Faculty and Staff

Rhett Rigby, PhD

Interim Director, School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology
Professor - Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Office: PH 123B
(940) 898-2473
Email: brigby@twu.edu

Research Interests: Exercise interventions for adults and children with chronic diseases

Mindy Menn, PhD, MCHES®, CPH

Associate Director of Graduate Programs
Associate Professor
Office: PH 208E
940-898-2844
Email: mmenn@twu.edu

Research Interests: Public health education and health promotion; sexuality education; health risks of youth; professional preparation; survey design; college teaching; program evaluation; study abroad programming; social determinants of health; instructional design; distance learning

Jill Denniston, M.S

Administrator of Student Services
Internship Coordinator
Office: PH 217
(940) 898-2340
Email: jdenniston@twu.edu

Bailey Hopkins, MBA

Administrator of Operations
Pioneer Hall Building Supervisor
Pioneer Hall 208B
940-898-2763
Email: bhopkins2@twu.edu

Angel Ahlbrandt

Undergraduate Academic Advisor II
Office: PH 210
(940) 898-2988
Email: aahlbrandt@twu.edu

Nathalie Castaneda

Recruitment & Retention Ambassador
Office: PH 215
Email: ncastaneda2@twu.edu

Dennise Mendez

Manager of Advising Services and Undergraduate Academic Advisor II
Office: PH 212
(940) 898-2606
Email: dmendez5@twu.edu

Shaun Stokes

Undergraduate Academic Advisor II
Office: PH 211
(940) 898-2431
Email: sstokes3@twu.edu

Jason Torres

Graduate Academic Advisor
Office: PH 213
(940) 898-2864
Email: jtorres9@twu.edu 

Brenda Watson

Internship Coordinator
Office: PH 216
(940) 898-2697
Email: bwatson5@twu.edu

Kyle Biggerstaff , PhD

Associate Professor - Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Office: PH 116B
(940) 898-2596
Email: KBiggerstaff@twu.edu

Renee L. Buster, PhD, MPH, CHES®, CSCS

Assistant Clinical Professor - Health Studies
Office: PH 230N
(940) 898-2843
Email: rbuster@twu.edu

Research Interests: Social Media and Behavioral Outcomes; Digital Health Engagement; Maternal Health Literacy (MHL); Youth Behavioral & Mental Health

Siyoung Choe, PhD

Assistant Professor - Health Studies
Office: PH208K
Email: schoe1@twu.edu

Research Interests: Young adults' health, substance use prevention and cessation, behavioral and chronic disease epidemiology, health policy evaluation, health disparity, causal inference

Kat Coffey, PhD

Associate Clinical Professor - Kinesiology
Office: PH 214
(940) 898-2643
Email: kcoffey@twu.edu

Suzanna Dillon, PhD

Professor - Kinesiology
Adapted Physical Education, Adapted Physical Activity
Office: PH 119B
(940) 898-2582
Email: sdillon@twu.edu

Michelle Ferrer, PhD

Associate Clinical Professor - Kinesiology
Adapted Physical Education, Adapted Physical Activity
Office: PH 208N
(940) 898-2571
Email: mferrer3@twu.edu

Jessica Gillaspy, MS, CHES®

Assistant Clinical Professor - Kinesiology
Office: PH 214
(940) 898-2643
Email: jgillaspy@twu.edu

Research Interests: Holistic Wellness with psycho-social specialization (social, emotional, physical, environmental, intellectual, career, and financial wellness), health promotion, behavior change, meditation, mindfulness, health & wellness psychology

Shaochen "Shawn" Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor - Kinesiology
Biomechanics and Motor Behavior
Office: PH 123B
940-898-2592
Email: shuang2@twu.edu

Research Interests: Perceptual-motor learning and control of bimanual coordination; concussion screening; stroke rehabilitation; neuro-motor control of inter- and intra-limb coordination; graph theory analysis

George King, PhD

Professor - Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Office: PH 208H
(940) 898-2575
Email: gking6@twu.edu

Young-Hoo Kwon, PhD

Professor - Kinesiology
Biomechanics
Office: PH 123A
(940) 898-2598
Email: YKwon@twu.edu
Website: drkwongolf.info

Marilyn Massey-Stokes, EdD, CHES®, Certified Wellcoach®

Professor
Office: PH 230M
940-898-2863
Email: MMasseystokes@twu.edu

Research Interests: Health promotion across the lifespan, chronic disease prevention, physical activity among older adults, women’s health, health & wellness coaching

Daniel Newmire, PhD, CSCS, CISSN

Associate Professor - Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Office: PH 230F
(940) 898-2524
Email: dnewmire@twu.edu 

Research Interests: Muscle physiology, exercise and nutritional biochemistry

Jaesin Sa, PhD

Assistant Professor - Health Studies
Office: PH 230I
(940) 898-2577
Email: jsa@twu.edu

Kerri Staples, PhD

Assistant Professor - Kinesiology
Health Promotion & Kinesiology
Office: PH 208L
(940) 898-2522
Email: kstaples@twu.edu

Lucy Weaver

Assistant Clinical Professor - Kinesiology
Office: PH 230A
Email: lweaver3@twu.edu 

Aya Yoshikawa, Dr.PH., Ph.D., CHES®

Assistant Professor - Health Studies
Office: PH 208F
(940) 898-2584
Email: ayoshikawa@twu.edu 

Research Interests: Healthy aging, fall prevention, active living, age- and dementia-friendly communities, caregiving issues