“What I love most about my job is getting the opportunity to positively impact those who take my classes,” says Physical Activity Courses Instructor Melinda Ameele.
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“Physical activity has always been a large part of my life, and being active is core to my life,” says Physical Activity Programs Director Drew Ibarra.
“The goal is to prevent illness and injury in the populations I work with and to create safe and healthy workplaces and environments. My hope is that by engaging the populations in the process of understanding the hazards and developing prevention strategies, we are successful,” CPHHS Assistant Professor Laurel Kincl says.
“A large portion of my research uses spatial exposure assessment methods to determine the health effects associated with exposure to air pollution, ranging from adverse birth outcomes to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases to cancers,” says Assistant Professor Perry Hystad.
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Getting to know: Mendy Gayler
“In life, just ask the question. The answer might be ‘no,’ but it could be ‘yes.’ Don’t miss out because you were afraid of asking,” Mendy says.
Students’ success and happiness is what’s most important to Kim McAlexander, who recently retired after working for the College of Public Health and Human Sciences for more than 20 years.