Faculty & Staff:
Faculty
Patrick DiRocco (1989) – associate professor, Special Populations; department chair, Exercise and Sport Science; director, Graduate Special Physical Education Program. Areas of specialty: special physical education and teacher preparation.
Education: B.S. (PE), Ithaca College; Ph.D. (Motor Development/Adapted Physical Ed), University of Oregon M.S. (Motor Learning), University of Oregon
139 Mitchell Hall, 608.785.8173, dirocco.patr@uwlax.edu
Jeffery Steffen (1994) – professor, Exercise and Sport Science; director, Graduate Physical Education Teacher Education Program. Areas of specialty: pedagogy and adventure curriculums.
Education: B.S. (Biology/Physical Education), Dakota University; M.A. (Physical Education), Ph.D., (Physical Education), University of Iowa
218 Mitchell Hall, 608.785.6535, steffen.jeff@uwlax.edu
Richard Pein (1979) – assistant professor, Exercise and Sport Science and head coach, men’s and women’s swim team, director, off-campus Sport Administration graduate program beginning in fall 2008. Areas of specialty: motor behavior, applied sport psychology and aquatics.
Education: B.A. (Government), Ohio University; M.S. (Physical Education), Illinois State University; Ph.D. (Motor Behavior), University of Tennessee-Knoxville
147 Mitchell Hall, 608.785.8185, pein.rich@uwlax.edu
Chia-Chen Yu (1998) – associate professor, Exercise and Sport Science; director, Sport Management Program. Areas of specialty: sport marketing, international sport management and computer application in sport management.
Education: B.S. (Physical Education), National Taiwan Normal University; M.S. (Sport Administration), University of Northern Colorado; Ed.D. (Sport Administration), University of Northern Colorado
210 Mitchell Hall, 608.785.6549, yu.chia@uwlax.edu
Staff
Course Information & General Information
Annette Valeo, Program Manager
608.785.6528
avaleo@uwlax.edu
Registration Information & Course Enrollment
Karen Hansen, Program Assistant
608.785.6513
khansen@uwlax.edu