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Karen Meaney

Karen S. Meaney, Ed.D Associate Professor Program Coordinator-Teacher Education
Education:
Ed.D University of Houston, Physical Education Teacher Education, Dissertation Title: The effect of modeling strategies on children’s and adults’ acquisition, retention, and transfer of a novel motor task. M.Ed. University of Houston, Physical Education B.S. University of Dayton, Physical Education
Contact: km66@txstate.edu or 512-245-2952

Dr. Meaney joined the faculty in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Texas State University in the Fall of 2009. Previously, Dr. Meaney served as a faculty member at Texas Tech University and Associate Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center. While at Texas Tech, Dr. Meaney developed and received federal funding to implement the FUN & FIT service-learning program. FUN & FIT provided economically and culturally relevant nutrition education and physical activity to overweight children from low income minority families. Texas State’s commitment to community outreach and service-learning will enable her to continue service-learning research focused on combating childhood obesity. Dr. Meaney is a Fellow in the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and a recipient of the Lolas A. Halverson Young Investigator Award. Dr. Meaney instructs graduate and undergraduate courses in the area of physical education-teacher education. Her passion for and commitment to excellence in teaching has been recognized at the department, university, and national levels.

Selected Publications

Meaney, K.S., & Griffin, L. K. (in press). Designing curriculum action research in service-learning. In Miller, M. P. & Nendel, J. (eds). Service-Learning in Physical Education and Other Related Professions: A Global Perspective. Jones and Bartlett, Boston, MA
Meaney. K. S., Miller, J. & Brady, H. (in press). Service-learning at Texas Tech University.

In Miller, M. P. & Nendel, J. (eds). Service-Learning in Physical Education and Other Related Professions: A Global Perspective. Jones and Bartlett, Boston, MA.

· Meaney, K. S., Griffin, L. K., Bohler, H. R. (2009). Impact of a service-learning program on pre-service educator’s knowledge base for teaching. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl 3(2), 1-17.

· Meaney, K. S., Hart, M. A., & Griffin, L. K. (2009). FUN & FIT Phase I: Developing and implementing a program for overweight African-American and Hispanic-American children from low-income families. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 80(6), 35-39.

· Meaney, K.S., Bohler, H.R., Kopf, K., Hernandez, L., & Scott, L. (2008). Service-learning and pre-service educators’ cultural competence for teaching: An exploratory study. Journal of Experiential Education, 31(2), 189-208.

· Meaney, K. S., Kopf, K., & Simons, M. (2008). Nutritional guidelines and energy needs for active children. In McComb, J. J., Reid, N., & Zumwalt, M. (eds.), 287-298. The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan. Humana Press inc., Totowa, NJ.