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Department of Wellness & Movement Sciences
1106 Washington St
PE Classroom Building 200
Cheney, WA 99004

E: wams@ewu.edu
P: 509.359.6409
F: 509.359.4833

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Chadron Hazelbaker, PhD

Professor, Chair
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
Photo of Chadron Hazelbaker, PhD
PE Classroom Building 249
509.359.6271
F: 509.359.6273
Expert Profile

Garth Babcock, PhD

Associate Professor
ATHLETIC TRAINING (MS) Program Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 235
509.359.2427
F: 509.359.4833

Jeremy Jostad, PhD

Associate Professor
RECREATION EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT Program Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 243
509.359.7097
F: 509.359.4833
Expert Profile

Carri Kreider, EdD

Professor
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION Program Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
Photo of Carri Kreider, EdD
PE Classroom Building 241
509.359.4707
F: 509.359.4833

Katie Taylor, PhD FACSM

Associate Professor
EXERCISE SCIENCE Program Director, GRADUATE Program Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 250
509.359.4539
F: 509.359.4833
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Christopher Cindric

Senior Lecturer
RECREATION EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT; Manager, EWU WAMS Challenge Course; LIFESTYLE MEDICINE Program Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 236
509.359.4535
F: 509.359.4833

Susan Beam

Program Specialist 2
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 200
509.359.6409
F: 509.359.4833

Christi Brewer

Professor
EXERCISE SCIENCE - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 244
509.359.2485
F: 509.359.4833

K. Otto Buchholz, PhD, ATC, PES

Assistant Professor
EXERCISE SCIENCE / ATHLETIC TRAINING - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 245
509.359.4181
F: 509.359.4833

Matthew Chase, PhD

Professor
RECREATION EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 242
509.359.7964
F: 509.359.4833

Alan Coelho, EdD

Professor
EXERCISE SCIENCE - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 251
509.359.4328
F: 509.359.4833

Melissa Elfering

Senior Lecturer
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 229
509.359.7069
F: 509.359.4833

John Gerber, PhD, DSc

Associate Professor
ATHLETIC TRAINING (MS) - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 230
509.359.7967
F: 509.359.4833

Jon Hammermeister, PhD

Professor
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 231
509.359.7968
F: 509.359.4833

David A. Kinnunen, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 228
509.359.4308
F: 509.359.4833

Nathaniel Lawton

Senior Lecturer
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 233
509.359.2508
F: 509.359.4833

Jacob Rehm

Senior Lecturer
FITNESS CENTER Director - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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University Recreation Center (URC) Fitness Center
509.359.4017

Penny Rose

Operations Manager
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 248
509.359.7969
F: 509.359.6273

Kristyne Wiegand, PhD, ATC

Assistant Professor
EXERCISE SCIENCE - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 247
509.359.7960
F: 509.359.4833

Laurie Morley, EdD

Adjunct / Retired Professor
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
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PE Classroom Building 239
509.359.2312

Emily Wagner

Adjunct Faculty
Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
PE Classroom 239

Karen Wenzel

Adjunct Faculty
RECREATION EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT - Department of Wellness and Movement Sciences
Remote Office

Emeritus Faculty

Robert Barr (1965)

Professor Emeritus 1997
Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Barbara Brock (1987)

Professor Emerita 2013
Physical Education, Health and Recreation / Recreation Management
Photo of Barbara Brock (1987)

Paul J. Green (1981)

Professor Emeritus 2015
Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Gerald Martin (1970)

Professor Emeritus 1996
Physical Education, Health and Recreation

D. Scott Melville

Professor Emeritus 2012
Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Laureen (Laurie) V. Morley (2000)

Professor Emeritus 2024
Physical Education, Health and Recreation / Wellness and Movement Sciences

In Memoriam

John Cogley (1978)

Professor and Department Chair
Physical Education, Health and Recreation / Therapeutic Recreation
Photo of John Cogley (1978)

Jerome (Jerry) Krause (1967)

Professor Emeritus 1999
Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Jack Benson

Health and Physical Education

Jim Wasem (1981)

Professor Emeritus 2000
Physical Education, Health and Recreation