HPER
Physical Education - Teacher/Coach Program
Faculty
The PETE/Coach Program at WMU has dedicated faculty who have various areas of expertise within the field of physical education. The faculty members strive to develop highly competent teachers/coaches who make a difference in the lives of K-12 students through physical activity.
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Suzan F. Ayers, Ph.D., Associate Professor |
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, Ed.D., Professor |
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Jody Brylinsky, Ph.D., Professor |
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, M.A., Clinical Instructor |
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Ray Cool, Ed.D., Assistant Professor |
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Yuanlong Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor |
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, M.A., Faculty Specialist |
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Jiabei Zhang, Ed.D., Professor |
Advisory Committee
The WMU PETE program has a group of K-12 practitioners and administrators who serve in an advisory capacity. This committee meets one time each semester and provides feedback on: candidate preparation, curriculum, practical experiences and programmatic strengths and weaknesses.
Members of this committee are:
- Patricia Coles-Chalmers, Assistant Superintendent,
Kalamazoo Public Schools - Deb Paquette, Principal, Bloomingdale Elementary
- Tammy Wilson, Principal, Lawton High School
- Jennifer Leone, Three Rivers Elementary (WMU Alumni)
- Jeanine Morris, Comstock East Elementary
- Jeff Merasco, Galesburg Elementary
- Val Rossman, Coburn Elementary
- Melinda Tisron, Hillside Middle School
- Tracy Daniel, Comstock High School