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Laura Boudreaux

Emeritus

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Nutrition and Food Systems

Email
Laura.Boudreaux@usm.edu

Paul Donahue

Dr. Paul Donahue

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Sport Performance, Strength and Conditioning

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 369

Email
Paul.Donahue@usm.edu

Brooke Eccles

Ms. Brooke Eccles

Visiting Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 350

Email
Brooke.Eccles@usm.edu

Morgan Eckenrod

Dr. Morgan Eckenrod

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Sport Psychology

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 354

Email
Morgan.Eckenrod@usm.edu

Riley Galloway

Dr. Riley Galloway

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Exercise Physiology, Physiology of Obesity , Childhood Physical Activity, Cardiovascular function, Exercise Prescription

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 352

Email
R.Galloway@usm.edu

Trenton Gould

Dr. Trenton Gould

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Head impact biomechanics

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 143

Email
Trent.Gould@usm.edu

Austin Graybeal

Dr. Austin Graybeal

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Clinical Translational Research, Metabolic Syndrome & Obesity, Body Composition, Nutrition, Human Performance

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 348

Email
Austin.Graybeal@usm.edu

Tyler Hardaway

Tyler Hardaway

Visiting Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 323

Email
Tyler.Hardaway@usm.edu

Marita Harris

Ms. Marita Harris

Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 125D

Email
Marita.Harris@usm.edu

Hunter Haynes

Hunter Haynes

Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 308

Email
Hunter.Haynes@usm.edu

Rials Hester

Rials Hester

Visiting Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Email
Rials.Hester@usm.edu

Holly Huye

Holly Huye

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Nutrition and Dietetics

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Nutrition and Food Systems

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 324

Email
Holly.Huye@usm.edu

Steven Kahl

Steven Kahl Jr

Visiting Instructor

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Email
Steven.Kahl@usm.edu

Alicia Landry

Alicia Landry

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

nutrition, food systems, evaluation, quantitative statistics

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Nutrition and Food Systems

Email
Alicia.Landry@usm.edu

Amanda Melville

Amanda Melville

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Physical Education and Sports Coaching

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 311

Email
Amanda.Melville@usm.edu

Laurie Neelis

Dr. Laurie Neelis

Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Physical Education and Sport Coaching

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 355

Email
Laurie.Neelis@usm.edu

Nuno Oliveira

Dr. Nuno Oliveira

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Motor Control

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 366

Email
Nuno.Oliveira@usm.edu

Scott Piland

Dr. Scott Piland

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Concussion, Brain Injury, Sports Injury, Product Development, Helmet Testing

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 314

Email
Scott.Piland@usm.edu

Desi Ratcliffe

Mrs. Desi Ratcliffe

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Clinical Nutrition and Foodservice Management

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Nutrition and Food Systems

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 325

Email
Desiree.Ratcliffe@usm.edu

Kim Rutland

Kim Rutland

Instructor

Areas of Expertise

Adult Fitness, Student Professional Development

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 349

Email
Kimberly.L.Rutland@usm.edu

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James Sims

Emeritus

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Human Performance and Recreation

Email
w310067@usm.edu

Stephanie Smith

Dr. Stephanie Smith

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Exercise physiology, physical (in)activity measurement, physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 348

Email
Stephanie.McCoy@usm.edu

Nancy Speed

Nancy Speed

Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Physical Education

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 310

Email
Nancy.Speed@usm.edu

Jon Stavres

Dr. Jon Stavres

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

autonomic function, vascular function, sympathetic regulation, skeletal muscle oxygen transport, vascular health, rehabilitation

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 365

Email
Jonathon.Stavres@usm.edu

Melissa Thompson

Melissa Thompson

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Sport Psychology; Coach Development

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Kinesiology and Nutrition
Discipline: Kinesiology

Joseph Greene Hall (JGH) 134

Email
M.Thompson@usm.edu