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Faculty | B.S. in Kinesiology

Kristianna Altamirano

  • Associate Professor of Kinesiology

  • M.S., California State University Fullerton
  • B.S., Biola University

Kristianna Altamirano is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Public Health, and her research background has focused on prevention and optimizing health and performance in various populations. Research initiated with an interest in recreationally trained individuals and athletes, examining neuromuscular activity to investigate how to elicit maximal force generation. It shifted focus to...

Courses

  • KNES 107 Lifetime Wellness
  • KNES 213 Scientific Principles of Health and Fitness
  • KNES 307 Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology

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Marc Apkarian

  • Professor of Kinesiology

  • Ph.D., University of New Mexico
  • M.S., San Diego State University
  • B.S., University of California, Los Angeles

Marc Apkarian's interests are in the areas of exercise physiology, fitness evaluation, health promotion, and disease prevention. His courses in the undergraduate B.S. in Kinesiology program include Exercise Physiology, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Exercise in Health and Disease, Psychology of Exercise and Health, Exercise Professional Certification Preparation, Directed Studies, and he...

Courses

  • KNES 302 Exercise Physiology
  • KNES 303 Exercise Physiology Laboratory
  • KNES 329 Psychology of Exercise and Health
  • KNES 337 Exercise in Health and Disease
  • KNES 460 Topics: Exercise Professional Certification Preparation
  • KNES 480 Directed Study

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Brent Peterson

  • Co-Program Chair of Kinesiology and Public Health
  • Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Public Health

  • MPH, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
  • Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
  • M.S., California State University, Fullerton
  • B.A., Concordia University, Irvine, CA

Dr. Peterson’s research background is founded on biomedically-based applications [molecular to applied] in human, animal, and clinical settings. Specifically, his doctoral training was focused on applying the aforementioned methodologies toward the investigation of human movement-related physiological adaptations, and applying outcomes observed in animal models, in a clinically-based cancer...

Courses

  • KNES 302 Exercise Physiology
  • KNES 303 Exercise Physiology Laboratory
  • KNES 446 Functional Assessment and the Prescription of Exercise
  • KNES 447 Functional Assessment and the Prescription of Exercise Laboratory
  • KNES 449 Clinical Exercise Physiology

Research Interests

  • Bioethics
  • Exercise
  • Cancer
  • Metabalomics
  • Microbiomics
  • Immunology
  • Biological Markers

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Kelsey Miller

  • Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

  • M.S., California State University Fullerton
  • B.S., Biola University

Kelsey Miller’s teaching and research interests and experience are in sports performance, strength & conditioning, program design, pre & postnatal fitness, and nutrition. She has experience performing fitness assessments with professional athletes from the St. Louis Cardinals and the Anaheim Ducks, and currently runs Smart Belles Fitness, which provides online workout programs and lifestyle...

Courses

  • KNES 107 Lifetime Wellness
  • KNES 213 Scientific Principles of Health and Fitness
  • KNES 301 Kinesiology
  • KNES 351 Strength and Conditioning Program Design
  • KNES 434 Leadership in Sport and Human Movement
  • KNES 440 Nutrition and Human Metabolism

Research Interests

  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Sports Performance
  • Pre and Postnatal fitness

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Dee Henry

  • Emeritus Professor of Physical Education

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