Tiffany M. Fuller
Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
Phone: (336) 334-7712
Fax: (336) 334-7258
Email: tf984181@ncat.edu

Bio
Tiffany Fuller began her Teaching Career in 1999 at Pumpkin Center Middle School where she taught Health & Physical Education and coached softball, volleyball and developed a dance team.  After two years of public school, she began the Ph.d program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she received a assistantship to teach youth during an after school program entitled, "Project Effort". Her primary duties included planning and teaching students in the various after-school programs.  While continuing her studies at UNC-G she began teaching at North Carolina A&T State University where she has taught over five hundred students per semester and have advised over 60 a semester.  She has also had the opportunity to travel to Brazil with the Teaching Fellows department of NC A&T SU.  While in Brazil she had the opportunity to visit the elementary schools and watch their dance team and drum team.  She also had the chance to attend a dance class in the basement of a local dance instructor.  She has also traveled to Hawaii, where she was able to attend a dance performance and spent the day with a Hawaiian Singer in which she choreographed dances to her song and later taught the dances in her classes.

Research Interests
Her interest has been multi-cultural dance for over the last five years.  While teaching dance classes at A&T, she developed her own after school program entitled, "Dance in Action" in which gives 60 elementary girls at two local elementary schools the opportunity to learn dances from Africa, Brazil, Hawaii, Romania, Germany and many other places and other forms of dance.  She has already received over forty thousand dollars in grants to support this program that is geared also geared to obesity among girls.  Her college students in her dance class have worked well with the participants for the last three years.  They have been seen on WMFY News 2 on two occasions and have been in local newspapers, along with the A&T Today Magazine.  She was also interviewed on 90.1 radio station by Mabel Scott.  With dance being her passion she has already applied for another grant over $90,000 to start two more after school programs. She has not only taught dance here in NC but has presented dance at conferences in Alabama, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, and Baltimore.  Other than dancing, Ms. Fuller has taught various classes at the University such as Personal Health, Weight Training, Stress Management, History of Sports, Introduction to Lifetime Fitness and Team Sports.  Her enthusiasm is the same for all of her classes.

Other than teaching, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her grandparents in NC and her Mom in Hawaii.  She also enjoys landscaping and photography.

Education
Currently A.B.D - Ph.D.Candiate- University of North Carolina At Greensboro (Exercise & Sport Science)
M.A. 1999-NC A&T State University (Health & Physical Education-Adapted Physical Education)
B.S. 1998-NC A&T State University (Health & Physical Education-Psychology)

Teaching Areas
Personal Health
Weight Training
Stress Management

History of Sports

Team Sports

Introduction to Lifetime Fitness

Dr. Gloria Palma
Title: Associate Professor
Phone: (336) 334-7712
Fax: (336) 334-7258
Email: palmag@ncat.edu or jake@ncat.edu

Bio
Dr. Gloria Palma started her teaching career as a physical educator at International School, Manila, Philippines where she taught various grade levels, Pre-K to 12th. She completed her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree at the University of the Philippines, her Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington with a concentration in Adapted Physical Education (Physical education and movement education for individuals with disabilities).

Education
Ph.D. — Washington State University: Physical Education
M.S. — Washington State University: Physical Education
B.S.E. — University of Philippines

Research Interests
Dr. Palma’s research interest focuses on the improvement of educational and other-related services for all individuals with disabilities.

Teaching Areas
Undergraduate Methods Courses
Graduate Methods Courses

Dr. Venita Roberson

Title Assistant Professor

Phone: 336-334-2013

Fax; 336-334-7258

Email: vroberso@ncat.edu

BIO

Dr. Roberson serves as an assistant professor in the department of HPLS where she teaches courses in the areas of sport psychology and sport management.

Education:

Ph.D. – 2001 - Temple University: Kinesiology

Exercise and Sport Psychology

M.Ed – 1992 – University of Central Oklahoma: Community Junior Collage Education

Health Physical Education Recreation & Dance

B.S. – 1982 – Langston University: Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance

Research Interest:

Dr. Roberson’s research areas of interests pertain to cultural sensitivity within the practice of sport psychology and skill development. She examines issues impacting African American female student-athletes with eating disorders as well as African American athletes who have overcome sport injuries. Dr. Roberson also has interest in sports writing and in this regard plans to launch a magazine called After Sports ---which focuses on athletes making transitions from sport injuries to other careers.

Teaching Areas:

Psychosocial Interaction of Human Movement

Sport Management

Fitness and Facilities                                                                                                    

Dr. Jerono P. Rotich
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: (336) 334-7712
Fax: (336) 334-7258
Email: jprotich@ncat.edu

Bio
Jerono Rotich came to North Carolina A & T in 2005. She began her teaching and coaching career in Kenya. She taught and coached K-12 as well as college and University. While in the United States she served as a graduate teaching and research assistant at the State University of New York at Brockport and at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition to her teaching, she is actively involved in several community projects that focus on health and wellness. She serves on several boards and committees in Guilford County.

Education
Ph.D. 2004-University of North Carolina Greensboro: Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education
M.S. Ed. 1999-SUNY Brockport: Physical Education
B.S. 1994-Kenyatta University, NBI Kenya: Physical Education

Research Interests
Multicultural /Diversity activities and cultural competency
Physical activity promotion
Youth and Community sports
Health and Safety

Teaching Areas
Health and wellness
Activity courses
Pedagogy
Health and Safety

Brenda Swearingin
Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
Phone: (336) 334-7712
Fax: (336) 334-7258
Email: brendas@ncat.edu

Bio
In 2000, Brenda Swearingin took a part-time faculty position at North Carolina A&T and began the concurrent pursuit of the Ph. D. in Exercise and Sport Science which she expects to complete in 2006. Currently, she teaches many of the exercise science courses in the department’s new Sport Science and Fitness Management degree program, which she worked collaboratively with her colleagues to develop.

Education
Ph.D. 2006 (expected) - University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Exercise and Sport Science
M.A. 1998 – University of Arkansas: Exercise Science (Biomechanics)
B.S. 1994 - University of Arkansas: Kinesiology (Exercise Science)

Research Interests
Physical Activity and Obesity
Lifestyle Modification Programs
Continuous vs. Intermittent Exercise

Teaching Areas
Exercise Physiology
Kinesiology
Research Methods
Activity Courses

Richard Watkins

Title: Instructor
Phone: (336) 334-7712
Fax: (336) 334-7258
Email: watkinsr@ncat.edu

Bio
Richard Watkins  taught at  North Carolina A&T State University for 2 years starting as graduate assistant before embarking on a coaching career that yeilded 17 conference titles and 18 coach of the year honors.. He has now been at A&T for the past 16 years and is a part of the dynamic faculty in Human Performance and Leisure Studies.  During his career in higher education he has served in the capacities of department chair, athletic director, head baseball and volleyball coach and has garnered recognition in the areas of recruitment and advisment..

Education
Further Study - Middle Tennessee State University : Sport Sociology
M.S. 1977 -  North Carolina A&T State University; Physical Education
B.S. 1976 – High Point College: Physical Education

Research Interests
NYSP Girls Program and also SDPI Long-term Expulsion and Suspension

Teaching Areas
Sports Management
Sports History
Internships

Dr. Daniel Webb

Title: Assistant Professor

Phone: (336) 334-7712

Fax: (336) 334-7258

Email: dwebb@ncat.edu

Bio

Dr. Daniel Webb serves as the Teacher Education coordinator within the department of HPLS, as well as the coordinator of the Master’s of Art in Teaching (MAT) program. In addition, Dr. Webb is the Principal Investigator of a federally funded after-school program entitled: Helping Youth Positively Evolve (HYPE). Dr. Webb’s areas of professional preparation are Adapted (Special) Physical Education/Activity, Sport Pedagogy, and Research Methods/Statistical Analyses.

Education:

Ph.D. – 1999 – The Ohio State University: Adapted (Special) Physical

                           Education/Activity, Sport Pedagogy, and Research Methods/Statistical

                           Analyses

M.S. – 1995 – University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse: Adapted (Special) Physical Education/Activity, and

                          Human Motor Development

B.S. – 1994 – Coppin State University: Adapted (Special) Physical Education/Activity, and Sport

                        Pedagogy

Research Interests:

Dr. Webb’s research areas of interests pertain to attitudinal analyses of individuals with physical/orthopedic disabilities, inclusion of students with disabilities, psychometric measurements, advocacy for students with various disabilities, youth who are considered at-risk, and issues impacting minorities in the profession of sport pedagogy.  More importantly, Dr. Webb has presented numerous peer-reviewed papers regarding the above-mentioned areas.

Teaching Areas:

Research Methods

Adapted/Special Physical Activity/Education

Motor Learning/Development

Sport Pedagogy

Teaching Methods

Student Teaching/Internship Supervisor

Ms. Shemena Wiggins

Title: Adjunct Instructor

Phone: (336) 334-7712

Fax: 334-7258

Email:smwiggin@ncat.edu

Bio

Ms. Wiggins started her teaching career with the Guilford County School system as a middle school science and math teacher at Lincoln Middle School. She then went on to teach science and math for the prestigious Morristown Beard School, located in Morristown N.J. Ms. Wiggins has also worked as a graduate research assistant in physical therapy school at Winston-Salem State University in conjunction with the Winston-Salem State Occupational Therapy Department and John Hopkins University.  The research focus was the prevention of breast cancer with Angiotensin I gene. Ms. Wiggins’ research focus in graduate school inclueded “Determining sensitivity and specificity in Measuring postural stability in the elderly population by comparing Tandem to  the Romberg task.”

Education

M.S. 2003- Winston-Salem State University: Physical Therapy

B.S. 1998- Winston-Salem State University: Biology with concentration in Chemistry

Research Interests

Geriatrics-postural stability

Physical Inactivity and Obesity in college students

Perceptions of African Americans towards participating in physical activity

Retention of African Americans in the field of Physical Therapy 

Teaching Areas

Anatomy & Physiology

Weight Training

Aerobics

Tennis

Fitness Walking