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ESS is a founding member of the American Kinesiology Association
Jennifer L. Etnier, Associate Professor
262 HHP Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-3037 (office)
(336)334-3238 (fax)
jletnier@uncg.edu
Curriculum Vita
After completing her PhD at Arizona State University, Dr. Etnier was an assistant professor at Wake Forest University from 1995-1998. She then returned to ASU in 1998 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 2004. Dr. Etnier came to UNCG in 2004 where she is currently an associate professor in the department of ESS.
Dr. Etnier's research interests lie in the field of Exercise Psychology. Her primary research focus is in the area of physical activity and cognition. In particular, Dr. Etnier is interested in the potential benefits of physical activity for the slowing of age-related cognitive decline and for the prevention of dementia. Working with her graduate students, Dr. Etnier is also pursuing research related to the potential benefits of physical activity for ADHD children, the benefits of a single bout of exercise for cognition, and the benefits of chronic physical activity in chronically ill populations (i.e, fibromyalgia syndrome, Celiac’s disease patients).
Dr. Etnier's teaching interests include exercise psychology, sport psychology, health psychology, and psychosocial aspects of sport. She also enjoys teaching research statistics and research methods.
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