{"id":3539,"date":"2025-08-18T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/?page_id=3539"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:51:07","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3539\" class=\"elementor elementor-3539\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3608223 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3608223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab4ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ab4ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HPX Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a41b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41a41b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Emily-Stevens\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1f92c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b1f92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704dc83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"704dc83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d68fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81d68fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f864ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f864ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/Stevens2018-670x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/Stevens2018-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/Stevens2018-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/Stevens2018-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/09\/Stevens2018.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa72fb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa72fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:stevense@wcsu.edu\">stevense@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 107A<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203)837-3903<br \/>(203) 837-8638 (fax)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5cd40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c5cd40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cee7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05cee7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emily Stevens, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617eb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617eb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Emily Stevens, PhD; Department Chair: Professor, Coordinator of Allied Health Option in BS Public Health<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67caf40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67caf40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Emily Stevens joined the HPX faculty in 2009. She is an active member of the WCSU campus community. Much of her teaching is focused on the core Public Health courses; she has also taught several HPX elective courses, as well as the Fitness for Life general education courses. She is a member of the Pre-Health Advisory Committee on campus. As the Faculty Athletics Representative (2015-2019), she founded the Colonial Ambassador program, pairing faculty and staff from across campus to athletics teams in an effort to help bridge the gap between athletics and academics. She has also served on committees aimed at improving student retention across campus, and she developed several new programs and minors within the HPX Department. Dr. Stevens is a co-author on the Public Health program accreditation self-study reports for the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Dr. Stevens completed her Bachelor of Arts in Individually Designed Major, Exercise Science, at Denison University (2001). She completed her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Exercise Science, with a concentration in Physical Activity Behavior, at The Ohio State University (2006). Her master\u2019s thesis examined the association between youth sport experiences and physical activity adherence into adulthood. For her dissertation, Dr. Stevens developed and evaluated a theory-based physical activity intervention for high school students living in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Her research interests are in physical activity promotion, including an examination of determinants of physical activity, the development and evaluation of theory-based interventions designed to promote physical activity, and measurement of physical activity behavior. She is an active partner with the Danbury Department of Health to develop and evaluate walking paths within the Danbury community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760aa2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760aa2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5050388 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5050388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9281c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9281c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Krista-Heybruck\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46f72d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e46f72d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049d0e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"049d0e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81c325 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c81c325\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9e888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d9e888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/08\/Krista.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/08\/Krista.png 312w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2019\/08\/Krista-178x300.png 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00b290 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c00b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:Heybruckk@wcsu.edu\">heybruckk@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 107F<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837-3965<br \/>(203) 837-8638 (fax)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd77dd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd77dd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48c439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c48c439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Krista Heybruck, EdD, MPH<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c0eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75c0eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Department Associate Chair, Assistant Professor, Community Health Option Coordinator for the BS Public Health, Program Coordinator for the BS Health Education<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c79999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c79999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Krista Heybruck is an Assistant Professor and the Associate-Chair of the Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences Department in the School of Professional Studies at Western Connecticut State University. She coordinates the community health option for the Public Health degree and serves as the program coordinator for the degree in Health Education. Dr. Heybruck holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Education from the University of South Carolina, and a Doctorate in Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Hartford.<\/p><p>While her academic training is well-suited for the department, her practical experience makes her uniquely qualified to work with the professional studies students. Prior to coming to WCSU, Dr. Heybruck worked for over 25 years in community-based health promotion and education, human and social services, and public education on the national, state, and local levels. She worked with diverse audiences in many different settings including universities, urban and rural public schools, health departments, state agencies, federal health agencies, alternative education sites, community-based programs, and prison facilities.<\/p><p>Dr. Heybruck\u2019s research interests include public health feminist historiography; community-based leadership models; developing and evaluating environmental, community, and behavioral interventions to improve the health and well-being of under-represented communities; and designing and evaluating effective strategies for community capacity building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0197b01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0197b01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ee11d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/Jeff-Schlicht-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/Jeff-Schlicht-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/Jeff-Schlicht-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/11\/Jeff-Schlicht.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e76c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e76c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:schlichtj@wcsu.edu\">schlichtj@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 112B<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837-8687<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7bc9a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7bc9a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9083d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9083d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jeff Schlicht, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb236c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb236c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Professor, Coordinator of fitness and wellness option for the BS Public Health degree<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625b9be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625b9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Jeff Schlicht has been a member of the HPX faculty since 2000. He is the coordinator of the Fitness and Wellness Option for the Public Health degree and directs several other campus and community programs including:<\/p><ul><li>The American College of Sports Medicine\u2019s Exercise is Medicine\u00ae on Campus program in articulation with Health Service, the Counseling Center, and Recreation<\/li><li>The Institute for Holistic Health Studies\u2019 Exercise Counseling program \u00b7 Practical Strength Training\u2122, a community exercise program for older adults and people with disabilities, in partnership with Ability Beyond and United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York<\/li><\/ul><p>Dr. Schlicht completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of California, San Diego (1988), a Masters of Arts in Physical Education at San Diego State University (1994), and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Sport, Leisure, and Exercise Science at the University of Connecticut (1999). His doctoral dissertation examined the effect of strength training exercise on functional fitness in older adults. He continues to do community research with older adults and has expanded his interests to working with adults with disabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8a6ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce8a6ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a5436 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"19a5436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694b1ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"694b1ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Gretchen-Paulson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37c56b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a37c56b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06ce87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f06ce87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349feec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"349feec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e694124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e694124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1784\" alt=\"Headshot of Gretchen Paulson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/Gretchen-Bio_pic-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ccb52 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ccb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:paulsong@wcsu.edu\">paulsong@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 107D<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837-8985<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d9df3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76d9df3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0830cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0830cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gretchen Paulson, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02575af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02575af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Assistant Professor, First Year Experience Faculty Liaison\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30a939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30a939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Gretchen Paulson joined the Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences department in 2023. She brings a variety of experiences as an educator and clinician in the field of athletic training as well as a vast knowledge of research and teaching experience in the determinants of physical activity.<\/p><p>She earned a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Northeastern University (2010) and a Master of Science in Athletic Training from Illinois State University (2017). After working for several years as an AT in multiple settings including High School and Division I collegiate sports, Dr. Paulson decided to pursue her doctorate in Kinesiology, shifting her focus from sports medicine to the psychosocial aspects of physical activity. For her dissertation, she developed a body self-compassion intervention for young adult women and examined its impact on body image and intrinsic motivation to exercise. Her research utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess how body image issues can be impact physical activity and to develop strategies for fostering a more positive body image and how this can translate into physical activity and other health behaviors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c2f00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2c2f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0865341 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0865341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c108c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c108c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Alicja-Stannard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec7fce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ec7fce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01af7a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01af7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fec7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2fec7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee08ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee08ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-795x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1004\" alt=\"Headshot of Alicja Stannard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-1193x1536.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1-1590x2048.jpg 1590w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/Photo_Stannard-1.jpg 1945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17766dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17766dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:stannarda@wcsu.edu\">stannarda@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 107C<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837- 8987<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9009cb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9009cb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f82b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f82b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alicja Stannard, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f636267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f636267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Assistant Professor, HPX Internship Coordinator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f7a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07f7a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Alicja Stannard joined HPX department in the Fall of 2023. She is an assistant professor and HPX Internship Coordinator. Dr. Stannard earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Psychology from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Science in Education in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from Northern Illinois University, and a PhD in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from Michigan State University.<\/p><p>Dr. Stannard brings a wide range of professional work experience in the field of Exercise Science and Public Health. She is passionate about helping students explore their career interests and working with community partners. Her teaching is focused on the HPX Internship Practicum, Exercise Physiology, and Exercise Science courses. Her research interests are centered around the endurance athletes as well as women\u2019s health, fitness, and performance.<\/p><p>Dr. Stannard is a USA Track and Field Level I certified coach. She earned a certification on the Effective Teaching Practices from the Association of College and University Educators and the American Council on Education. Dr. Stannard holds the Climate Change and Health certification from the School of Public Health from Yale University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fc212 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61fc212\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42e538 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a42e538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49aa08f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49aa08f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"R-Russell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7602472 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7602472\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de88e5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de88e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2ee44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f2ee44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93594d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93594d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/08\/Scott-Russell-090816-copy-2-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9e0d2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9e0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"mailto:russells@wcsu.edu\">russells@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/div><div><p>White Hall 107B<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837-8360\u00a0 or (203) 727-4601 (call\/text)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0d59c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe0d59c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83735fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83735fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R. Scott Russell, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4455d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4455d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Sport and Wellness Management program<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad8095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ad8095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scott Russell served as an Adjunct member of the HPX faculty from 2007 to 2016, teaching a wide variety of classes for the department. Professor Russell returns to WCSU in the Fall of 2025 to lead the new Sport &amp; Wellness Management program.<\/p><p>Dr. Russell\u2019s Masters and PhD research (Purdue University) both focused on different aspects of Title IX, and continue to influence his advocacy of leadership positions in sport for women and minorities. \u00a0For his dissertation, Dr. Russell compared the education-first model of collegiate athletics implemented by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) with that of the NCAA. \u00a0While often critical of the NCAA, Dr. Russell frequently advises NCAA athletes academically, as well as to prepare for a career in the sport industry.<\/p><p>Dr. Russell lives in New Fairfield with his wife (30+ years), grows his own herbs and vegetables, and frequently hugs trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feced7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feced7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3520814 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3520814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5278aa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5278aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Melissa-Dalton\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7632cd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7632cd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/Dalton-Profile-23.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/Dalton-Profile-23-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c499b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c499b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:daltonm@wcsu.edu\">daltonm@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>White Hall 107E<br \/>Midtown Campus<br \/>(203) 837-9120<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73db2f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73db2f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c7ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56c7ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melissa Dalton, MPH, RD, CD-N<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849ae14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849ae14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Assistant Professor of Public Health<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaef0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaef0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content\"><p class=\"p1\">Melissa Dalton joined the HPX Department in 2001 as an adjunct instructor.\u00a0 She is a Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is certified as a Dietitian-Nutritionist in the state of Connecticut. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut (1992) and\u00a0completed her Dietetic Internship at the Danbury Hospital (1993). She holds a Master of Public Health degree in Behavioral Science and Health Promotion from New York Medical College (2001). Her graduate research examined the long-term maintenance of positive change following a worksite behavior modification program.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Melissa has worked in a variety of nutrition and public health roles and has extensive experience in health promotion program design and development, health behavior change, group facilitation and educational presentations. She has also provided individual nutrition counseling in medical, community, and business settings. As a long time HPX instructor, Melissa has supported the development of online and in-person courses as the HPX department evolved. In 2006, she was honored for her dedication to the School of Professional Studies with a Distinguished Adjunct Award.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850bafd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"850bafd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c199475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c199475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9770d9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9770d9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6188c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6188c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty Emeritus and Adjunct Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e6c59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3e6c59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5f5e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd5f5e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3672b0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3672b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5c25a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a5c25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36fb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a36fb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/Robyn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/Robyn.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/Robyn-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c61c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2c61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:housemannr@wcsu.edu\">housemannr@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35264f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c35264f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57232b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57232b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robyn Housemann, PhD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c767b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c767b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Faculty Emeritus<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83776df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83776df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content\"><p>Dr. Robyn A. Housemann was Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences at Western Connecticut State University. She started at WCSU in August 2006 and retired on December 31, 2021.\u00a0 Upon her retirement, the Center for Well-being (formerly the Institute of Holistic Health Studies) was honorarily dedicated in her name.<\/p><p>Dr. Housemann has taught all of the core courses for the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion Studies, Cross-cultural Health and Healing, Energy Healing Therapies, Worksite Health and the Fitness for Life general education requirement. In 2007 she redesigned the curriculum for the HPS degree to a competency and service-learning focused set of core courses. In addition to teaching, Dr. Housemann has been involved in countless project and has helped the department become what it is today.<\/p><p>In her spare time, Robyn teaches Zumba, Zumba Toning and Aqua Zumba fitness classes. She is a Black Belt 2nd degree in Tae Kwon Do and a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master\/Teacher. She also volunteers for various community events.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ab5a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6ab5a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00af5c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00af5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3eca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e3eca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21def2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21def2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a80a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59a80a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f800650 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f800650\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be94363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be94363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/hpx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2017\/10\/Jody-Headshot-Colorado.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ad086 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70ad086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:rajculaj@wcsu.edu\">ajculaj@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a9dd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57a9dd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06db30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a06db30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jody Rajcula<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1344afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1344afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Faculty Emeritus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1f0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1f0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content\"><p>Professor Jody Rajcula was named to Faculty Emeritus of the HPX Department in 2016 after a 30-year tenure at WCSU. She served as the department chair for 8 years and women\u2019s basketball coach for 21 years.<\/p><p>She earned both her Bachelor and Master Degrees from Southern Connecticut State University and was promoted to full Professor at WCSU in 1998.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff02760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff02760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84035b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84035b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a22d82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a22d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e6f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e6f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adjunct Faculty<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87be594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87be594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05afa7a elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"05afa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Donna Albano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">James Ascone<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Christel Autuori<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lisa Barker<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fernanda Carvalho-Ceylan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maureen Farrell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Alexandra Hall<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Helen Hollenbeck<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Haley McCarthy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lynda Muir<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deana Paqua<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Doreen Robbins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Jennifer Turey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lara Ward<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97dc644 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97dc644\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5722a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5722a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\"><strong>Main Office<\/strong><strong><br 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(fax)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HPX Faculty stevense@wcsu.eduWhite Hall 107AMidtown Campus(203)837-3903(203) 837-8638 (fax) Emily Stevens, PhD Emily Stevens, PhD; Department Chair: Professor, Coordinator of Allied Health Option in BS Public Health Dr. Emily Stevens joined the HPX faculty in 2009. 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