Physical Education and Athletics

Department Head: Janine Hathorn
Director of Physical Education: Brooke D. O’Brien

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Kelsie Carralero, M.SB.A.—(2018)-2019
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.SB.A., Methodist University

Christine Kerr Clancy, M.S.—(2011)-2018
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.S., Smith College

J. Gavin Colliton, M.Ed.—(1990)-1999
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Salisbury State College

Bethany D. Dannelly, M. Ed.—(2020)-2020
Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities, Operations, and DE&I
M.Ed., University of Virginia

Michael J. Dager, M.Ed.—(2014)-2014
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Wilkes University

David A. Detwiler, B.A.—(2000)-2006
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Furman University

Dana Freeman, M.Ed.—(2013)-2019
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Ashland University

Kateri Gardner, M.S.—(2007)-2007
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.S., Western Illinois University

Peter J. Gyscek, B.S.—(2011)-2017
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Niagara University

Janine M. Hathorn, M.A.—(1987)-2007
Professor of Physical Education and Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics
M.A., Ohio State University

Vaughn C. Johnson, B.S. - (2020)-2020
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Husson University

Robert Warren (Bobby) Jones, M.Ed.—(2018)-2018
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Springfield College

Eric M. Koch, M.S.M.—(2014)-2014
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.S.M., Stevens Institute of Technology

Logan E. LaBerge, M.S.—(2014)-2020
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.S., Miami University

Garrett Michael LeRose, B.A.—(2008)-2018
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Washington and Lee University

Eugene M. McCabe, M.B.A.—(2006)-2006
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Assitant Director of Athletics for Compliance
M.B.A., University of Phoenix

Christopher D. McHugh Jr., M.Ed.—(2017)-2017
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Fairleigh Dickinson University

Taylor Mendoza, B.S. (2021)-2021
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S, Cortland State

Erin Ness, M.A.—(2012)-2018
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.A., San Jose State University

Brendan W. O’Brien, B.S.—(2009)-2015
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Norwich University

Brooke Diamond O’Brien, M.S.—(2007)-2013
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Assistant Director of Athletics for Physical Education, SWA
M.S., Smith College

Gordon P. Reistrup, B.A.—(2010)-2017
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., University of Virginia

Nathan W. Shearer, M.Ed.—(2011)-2017
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Bowling Green State University

Michael J. Singleton, M.S..—(2014)-2014
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.S., Purdue University

Bryan L. Snyder, B.A.—(2000)-2006
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Associate Director of Athletics for Finance
B.A., Washington and Lee University

Brandon P. Spalding, B.S.—(2013)-2019
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Bridgewater College

Taylor Steele, M.Ed.—(2020)-2020
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
M.Ed., Angelo State University

Brandon J. Uhl, B.S.—(2008)-2017
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Slippery Rock University

Theodore White, B.S.—(2015)-2017
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., University of Louisiana

Josh Williamson, M.S.—(2004)-2013
Associate Professor of Physical Education
M.S., Indiana State University

Regina A. Wills, B.A.—(2015) - 2015
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.A., Centre College

Requirements:

Degree requirements include the successful completion of a swimming proficiency test and four physical education activity courses, Physical Education (PE) 101 through 215. Students who have passed a 100-level skills course may not repeat it to raise the grade. Students who have completed a 200-level course (e.g., varsity swimming) may not register for a corresponding 100-level course (e.g., beginning swimming, aerobic swimming). Student-athletes may use up to two terms of a varsity sport toward this requirement, up to a maximum of three total terms for varsity participation. All students may accumulate a maximum of six credits from 100- and 200-level courses toward degree requirements. Credits taken in excess of these limits will be treated as repeats of the earliest unrepeated credit of this kind.

No students are exempt from the swimming proficiency test unless they receive a medical excuse from the University physician. A student who fails to pass the proficiency test will be placed in Fundamental Swimming (PE 101 ). PE 101  will satisfy one of the four activity courses required for a degree.

The Head Athletic Trainer, in collaboration with the University physician, will review medical histories and determine whether a student is capable of participating in regular courses or should be placed in PE 102 , (Therapeutic Exercise).

It is highly recommended that students complete their PE requirement by the end of junior year.

Skills Courses: PE 101-195

Intercollegiate Courses: PE 200-225

Lecture Courses: PE 301-325