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Gabrielle Strittmater
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Gabrielle Strittmater Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Assistant Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
Specialty area(s)
Meaningful Physical Education
Physical Education Teacher Education
Adventure and Outdoor Pursuits
Brief biography
Dr. Gabrielle Strittmater is a faculty member in the PASHE undergraduate and PET graduate programs in the Department of Exercise & Sport Science. She prepares future physical and health educators to design meaningful, inclusive, and standards-based K–12 programs that promote lifelong physical activity and well-being. Dr. Strittmater teaches courses in foundations, assessment, and curriculum development, emphasizing alignment with national and state standards and equitable practices that support all learners. Her primary line of research focuses on meaningful physical education and teacher preparation. In addition, she collaborates on projects related to adapted physical education, school administrator support, and broader issues in physical education teacher education. She has presented her work nationally and internationally, including at conferences hosted by SHAPE America and AIESEP.
Current courses at UWL
ESS 300: Assessment in Physical and School Health Education
ESS 424: Curriculum Development and Administration in Physical Education and School Health
ESS 730: Research Methods for Exercise Sport Science
ESS 737: Curriculum Design in Physical Education
Education
PhD - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Kinesiology - Sport Pedagogy (2025)
MS - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Exercise & Sport Science - Physical Education Teaching, Adventure Education Emphasis
BS - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Exercise & Sport Science - Physical Education
Career
Teaching history
ESS 778: Practicum in Adventure Education
ESS 771: Current Issues in Physical Education
ESS 212: Teaching Fundamental Movement Skills in Physical Education
ESS 118: Foundations of Physical and School Health Education
HPR 105: Creating A Healthy, Active Lifestyle
Research and publishing
Strittmater, G., Kim, M., McNamara, S., Richards K. A., (2026). School administrators' understanding of and support for adapted physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
Kim, M., McNamara, S., Strittmater, G., Richards K. A., (2026) Developing content acquisition podcasts to enhance school administrators’ support for adapted physical education. Journal of Special Education Technology.
Strittmater, G., Starck, J., Dobbs, W. (2026). Perceptions of resilience: An exploration into the impact of perceived and actual risk. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning.
Strittmater, G., Warner, P., Wheat, T., Kim, M., Fakhari, M., Harrison, Z., Richards, K. A. (2025). Intersectionality and marginalization: Intertwining identities within physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
Strittmater, G., Fletcher, T., Richards, K. A., (2025). The meaningful physical education approach: A scoping review. Kinesiology Review.
