Faculty

Rayla Allison,* J.D., lecturer
Sport management undergraduate program
612-626-3256, alli0069@umn.edu

George Biltz,* M.D., lecturer
Kinesiology: human physiology, exercise physiology
612-624-8065, biltz001@umn.edu

Jennifer Bhalla, Ph.D. candidate, teaching specialist
Sport and exercise psychology, youth sport participation
612-625-6876, bhall009@umn.edu

Eric Brownlee, Ph.D. candidate, teaching specialist
Sport management undergraduate program
612-625-5966, brownlee@umn.edu

Jo Ann Buysse,* Ph.D., education specialist
coordinator, Sport management undergraduate program
612-625-5331, buyss003@umn.edu

Donald Dengel,* Ph.D., associate professor
Kinesiology: exercise physiology; director, Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology
612-626-9701, denge001@umn.edu

Harvey Feldman, M.Ed., teaching specialist
Recreation, park, and leisure studies: park and recreation administration
612-624-2544, feldm011@umn.edu

Stacy Ingraham,* Ph.D., lecturer
Kinesiology: exercise physiology; coaching program
612-626-0067, ingra013@umn.edu

Mary Jo Kane,* Ph.D., professor
Kinesiology: sport sociology
director, School of Kinesiology
director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
612-625-3870, maryjo@umn.edu

Lisa Kihl,* Ph.D., assistant professor
Kinesiology and Recreation, park, and leisure studies: sport management
612-624-3150, lkihl@umn.edu

Jürgen Konczak,* Ph.D., Dr. rer. nat. habil., professor
Kinesiology: biomechanics/neural control
director, Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory
612-624-4370, jkonczak@umn.edu

Nicole LaVoi,* Ph.D., research associate and lecturer
Kinesiology: sport and exercise psychology, sport sociology
associate director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
612-626-6055, nmlavoi@umn.edu

Carol A. Leitschuh,* Ph.D., research associate
Kinesiology: adapted physical education; DAPE licensure
612-625-9579, leitschu@umn.edu

Arthur S. Leon,* M.D., M.S., professor
Kinesiology: exercise physiology
director, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science
612-624-8271, leonx002@umn.edu

Emeriti faculty

Bruce Anderson, ander017@umn.edu

Leo H. McAvoy, mcavo001@umn.edu

Bob Pickert, picke001@umn.edu

Beth Lewis,* Ph.D., assistant professor
Kinesiology: sport and exercise psychology, exercise science
612-625-5300, blewis@umn.edu

Connie Magnuson, Ph.D., teaching specialist
Recreation, park, and leisure studies
612-625-5653, magnu001@umn.edu

Moira Petit,* Ph.D., assistant professor
Kinesiology: exercise physiology
associate director, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science
612-625-5506, mpetit@umn.edu

Richard Rodgerson,* teaching specialist
Kinesiology: motor learning/development
612-624-9009, rodge006@umn.edu

Stephen D. Ross,* Ph.D., assistant professor
Kinesiology and Recreation, park, and leisure studies: sport management
612-624-7529, sdross@umn.edu

Keith Russell,* Ph.D., associate professor
Recreation, park, and leisure studies: outdoor education/recreation
director, Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative (OBHRC)
612-626-4280, krussell@umn.edu

Robert C. Serfass,* Ph.D., associate professor
Kinesiology: exercise physiology; associate director, School of Kinesiology
612-625-2018, serfa001@umn.edu

Elizabeth Spletzer, M.S., education specialist
coordinator, initial licensure/M.Ed. program in K-12 physical education
612-626-8159, splet003@umn.edu

Thomas A. Stoffregen,* Ph.D., professor
Kinesiology: human factors/ergonomics
director, Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory
612-626-1056, tas@umn.edu

Michael G. Wade,* Ph.D., professor
Kinesiology: motor learning/development
director of graduate studies
612-626-2094, mwade@umn.edu

Maureen Weiss,* Ph.D., professor
Kinesiology: sport and exercise psychology
co-director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
612-625-4155, mrweiss@umn.edu

Diane M. Wiese-Bjornstal,* Ph.D., associate professor
Kinesiology: sport and exercise psychology
612-625-6580, dwiese@umn.edu

* indicates Graduate Faculty status.

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Support staff

John Brian Becker, principal administrative specialist
Student and graduate studies support, 220 Cooke Hall
612-625-1007, beckerjb@umn.edu

Linda Estrem, principal administrative specialist
Student and graduate studies support, 220 Cooke Hall
612-624-5017, estre004@umn.edu

Marta Fahrenz, graduate studies coordinator
Graduate student support, communications, 223B Cooke Hall
612-625-4380, mfahrenz@umn.edu

Debra Haessly, administrative director
Human resources, payroll, administration, 111A Cooke Hall
612-625-2360, dhaessly@umn.edu

Brandi Hoffman, M.Ed., coordinator
undergraduate and professional programs and advising, 221B Cooke Hall
612-625-8868, bhoffman@umn.edu

Carol Nielsen, executive secretary
Academic support, 224 Cooke Hall
612-625-6697, niels033@umn.edu

Lisa Rehling, executive office and administrative specialist
School director and school administrative director support, 111 Cooke Hall
612-625-3332, lrehling@umn.edu

Angie Roberts, principal administrative specialist
Curriculum and clerical support, 224 Cooke Hall
612-624-4882, rober765@umn.edu

Jonathan Sweet, program associate
Tucker Center, IS support, 203 Cooke Hall
612-625-0139, sweet006@umn.edu

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