Bryan McCullick, an expert in teaching physical education and training physical education educators, is speaking at West Virginia University Friday, Jan. 28 as part of WVU’s College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences 2011 spring lecture series. McCullick’s lecture is Friday, Jan. 28 from 8:30-9:45 a.m. in Coliseum room 255. The talk is open to students, faculty and staff along with the general public.
A professor from the University of Georgia, McCullick’s talk is called “Not Quite Zugzwang: What I’m Learning from an Attempt at Service-Bonded Inquiry.” It focuses on research that involved working with underprivileged youth in physical education settings. McCullick’s work has targeted enhancing personal and social responsibility. He will also discuss the challenges and rewards of being a successful tenure-track faculty member at a Research 1 Institution.
McCullick instructs elementary physical education methods courses and is an active member of the Sport Instruction Research Laboratory. In 2008, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sports Studies and Physical Education at University College, Cork in Ireland where he now serves as one of that institution’s first adjunct faculty.
“Dr. McCullick is a nationally and internationally recognized scholar in the areas of sport and physical education pedagogy,” said Dr. Lynn Housner, associate dean, CPASS.
Stemming from his commitment for quality physical education instruction for children, McCullick’s research examines issues of interest to teacher/coach development and teaching/coaching expertise. Recent research includes a study of children’s perceptions of student teacher effectiveness and an analysis of expert coaches’ professional playing experience. His work has been supported, in part, by grants from the Ladies Professional Golf Association, Club Corporation of America, Athens Area Community Foundation, Gaelic Athletic Association, Williams-Rhodes Endowment Fund and GOLF Magazine.
“Dr. McCullick’s work in teacher and coach education has contributed much to what we know about preparing highly qualified future professionals,” explains Dr. Emily Jones assistant professor, physical education teacher education at CPASS.
He has served in leadership roles in many of the related field’s membership organizations. As a fellow in the Research Consortium, McCullick’s work has appeared in numerous leading journals and he has presented more than 40 papers to scholarly societies internationally. Currently, he is an associate editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and on the editorial board for the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
For more information, contact Kim Cameon at 304-293-0827 or kimberly.cameon@mail.wvu.edu.
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CONTACT: Kimberly Cameon
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
304-293-0827, Kimberly.Cameon@mail.wvu.edu