School of Kinesiology and Recreation

Faculty and Staff

We are proud of our outstanding faculty who are committed to exemplary teaching, high quality scholarship, and professional service. Our faculty members are strongly committed to excellence in teaching and to working with students in support of their professional development.

Several faculty members have won College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University, or external teaching and research awards. In scholarship, our faculty has published textbooks, articles in national and international academic journals, and has made presentations at state, regional, national, and international conferences. Many of these presentations and research publications are co-authored with our students.

To contact the School of Kinesiology and Recreation please call (309) 438-8661. For specific faculty and staff information, please choose from the list below. During the construction phase of the new School of Kinesiology and Recreation / Student Fitness Center, faculty and staff who previously were located in McCormick are now housed in Stevenson 413 (Recreation and Park Administration) and Nelson Smith 201 (Physical Education Teacher Education).

Horton Staff


Dr. Kevin L. Burke
Professor & Director
(309) 438-8661


Ms. Terri Jordan
Chief Clerk
(309) 438-5782


Dr. Barbara Schlatter
Associate Professor, Assistant Director KNR, and Recreation and Park Administration Program Director
(309) 438-8233


Ms. Connie Shannon
Equipment Room Attendant
(309) 438-7281


Ms. Daphyne Walker
Undergraduate Advisor
(309) 438-5782


Mr. Ed West
Locker Room Attendant
(309) 438-2390


Mrs. Gale Wheatley
Administrative Aide
(309) 438-3054


Nelson-Smith Staff


Ms. Barbara Arbogast
Office Support Specialist
(309) 438-5952


Ms. Mary Leung
Undergraduate Advisor
(309) 438-5782


Stevenson Staff


Ms. Nancy Woods
Office Manager
(309) 438-5681


Athletic Training


Dr. A. J. Hansen
Director of Undergraduate Athletic Training Education and Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5366


Dr. Kevin Laudner
Director of Graduate Athletic Training Education and Associate Professor
(309) 438-5197


Dr. Todd McLoda
Associate Professor
(309) 438-7602


Justin Stanek
Clinical Coordinator and Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5862


Exercise Science


Ms. Mary Jo Adams
Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5955


Dr. Anthony Amorose
Associate Professor
(309) 438-8590


Dr. Dale Brown
Professor and Director, Exercise Physiology Laboratory
(309) 438-7547


Dr. Anne Cox
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-2655


Ms. Karen Dennis
Instructional Assistant Professor and Director, Basic Activity Program
(309) 438-3891


Ms. Betty A. Henson
Instructional Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator
(309) 438-5008


Dr. Kristen Lagally
Associate Professor and Exercise Physiology Graduate Program Coordinator
(309) 438-3229


Dr. Kelly Laurson
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-7082


Dr. Steven McCaw
Professor
(309) 438-3804


Dr. Peter Smith
Associate Professor and School Honors Coordinator
(309) 438-3553


Dr. David Thomas
Professor
(309) 438-8661


Ms. Laura Vedeen
Exercise Physiology Lab Program Coordinator
(309) 438-2632


Physical Education Teacher Education


Dr. Kristin Carlson
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5683


Ms. Beth Carpenter
Student Teaching Coordinator
(309) 438-5249


Dr. Margaret Coleman
Associate Professor
(309) 438-8302


Dr. Deborah Garrahy
Associate Professor and Program Director-Physical Education Teacher Education
(309) 438-5187


Dr. Mary Henninger
Associate Professor
(309) 438-3552


Dr. Alan Lacy
Professor
(309) 438-7602


Ms. Molly Logan
Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-8235


Ms. Sandra Schuster
Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-8868


Mr. Skip Williams
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-1114


Recreation and Park Administration


Dr. Brent Beggs
Associate Professor
(309) 438-5753


Dr. Daniel Elkins
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5383


Dr. Sandra Hupp
Instructional Assistant Professor
(309) 438-5972


Dr. Amy Hurd
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
(309) 438-5557


Dr. Sandra Klitzing
Associate Professor
(309) 438-8396


Dr. Chad McEvoy
Associate Professor and Graduate Sequence Coordinator of Sport Management
(309) 438-2337


Ms. Nancy Niebur
Professional Practice Coordinator
(309) 438-7760


Dr. Nels Popp
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-3494


Dr. Barbara Schlatter
Associate Professor, Assistant Director KNR, and Recreation and Park Administration Program Director
(309) 438-8233


Ms. Melissa Zahl
Assistant Professor
(309) 438-3668