HEALTH, HUMAN PERFORMANCE & RECREATION The graduate programs in the Department of Health, Human Performance, & Recreation (HHPR) are focused on diverse aspects of health, human behavior, and quality of life. Graduates from HHPR will find great vocational opportunity in the areas of exercise physiology, health education, and coaching.
Master's Degree Programs Opportunities for practicum, internship, and independent study experiences exist for all degree and specialization areas. Each student must successfully complete core and specialty course requirements, pass a written comprehensive examination, and successfully complete a culminating experience which may consist of a thesis, internship, and practicum. Master of Science in Exercise Physiology (MS EP) and Sport Pedagogy (MS SPPE): The master of science degree programs prepare students for careers as exercise physiologists, physical education specialists, and coaches. For each MS major, a six-hour core curriculum is required in research design and statistics. Master of Public Health (MPH): The MPH prepares students for careers in public and community health education. Course requirements in this major include core courses in public health and requirements specific to the specialization of community health education. Master of Athletic Training (MAT): The MAT degree is a 5-year joint degree program that links the undergraduate Health Science Studies and Master's of Athletic Training (MAT) degree program so that students can receive two degrees in five years. Students will be able to enter the joint degree program or apply to the MAT program as a traditional graduate student.
Doctoral Degree Program Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology, Exercise Nutrition, and Health Promotion (PhD KENHP) The doctoral program is uniquely designed to train researchers to conduct multidisciplinary clinical research evaluating the role of exercise and nutrition on health, disease, rehabilitation, and performance. The total 72 credit hour requirement for the degree includes: n 6 hours of professional development and ethics n 12 hours of research methods and
statistics courses
n One course in at least three of the following areas
(9 hours total): Exercise Physiology/Nutrition,
Nutrition in Family and Consumer Sciences,
Motor Behavior/Biomechanics, and Health Promotion
n 15 hours of directed research (generally 3 hours
per semester)
n 12 hours of dissertation work n 18 hours of graduate courses in HHPR and FCS or
relevant coursework in other departments/programs
Contact Joe Shim, PhD | Graduate Program Director Department of HHPR One Bear Place #97313 | Waco, TX 76798 254-710-4009 | Email: Joe_Shim@baylor.edu baylor.edu/HHPR
HHPR RESEARCH FACULTY RODNEY BOWDEN, PHD
PAUL GORDON, PHD
PANOS KOUTAKIS, PHD
Metabolic syndrome and
Physical activity and lifestyle-
Development of improved diagnostic
medical, nutritional, and
based research related to obesity
and treatment methods for
behavioral interventions to
and associated cardio-metabolic
patients with peripheral
reduce risk and investigation
health in both adult and peadiatric
artery disease (PAD) including the
of cholesterol
populations
evaluation of cytoskeletal proteins
and inflammatory markers to
How skeletal muscle and adiposity
and their association with muscle
reduce hypercholesterolemia
influence systemic
morphology
and inflammation through
inflammatory responses and
dietary changes and through
metabolic dysfunction
medical interventions
RENEE UMSTATTD, PHD Health promotion through physical
BETH LANNING, PHD
activity behavior specifically in the
DALE CONNALLY, PHD
Improvement of quality of
application, measurement, and
Professionalism among recreation
life through animal assisted
evaluation of how theoretical
interventions, specifically equine
constructs promote, explain, and
Leisure and spiritual attitudes
assisted interventions working
predict physical activity behaviors
with military personnel and children
with Autism
and sports ministers and the impact on behaviors
Constraints of students at
faith-based colleges and
DARRYN WILLOUGHBY, PHD The effects of resistance exercise
BRIAN LEUTHOLTZ, PHD
and training and/or nutritional
Exercise prescriptions for individuals
intervention on the pre-and post-
EVA DOYLE, PHD
translational mechanisms and the
Professional development issues
Performance benefits of sport
oxidative-and inflammation-
Culturally competent approaches
supplements, plant, and
mediated signaling mechanisms
in community health
herbal extracts
promotion including community-
based participatory research to
assess needs and promote health in Job satisfaction and philosophy of premier high school coaches in underserved communities
universities
GLENN MILLER, PHD
ANDREW GALLUCCI, PHD Adverse health behaviors
among college aged students,
specifically the correlation
and motivations associated with
prescription drug misuse
PETER GRANDJEAN, PHD Human metabolic and cardiovascular
responses to exercise and
weight loss specifically
determining the immediate and
short-term responses to exercise
interventions
with chronic diseases
the United States
Challenges of securing quality
sport management internship
experiences
YUNSUK KOH, PHD The role of exercise and obesity on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome, focused on the effects of exercise interventions on blood lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
CHRIS WYNVEEN, PHD Human dimensions of natural resource
management in the meanings of
recreational visitors ascribe to
parks and other protected area
KELLY YLITALO, PHD Physical functioning, obesity,
and diabetes specifically the
role of obesity and
cardio-metabolic health in
the development of peripheral
neuropathy and the role of
neuropathy as a leading
contributor to the limitations in
physical functioning and disability