Karen “PEA” Poole

Karen A. Poole

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
School of Health and Human Performance
Exercise and Sport Science Department
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336.334.5308)
kapoole@uncg.edu

EDUCATION

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC May 1995

M.A., Sport Management/Sociology

Bishop Otter College, University of Sussex,West Sussex, England June 1978

B.Ed. (Honors), Physical Education/Sociology/
Physical Education Teaching Certification

QUALIFICATIONS

24 years of coaching, teaching, advising, and administrative experience at the collegiate, high school, and community levels in physical education.and physical activity
Experience in recruiting, scouting, scheduling, budgeting, hiring, supervision, curriculum development, and program management

TEACHING/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC

Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Science Department 1996 - 2002
Academic Professional Associate Professor 2002 – to date

Teaching physical activity and core curriculum courses 1996 - to date
Advising undergraduate students 1996 - to date
Project Effort Youth Leadership Supervisor 1998
Assistant Undergraduate Advising Coordinator 1999 - 2002
Undergraduate Advising Coordinator 2003 - to date

Director of Aquatics, Exercise and Sport Science Department 2001- to date

Scheduling classes, lifeguards for all ESS programs
Budgeting, supervision responsibilities
Curriculum development and program management
Training lifeguards for ESS and Department of Campus Recreation

University Committees:

Campus Recreation Advisory Committee 1997 - to date
Freshman Learning Community Faculty Fellow 1998 - 2001
UNCG Teaching Fellow Mentoring Program 1999 - to date
Academic Integrity/Conduct Advisory Council 1998 - to date
Student Conduct and Academic Integrity Hearing Panelist 1998 - to date
Student Recreation Center CPR Drill Evaluator/Lifeguard Trainer & Evaluator 2000 - to date
Women’s Studies Affiliate 1999 - to date
SAFEZONE Representative 1999 - to date
SOAR Orientation Evaluation Committee 2001 - to date
NCAA Accreditation Equity, Welfare, and Sportsmanship Committee 2002 - to date
Advisory Council on Intercollegiate Athletics (ACIA) Faculty Representative 2002 - to date
Committee on Committees 2002 - to date
Sally Cone Scholarship Committee 2002 - 2003

School of Health & Human Performance Committees:

Chair, School of HHP Faculty Assembly 2002 - 2003
Organizing Committee for Alumni Breakfast 1997 - to date
Organizing Committee for Honors Banquet 1998 - to date
Steering Committee for Race and Gender Summer Institute 1998 - 1999
Chair GSAMS 1997 - 2001
Academic Integrity/Student Conduct School Liaison 2000 - to date
Diversity Committee Member 1999 - 2000

Departmental Committees:

Director of Aquatics 2001 - to date
Undergraduate Advising Coordinator 2001 - to date
Advising Task Force Committee Member 2001 - to date
Chair, Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee 1999 - to date
Undergraduate ESS Core Review Committee Member 2001 - date
Faculty Advisor to Student Majors Association 1996 - to date
Tenure Track and AP Track Search Committee Member 1998 - 2002
Undergraduate ESSS Program Committee Member 1998 - to date
Undergraduate General Education Core Committee Member 2000 - to date
Chair, Undergraduate Handbook Review Committee 1998 - to date
Annual Review Committee 1997 - 1999
Teaching Technology Portfolio Review /Evaluation Committee 1998 - 1999
Teacher Education Committee 1996 - 2003
Chair, ESS Awards & Scholarships Committee 2000 -2002

Camp Riverlea Children’s Day Camp, Bahama, NC

Program Director June - August 1995, 1996

Scheduled, implemented, and evaluated children/staff activity program.
Evaluated staff, supervised both staff and children
Administered first aid to campers

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Physical Education Instructor 1989 - 1996

Taught swimming, tennis, field hockey physical activity classes
Taught field hockey physical education major course
Assist teaching of "Women In Sports" undergraduate major course 1996

Director/Coach, Field Hockey Camp Summers 1986 -1996

Directed the summer camp program for 2 years
Coached at camp for 9 years

Camps Program Intern 1990

Administered and evaluated field hockey camp and youth/adult programs

Worthing High School, West Sussex, England

Head of Girls’ Physical Education Department 1986 - 1989
Interim Head, Physical Education Department 1984 -1985

Planned and implemented physical education curriculum
Designed and implemented senior students’ physical education elective curriculum

Rogers Parks Junior High School, Danbury, CT

(Fulbright Teaching Scholarship)

Physical Education Specialist, Grades 7-9 (Fulbright Teacher Exchange 1985 - 1986
Program)

Worthing High School/Gaisford High School, West Sussex, England

Physical Education Teacher 1979 - 1985

Worthing Sports Centre, West Sussex, England

Sports Supervisor 1978 – 1979

Planned and directed children/adult sports programs

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY/INTERESTS

Papers/Presentations:

                 Poole, K.A., Turner, E., & Wyatt, T.J. "Impact of Homophobia on Male and Female Collegiate
                                          Varsity Athletes". Poster Presentation at American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
                                          Recreation, and Dance at Reno, NV                                  1997

Tucker, D., Williams, K., & Poole, K.A. "Physical Activity Levels of Patients with Severe Tinnitus".
Research Project. (In Progress). 2001

Future Research Interests:

"Enhancing Undergraduate Student Education". Research analyzing student responses to the "Seven
Principles For Good Undergraduate Education" Student Inventory.

Physical Activity Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence.

Homophobia in Sport, Teaching, and Coaching

Book Reviews:

Brooks, D. (1998). "Program Design for Personal Trainers". Human Kinetics.
for CHOICE Publishing Company. 1999

                    Jackson, A.W., Morrow, J.R., Hill, D.W., and Dishman, R.K. (1999). "Physical Activity
                                     for Health and Fitness". Human Kinetics. For CHOICE Publishing
                                     Company.                                                                                                              1999

Sabock, R.J. (1995). "Coaching: A Realistic Perspective" Collegiate Press. 1999

Corbin, C. B., Lindsey, R., and Welk, G. (2000). "Concepts of Fitness and Wellness"
3^rd Edition. McGraw-Hill. 2000

"Teaching Individual and Lifetime Activities". Pre-publication review for McGraw-Hill
Companies, St.Louis, MO. 2001

Hoeger, W. and Hoeger, S. (2003). Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness: A 2002
Personalized Program" 7th Edition. Thomson Wadsworth.

Peer Reviewer:

Reviewed three faculty members, one tenured and two clinical, regarding teaching
performance.

HONORS

Education:

UNCG Junior Teaching Excellence Award Finalist (of two finalists) 1999 - 2000

School of Health and Human Performance Teaching Excellence Award Recipient 2003

School of Health and Human Performance Teaching Excellence
Award Nominee 1998 -2003

Department of Exercise and Sport Science HUMARTS (service) Award Recipient 1999

Fulbright Scholarship Teacher Exchange Recipient 1985 - 1986

Master’s Thesis Excellence Award Nominee ( Appalachian State University) 1995

American Sport Education Program Leader (Instructor) Level Qualification:
added to ASEP National Coaches Registry 1999 - to date

Invited Member of Collegiate Press Editorial Board 2000 - to date

Hockey:

United States Field Hockey Association "Hockey News" Publication
Recognition of Officiating Experience in Umpire Profile 1999

Southeast Field Hockey Association Board, Umpiring Chair 1992 - 1993

USFHA Southeast Territory Representative Player 1989 - 1998

All England Women’s Hockey Association ‘C’ Umpire 1977 - 1989

Deep South Field Hockey Association Selector 1993 - 1999

Deep South Field Hockey Association Umpiring Clinician 1992 - 1999

South Territorial Senior Team Selector (U.K.) 1988 - 1989

Sussex County Junior, U21 and Senior Team Selector 1979 - 1989

Carolina Hockey Club Player, North Carolina 1989 - 1999

Sussex County Hockey Representative Player (U.K.) 1976 -1989
(Colors (letters) honors awarded: outdoor, 1985; indoor, 1981)

Tennis:

Deer Valley Racquet Club, Boone, NC

Club Indoor Mixed Doubles Champion; Club Indoor Singles Runner-up 1995

Club Singles Champion; Club Mixed Doubles Champion 1994

United States Tennis Association 4.0 League Player 1997 - to date

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Assistant Field Hockey Coach 1994 - 1996
Head Field Hockey Coach 1989 - 1991

Won the 1990 Virginia Tech Tournament Field Hockey Championship

Danbury High School, Danbury, CT

Head Field Hockey Coach 1985 - 1986
Head Women’s Track Coach/Assistant Indoor Track Coach

Won 1985 Women’s Track State Finals

Gaisford High School/Worthing High School, West Sussex, U.K. 1979 - 1985

Interscholastic Coach

Coached teams in field hockey, tennis, track and field, netball, and rounders

Worthing Sports Centre, West Sussex,U.K. 1978 -1979

Coach

Coached children and adults in a variety of sports including swimming, squash, cricket, trampoline, and soccer

CERTIFICATIONS (*American Red Cross Sanctioned)

*CPR for Professional Rescuers Instructor 1999 - to date

*Lifeguard Training Instructor 1997 - to date

*CPR Adult/Child/Infant Certification 2000 - to date

*CPR/Community First Aid Certification 2001 - to date

*CPR Adult/Child/Infant Instructor 2000 - to date

*Water Safety Instructor 1994 - to date

*Water Safety Instructor, Instructor Trainer 2002 - to date

*Sport Safety/First Aid Certification 2000 - to date

*Sport Safety/First Aid Instructor 2000 - to date

*Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Instructor 2001 - to date

*Prevention Disease Transmission (PDT) Instructor 2001 - to date

*Oxygen Administration Instructor 2001 - to date

Certified Pool Operator Certification 1994 - 1999

American Sports Education Program (ASEP) Certification 1999 - to date

American Sports Education Program Instructor 1999 - to date

Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) Member 2001 - 2002

Aquatic Alliance International Water Exericse Instructor 2003

Aquatic Alliance International (AAI) Member 2001- to date

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Member 2001- 2002

UNCG TeamQuest Facilitator (non-certification program) 2003- to date