Profile for Rachyl Stephenson

Professional history

I achieved my undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with an emphasis in physical education and health education, as well as a coaching endorsement. Later on I got my license in driver education through Greenville. I earned a masters degree in Teacher Leadership at the University of Concordia in Chicago. During that time I taught physical, health, and driver education at a few different high schools in the Chicagoland area of Illinois. Before leaving to earn my PhD at the University of Texas Austin, I also held an administrative position for a year. Within my years of teaching, I was fortunate to teach a wide variety of curriculum to freshman through seniors in high school, as well as coached multiple sports. I am now in my third year at UWL serving as the Graduate Program Director for Physical Education Teaching, along with a professor in both the graduate and undergraduate (Physical, Adapted, and School Health Education [PASHE]) programs.