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Dr. Matthew Symonds
Assistant Professor
Department Chair
Education
- Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
- M.S. Ed., Northwest Missouri State University
- B.S., Northwest Missouri State University
Courses Taught
- Assessment in Physical Education
- Soc/Psych of
Human Performance
- Lifetime Individual Activities
- Health in the Later Years
- Community Health
- Administration of Health, Physical Education and Sport
Academic Interests
- Assessment
- The role of
sport in society and the education system
- Attitude/Mental Preparation
- Physical activity/sport performance
Scholarly Activity
- Robertson, T.P.,
Symonds, M.L., & Muehlenbein, M.P. (2011). The public health imperative: Promoting health and preventing lifestyle-related
illness and disease. In Compton, D.M. & Muehlenbein, M.P., (eds.) The
Surveillance and Management Toolkit Workbook. Bloomington, IN: Indiana
University Healthy Communities Research Group.
- Samuel, A. & Symonds, M.L. (2010). An
examination of mental preparation techniques in practice and competition. Missouri Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance Journal, (20), 96-104.
- Symonds,
M.L. (2010). Teach and practice golf by the numbers. Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance Journal, (20), 12-19.
- Vetter, R. & Symonds, M.L. (2010, March). Correlations
between injury, training intensity, and physical and mental exhaustion among
college athletes. Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research, (24)3, 587-596.
- Symonds, M.L. (2009). Monitoring student engagement for intercollegiate
athletics program review. International
Journal of Education Management, 23(2), 161-171.
- Reusser, J.,
Butler, L., Symonds, M.L., Vetter, R., & Wall, T. (2007, January). An
assessment system for teacher education program quality improvement. International Journal of Education
Management, 21(2).
Dissertation
- Symonds, M.L.
(2006). The impact of division II revenue
and non-revenue sport participation on student engagement. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri – Columbia.
Student Group Advisement
- Co-sponsored student trips to conferences (HPERD
club)
Other Professional Experiences
- Past President, Missouri Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MOAHPERD)
- Central District Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (CDAHPERD)
- American Alliance for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
- Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education (MACTE)
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education (AACTE)
- American Association for Health Education
(AAHE)
- National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (NASPE)
- National Association of Sports Officials (NASO)
