Category Archives: Service

Awesome time at the 2023 Future Educators Academy (FEA) teaching high school students how to “Thrive!” The students were on-campus for a week-long summer camp experience—living in residence halls, eating meals in the dining hall, and attending special content lectures … Continue reading →

“Students need healthy coping strategies to navigate life’s challenges. Early prevention programs in schools equip students with practical tools and skills they can use throughout their lives to increase emotional health and well-being.” That’s the message I gave for a … Continue reading →

Wonderful weekend seeing our graduate students hooded.  I processed in regalia at the (1) graduate, (2) undergraduate, and also the (3) special/early undergraduate ceremony held for student-athletes  unable to walk with their class because of baseball and track events on … Continue reading →

Enjoyed the opportunity to hood our Sport Management graduate students receiving their master’s degrees at Winter commencement: Kayla Held, Liz Wardwell, and Patrick Sweda. Congratulations!

For the 2019-20 academic year, Side by Side was expanded from weekly sessions of approximately 45 minutes in length to monthly sessions consisting of 115 minutes.  The longer time frame known as “block-schedule” allowed for deeper conversations to develop and … Continue reading →

On November 8th 2019 I was invited to discuss my journey into the teaching profession as a first-generation college student, and to lead a round table discussion with a group of middle school students at the annual Teacher Education Day … Continue reading →

In spring 2019, I was selected to receive the prestigious National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Service Award at the annual Athletic Training symposium in Las Vegas.  This national award recognizes outstanding dedication to the athletic training profession as demonstrated by  … Continue reading →

In 2018 I participated as a committee member for Michael Black who successfully defended his dissertation on October 31, 2018.  Michael was a doctoral student in the joint Ed.D. degree program between Millersville and Shippensburg University. In my role I … Continue reading →

During the 2018-19 academic year I was elected chair of the University-wide Promotion and Tenure committee.  In my role I was responsible for scheduling meetings, ensuring written policies were followed, organizing applicant materials, determining internal committee procedures such as rankings … Continue reading →

On April 25, 2018, I served as a panelist for the film screening of Ghostown to Havana at the Ware Center in Lancaster. The documentary is a Oscar-nominated film by director Gene Corr (also in attendance to answer questions).  The … Continue reading →

From January-May 2018 I served as a Family Services Educator in the Seeking Safety evidence based program at COBYS Family Services located on East King Street in Lancaster city.  In my role, I co-led weekly 1.5 hour open-ended group meetings … Continue reading →

Localized Approaches to the Opioid Epidemic (campus flyer/PDF) was the title of a conference held November 1, 2017 at the Millersville University Ware Center.  Ninety (90) people registered for the event.  As a member of the planning committee, I co-developed … Continue reading →

During Fall semester 2017 I was invited to join the Board of Directors at Compass Mark — a local non-profit whose mission is to reduce the incidence, prevalence, and consequences of addiction to alcohol and other drugs. As a Board … Continue reading →

In Fall semester 2017 I served as an invited panelist at two University-wide events: 1) Dr. Feelgood: The Ethical Dilemma of Opioid Prescriptions on September 13, 2017; and: 2) Becoming a Change Agent: Empowering, Engaging, & Advocating conference on October … Continue reading →

For the past several years I have provided educational workshops for the  Millersville University Peer-Health Educators (PHE) network.  The program is operated through the Elise S. Shenk Center for Health Education and Promotion. Students study a topic in-depth and then … Continue reading →

In collaboration with my colleague Dr. Miriam Witmer from the Department of Educational Foundations, we offered the first College Readiness Summer Academy at Millersville University August 1-4, 2016.  The Academy was an extension of the Color of Teaching Mentoring Program … Continue reading →

On January 21, 2014, I gave an interview to the NBC affiliate in Lancaster, PA (WGAL-TV8) with my colleague Dr. Ying Wushanley who has also studied the Olympics movement and trends.  The MU public relations department interviewed us for an … Continue reading →

It was truly an honor to have been selected by the Dean of the School of Education and Associate Provost to serve as Commencement Marshal for the Winter 2012 and Spring 2013 undergraduate graduation ceremonies. Faculty may be nominated as … Continue reading →

In late February 2013 I was named to the search committee to select a new Head Football coach at Millersville University. As one of 10 members on the committee that consisted of faculty, students, staff and alumni; (and 1 of … Continue reading →

TIPS is the acronym for a 3-hour program (not including set-up and tear-down) which stands for Training for Intervention ProcedureS.  The program uses a positive approach to address the difficult problem of underage student alcohol consumption on college campuses by … Continue reading →

On November 13, 2012, I coordinated and provided the leadership for the first-ever Veterans’ Health and Wellness Symposium at Millersville University to coincide with Veterans’ Day. In my role, I secured the funding for the program through grants and gifts, … Continue reading →

John C. Bear, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, who has represented Lancaster County for the past six years gave keynote remarks for currently enrolled student-veterans at Millersville University on November 13, 2012 as part of the Veterans … Continue reading →

Shown above is the marketing poster for the first-ever Veterans Health and Forum that I coordinated and provided leadership for.  Event poster: Vietnam in Context Flyer.PDF With military efforts in Afghanistan coming to an end, and the war in Iraq having … Continue reading →

Continuing my deep interest in the area  emotional well-being and it’s influence on personal health and wellness practice, I have accepted invitations to work with students enrolled in the Psychology Department Honors Program and Graduate Thesis committees. According to MU … Continue reading →

My service work has been varied and diverse, and has allowed me to gain exposure to what was going on at the global, national, state and local levels as well as work on numerous committees at the department, school and … Continue reading →

My friends and I regularly perform volunteer service in communities both locally and abroad. Volunteering in a soup kitchen or performing other forms of community service such as rehabilitating blighted homes in depressed locations or traveling to southern Mississippi to … Continue reading →

In November 2010 I helped coordinate a free public lecture given by Dr. Elisabeth Guerrero, an Associate Professor of Spanish at Bucknell University for the members of Millersville University’s S.O.L.A. — the acronym for the Society on Latino Affairs.  The … Continue reading →

The Wellness Fair is annual event held during the fall semester to promote wellness initiatives on campus and in the community.

Included here are some on-air radio interviews I was able to record on cassette tape and later convert into mp3 formats (as the technology has advanced). 1).  In this segment, I discuss our research on Breathe-Right TM nasal dilators and … Continue reading →

Safe Zone is the name of a volunteer program at Millersville University that provides support and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer/questioning, intersex, allies/androgynous/asexual (LGBTQIA) students and employees. I was trained to listen, support, and refer students to University … Continue reading →

I led efforts that began as a listening tour learning from longtime employees; to conducting a market analysis and writing a program proposal; to scheduling meetings with the major stakeholders and resolving issues such as content delivery and tuition; to … Continue reading →

During the summer of 2005 the idea for Pet Guardians was born when several family members, friends, and a couple of colleagues from work began discussing a new organization that might assist senior-citizens living in Lancaster county who owned pets, … Continue reading →

In this article published in MU Exchange, I discuss my department’s work on Outcomes Assessment and our use of the modified Delphi technique to assess student learning.  

Shown to the right of this entry is a photo of my Certificate of Appreciation awarded to me by the Central West Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross where I volunteered for several years from 1991-1995.  I had previously … Continue reading →

Athletic Trainers are health-care professionals who are licensed to work in a wide range of facilities and situations to help prevent, diagnose, and treat injuries; and to offer care for both acute and chronic medical conditions including cardiac abnormalities, heat … Continue reading →

While serving as a full-time faculty member and director of the nationally accredited athletic training education program at Wilmington College, I was encouraged to apply for the Chairperson opening in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Athletic Training (and Sports … Continue reading →

One of my first ventures into the field of Sport Management was with a project called the Rock Run, an event conducted at Slippery Rock University. Designed as a fund raiser for the SRU Athletic Training Club, the 5K Rock … Continue reading →

Throughout my career I have been fortunate to participate in a host of media and public relations activities ranging from public service announcements (PSAs) on local TV, to photo shoots appearing in college viewbooks and college websites to appearances with … Continue reading →

One of my hobbies is playing the drums.  Shown here are some photos, video clips and mp3 music files (some of it good, and much of it not so good!)    I am mainly a self-taught drummer who dreamed of … Continue reading →