Michelle Boyd Head Athletic Trainer, Instructor	mboyd@truman.edu	PB125B	785-7364	Athletic Training
Mr. Adam Cline Instructor	acline@truman.edu	PB125B	785-6055	Athletic Training
Dr. Carol Cox Associate Professor	ccox@truman.edu	PB327	785-7256	Health Communication Methods; School Hlth Programs; Worksite Hlth; Program Assessment
Ms. Cassie DeBlauw Assistant Athletic Trainer	cdeblauw@truman.edu	PB125A	785-7521	First Aid and CPR; Athletic Training
Dr. Roberta Donahue Assistant Professor	rdonahue@truman.edu	PB334C	785-4466	Community & Public Health; Substance Abuse; Health Promo Mgmt; Epidemiology
Mrs. Celeste Holbrook Instructor	cholbrook@truman.edu	PB334F	785-7214	Research Methods of Health Science; Human Sexuality; Principles of Health Education and Health Science
Mr. Jeremy Houser Assistant Professor	jhouser@truman.edu	PB314C	785-4407	Human Anatomy; Motor Learning & Control
Dr. Jennifer Hurst     Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator of the Athletic Training Education Program	jhurst@truman.edu	PB334D	785-4464	Social Problems In Sport; Exercise & Sport Psychology; First Aid & CPR; Research Methods
Mrs. Melody Jennings Instructor	jennings@truman.edu	PB226B	785-7259	Dance; Lifetime Health & Fitness
Mrs. Liz Jorn Instructor	lhopkins@truman.edu	PB334E	785-4462	Nutrition; Sports Management
Dr. Alex Koch Associate Professor	akoch@truman.edu	PB309C	785-7255	Physiological Assessment; Advanced Exercise Physiology; Anaerobic Conditioning
Dr. Chris Lantz Department Chair Associate Professor	clantz@truman.edu	PB334A	785-4456	Exercise Psychology; Research Methods; JINS-Potent Potables
Dr. Jerry Mayhew Professor	jmayhew@truman.edu	PB319	785-4469	Exercise Physiology; Data Interpretation; Lifespan Motor Dev; Aerobic Conditioning
Mrs. Carolyn McCarty  Department Secretary	carolynm@truman.edu	PB334B	785-4460
Dr. James Padfield Associate Professor	padfield@truman.edu	PB314A	785-4406	Exercise Testing; Lifetime Health & Fitness; JINS-Wilderness Leadership
Dr. Fontaine Piper Professor	fpiper@truman.edu			Medical Terminology
Dr. Carla J. Smith Assistant Professor		PB328	785-4173	Pedagogy
Mrs. Nicole Summers Assistant Athletic Trainer Clinical Supervisor	nsummers@truman.edu	PB125A	785-7521	Athletic Training
Dr. Janice Clark Young Assistant Professor	jcyoung@truman.edu	PB226C	785-4461	Consumer Health; Environmental Health; Research Methods; Program Implementation

 

Emeritus Faculty

Mr. Larry Boleach

Mr. Jack Bowen

Mr. Clint Thompson

Positions Available

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