5XÉçÇø

Spring 2021 Doctoral Forum Retreat

Featured Speakers

Associate Dean Stephen Mitchell

Associate Dean Stephen Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell has been at 5XÉçÇø since 1992. He is the Associate Dean for EHHS Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education and a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction. Steve holds a PhD from Syracuse University and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Loughborough University in England. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters related to standards-based teaching in Physical Education, and has co-authored three textbooks, including two related to teaching games for understanding within public school physical education, with one now into its fourth edition. Steve is a past-president of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD), a role in which he fronted advocacy efforts that led to a mandatory standard based Physical Education assessment system in the state of Ohio.

Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel, Institutional Review Board Chair

Dr. McDaniel joined the Exercise Physiology Department in 2010. He received his Master's degree from the University of South Carolina and his Doctoral degree from the University of Utah. During his Doctoral training he employed both animal and human models to investigate basic muscle function. He then joined Russell Richardson's laboratory team during two years of post-doctoral training at the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During those years his research focused on vascular health and blood flow regulation in both healthy and diseased populations. Since he became a faculty member at 5XÉçÇø he has continued to investigate peripheral vascular function in a variety of populations including Parkinson's disease, stroke and spinal cord injured patients. In addition, he continues to utilize single-leg cycling as an exercise modality to maximize peripheral adaptations in young and old healthy populations.

Vanessa Earp

Vanessa Earp

is the subject librarian for the College of Education, Health and Human Services. She started at KSU in August of 2005. Prior to working for KSU she was the Curriculum Center Librarian at Texas A&MKingsville. She has a BS in Communication from the University of Akron, MLS from Indiana University, MS in Reading from Texas A&M, and an EdS in Higher Education from Kent State. She currently enrolled in the Research, Measurement, and Statistics program (formerly Evaluation and Measurement program) here at KSU. Her area of research interest is current academic integrity among college students. She lives on a small hobby farm with her husband Paul, 2 goats (Simon & Garfunkel) and 4 German Shepherds.

Sitang Jittapirom (Jamie)

Sitang Jittapirom (Jamie)

Sitang Jittapirom, (Jamie), an international student from Thailand, is a third year PhD student in Cultural Foundations program, College of Education, Health and Human Services. As a graduate assistant for EHHS Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education, part of Jamie’s responsibility is organizing Doctoral Forum Retreat and overseeing EHHS Mentor Match program. Her research interests include social movement and education and civic education for democratic citizenship. Jamie has a Master’s degree in Cultural Foundations from 5XÉçÇø, and a Bachelor’s in Physical Therapy from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.