Faculty & Staff

George King, PhD
Director, School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology
Office: PH 208A; CFO 10
Email: gking6@twu.edu

Barbara Barnick-Ben-Ezra, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Internship Coordinator
Graduate Teaching Assistant Mentor
Office: PH 217
(940) 898-2340
Email: bbenezra@twu.edu

Gwendolyn Weatherford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sport Management
Associate Director of Graduate Programs
Office: PH 208F
(940) 898-2584
Email: gweatherford@twu.edu

Janelle Davis, M.S.
Program Director
Office: PH 210
(940) 898-2714
Email: JDavis10@twu.edu

Dennise Mendez
Undergraduate Academic Advisor II
Office: PH 212
(940) 898-2606
dmendez5@twu.edu

Paula Tanner
Administrative Assistant
Office: PH 208B
(940) 898-2532
Email: ptanner@twu.edu

John Thompson
Academic Advisor II
Office: PH 211
(940) 898-2831
jthompson34@twu.edu

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

Brenda Watson
Sr. Secretary
Office: PH 216
(940) 898-2697
Email: bwatson5@twu.edu

Mandy Golman, Ph.D., MCHES
Associate Professor
Office: CFO 1009
940-898-2865
Email: Mgolman@twu.edu
Research Interests: Teen pregnancy prevention, eating disorder and obesity prevention, body image issues, adolescent and women’s health

Marilyn Massey-Stokes, Ed.D., CHES, CWHC, FASHA
Associate Professor
Office: CFO 1003
940-898-2863
Email: MMasseystokes@twu.edu
Research Interests: Obesity prevention (including early obesity prevention), body image and eating disorder prevention, health and wellness across the life span, health and wellness coaching, and health literacy

Ann O. Amuta, Ph.D., MPH, CPH
Assistant Professor
Phone: 940-898-2856
Email: AAmuta@twu.edu
Research Interests: Public health genomics, minority health and health equity, obesity prevention (healthy diet and physical activity promotion) and chronic disease prevention (emphasis on Type 2 diabetes and cancer)

Mindy Menn, Ph.D., MCHES®
Assistant Professor
Office: CFO 1010
940-898-2844
Email: mmenn@twu.edu
Research Interests: Design, delivery and evaluation of online-delivered learning materials and online-delivered survey instruments

Renee L. Buster, PhD, CHES, CSCS
Visiting Assistant Professor
(940) 898-2843
Email: rbuster@twu.edu
Research Interests: Biotechnology in health addressing personal, environmental and ethical health issues; social media influence on behavior adoption/practices; environmental policy and health; and public policy and life expectancy
Josh Bernstein, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: JBernstein@twu.edu
Amy Clark, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: AClark2@twu.edu
Amanda Espinoza, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: aespinoza8@twu.edu
Tiffany Hamlett, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: thamlett@twu.edu
Michelle Kampschroeder, M.S., CHES
Adjunct Instructor
Email: MKampschroeder@twu.edu
Tracey MacGowan, M.Ed.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: tmacgowan@twu.edu
Jim Melancon, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Email: jmelancon@twu.edu
Loan VanAuker, D-ABMDI, M.S.
Adjunct Profesor
Email: lvanauker@twu.edu
School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology Emeritus Faculty
- Anne Duggan – Schley Professor/Dean, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
- Ronald French – Cornaro Professor, Kinesiology
- Barbara Gench – Professor, Kinesiology
- Sinah Goode – Associate Professor, Kinesiology
- Bertie Hammond – Assistant Professor, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
- Marilyn Hinson – Professor, Kinesiology
- Gay James – Professor/Chair, Health Studies
- Joanne Kuhn – Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
- Berton Lyle – Professor, Kinesiology
- Bettye Myers – Professor, Kinesiology
- David Nichols – Professor, Health Promotion and Kinesiology
- Jean Pyfer – Professor/Dean, Kinesiology/Health Sciences
- Hazel Richardson – Assistant Professor, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
- Charlotte Barney Sanborn – Professor/Chair, Kinesiology
- Claudine Sherrill – Professor, Kinesiology
- Lisa Silliman-French – Professor, Health Promotion and Kinesiology
- Ruth Tandy – Professor, Health Studies and Kinesiology
- Leslie Thompson – Professor/Dean, Health Studies/Graduate Studies
- Ann Uhlir – Professor/Dean, Kinesiology/Health Sciences
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