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Mike Godard, department chair/professor - Godard received his Ph.D., in Human Bioenergetics from Ball State University. He has published more than 25 scientific articles and has presented at more than 50 regional and national conferences. Godard has acquired approximately $500,000 in grants to support his research program. He has served as the regional president of the Midwest American College of Sports Medicine and is currently the regional president-elect for the central states ACSM chapter. |
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Kim Bell, instructor - Bell is a 2009 Athletic Training UCM alumna. After working in the field as a certified athletic trainer and receiving her master's in education from Central Methodist University, Bell returned to teach human anatomy, human diseases and athletic training courses. Bell also serves as the athletic trainer for the UCM Fighting Mules ROTC Battalion. |
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Ken Bias, assistant professor - A UCM alumn, Bias brings 10 years of practical experience teaching physical education from pre-K through grade 12. Bias' teaching focus is in the Physical Education Teacher Education program. |
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Karen Breshears, chef/instructor - Breshears, a UCM alum, began her career in 1999, after working two years as a registered dietitian and more than 15 years in the food service industry. She primarily teaches the food preparation, quantity food production and service classes. |
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Steve Burns, associate professor - Burns has an extensive background in cardiovascular disease prevention and 10 years of teaching experience in exercise science. He teaches graduate and undergraduate classes, and coordinates activities in the human performance lab. Burns currently serves as the president of the central states chapter of American College of Sports Medicine and as editor for The International Journal of Exercise Science. |
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Mike Carter, professor emeritus - Carter began teaching health education courses at UCM in 1962. After 45 years of service, he retired in 2007. Carter has taught many subjects including human diseases, anatomy and personal health. His passion for teaching moves him to continue teaching at UCM even after retirement. |
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Jennifer Case, assistant professor - A graduate of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, Case became a UCM faculty member in 2012. Her lifelong passion for fitness and athletic competition has directed her educational experiences and research emphasis in the area of sports nutrition. Given her background, Case instructs courses in both the Nutrition and Exercise Science programs. |
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Dennis Docheff, professor - Docheff, an educator since 1978, began teaching at UCM in 2001. His experience includes teaching, administration and coaching at the elementary, middle school, high school and university levels. Currently, Docheff teaches courses at UCM in curriculum and assessment in physical education, sports in American life and elementary school physical education activities. |
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Dan Gerdes, professor - A graduate of the University of Kansas, Gerdes serves as a professor of sports psychology, a graduate coordinator for the Sport Management program and a key faculty member for the athletic department at UCM. Along with public school teaching and coaching experience, Gerdes has taught for 18 years at UCM. |
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Bobby Gillespie, instructor - A former athletic director, physical education teacher and coach, Gillespie came back to his alma mater to serve as an instructor of physical education. Gillespie has his master's degree in Elementary Administration from William Woods University. Gillespie said, working at UCM in his field "is my dream job." |
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Marilyn Grechus, professor - A graduate of UCM of the University of Missouri, Grechus is a professor and coordinator of health education. She is responsible for teaching the health methods, community health and early childhood nutrition. With 20 years of teaching experience at UCM, Grechus understands the importance of quality teachers in society. |
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Brian Hughes, professor - Hughes has been heavily involved in athletic training profession throughout his high school and college years. He earned his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training at Ohio State University where he worked alongside the university's athletic training team. Later, Hughes went on to become a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Oklahoma State University and obtained his advanced degrees. |
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Youngjin Hur, assistant professor - Hur began his UCM career in 2008. His research focuses on sport consumer behavior and has led to published articles in journals such as the Journal of Sport Management, and International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. |
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Jenn Huseman, instructor - After 10 years of athletic training field experience, Huseman returned to UCM to share her experiences with the students of the Athletic Training Education Program. Huseman specializes in rehabilitation and manual therapies. She also works with UCM athletics as an assistant athletic trainer and approved clinical instructor. |
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Wooyoung Lee, assistant professor - Lee focuses his research on the influence sport consumption behaviors, such as risky sport participation and sport media consumption. He has many presented and published works in the field of sport management. Currently, he instructs Introduction to Sport Management, Sport Marketing and Sport Public Relations courses. |
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Swarna Mandali, professor - Mandali served 12 years as a registered dietitian and as a certified nutrition support clinician in the dietetic profession. She uses her practical experience to instruct dietetics and nutrition and serve as a program coordinator for the Didactic Program in Dietetics at UCM. She is responsible for teaching the community nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and Senior Seminar courses. |
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Cathy McGraw, instructor - McGraw, a graduate of UCM, has instructed the course Teaching Sex Education in Public Schools for 10 years. She offers 37 years of real-world experience from teaching similar courses in a high school setting. |
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Brad Mears, associate professor - Mears is the K-12 physical education program coordinator. He provides public school teaching experience in early childhood, elementary, middle school, high school education and serves as a specialist in special education. He is responsible for the elementary methods course and the student teaching experiences. |
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Amanda Metcalf, assistant professor - Metcalf is the graduate program coordinator for the Department of Nutrition and Kinesiology. She focuses her research on the implementation of technology into physical education. |
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Jim Moore, instructor - Moore has clinical, high school, professional football and rodeo athletic training experience. He specializes in emergency medicine, therapeutic modalities and organizational administration, leadership in athletic training, and also serves as a clinical coordinator in UCM's Athletic Training program. |
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Susan Ross, assistant professor - Ross taught physical education in public schools for 12 years. She provides students with practical education through her professional experiences as the director of community and school-based physical activity programs, and her service as a corporate health and fitness coordinator in West Virginia. |
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Robert Slana, associate professor - Slana is a program coordinator for two areas in the Department of Nutrition and Kinesiology. He serves as the university internship supervisor for both programs and, through his supervision, students have access to many professional contacts. He has served 23 years at UCM, teaching a variety of courses. |
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Susan Stockton, instructor - Stockton spent five years as food service director for the Warrensburg R-VI School District, nine years in private practice and the past 13 years teaching health-related courses at UCM. Her emphasis is in experiential learning environments and bio-communication technology for optimal human function and performance. |
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Scott Strohmeyer, professor - Strohmeyer specializes in pedagogical biomechanics. Alongside his research projects he has published and presented many papers dealing with technique enhancement in biomechanics. With a passion for research, Strohmeyer enjoys spending time in the biomechanics lab he has deemed the "Mule Cave." |
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Stacey Winter, instructor - A graduate of the dietetics program at UCM, Winter is currently an instructor in the Dietetics program. She has more than 10 years of experience in clinical dietetics, community dietetics and outpatient counseling, and has special interests in health promotion and disease prevention. |
