Experts & Speakers Faculty Profile
Carol Kennedy-Armbruster
Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Kinesiology Department
Interests:
Functional training, water exercise, healthy lifestylesEducation:
- Ph.D. Doctoral Candidate Human Performance at Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University
- M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science at Colorado State University, 1989
- B.S. in Leisure Studies Program Specialist option at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, 1980
Background:
IU HPER Trustees Teaching Excellence Award, 2004 & 2009
Editorial Board, Health and Fitness Journal, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 2004-present
Wellness Council of Indiana Advisory Board- 2009-present
November 07-10': American Council on Exercise National Advisory Board member
Certification and Education Committee for the Health/Fitness Track, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 1998-2003
Program Director, Fitness/Wellness, Indiana University Recreational Sports, 1994-2003
Program Director, SportWell Program, Student Health Center, University of Illinois, 1989-1994
Certified Health/Fitness Specialist (American College of Sports Medicine) since 1990
Certified Group Exercise Instructor (American Council on Exercise) since 1999
Research:
I enjoy the combination of teaching, service, and research. My doctoral work is centered on translational research in a worksite wellness setting. I have a special interest in functional movement for health, safe and effective fitness instruction and evaluating health/wellness outcomes. My dissertation is focused on evaluating fitness/wellness program outcomes for an over 40 population. My passion is promoting, instructing and evaluating safe, effective, research-based fitness programming in order to encourage healthy lifestyles and focus on prevention of illness.
Service Contract/Grants:
08-13" -Senior Health Assessment Program No. HDQMWR-08-R-0005 with the United States Navy. Service contract provides six Fitness Specialists to three Navy bases (Norfolk, VA, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and San Diego, CA) to deliver the SHAPE program to Navy active duty personnel 40 years and up and evaluate a waterfront research project in San Diego, CA. - http://www.navyfitness.org/shape/
2010-2011 - AAU/Bell Updyke Willett Research Grant Project: Impact of Fitness Coaching or Personal Training on biometric and behavioral outcomes of college freshman in a Fitness/Wellness Living Learning center.
