Education
- Ph.D. Exercise Science, University of Mississippi
- M.S. Physical Education, Radford University
- B.S. Physical Education, Arkansas State University
Courses Taught
- Concepts of Physical Education
- First Aid/CPR
- Recreational Games
- Exercise for Special Populations
- Kinesiology
- Advanced Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Testing
- Exercise Prescription
- Clinical Experiences in Exercise Science
- Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- Advanced Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education
- Organization and Administration of Health and Physical Education Programs
- Nutrition and Physical Fitness (team taught with R.D.)
- Physiology of Exercise
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory experience
- Trends and Topics in Physical Education
Academic Interests
- Effects of Physical Activity and Physical Education on Test Performance
- Youth Fitness Testing
- Effects of Physical Fitness on life time physical activity performance
Scholarly Activity
- Associations between Health-Related Physical Fitness, Academic Achievement and Selected Academic Behaviors of Elementary and Middle School Students in the State of Mississippi (Links to an external site.)
- Hudson, G., Alvarez J., Blom, L. ., Zhang, L., and Kolbo, J. (2012)The association between fitness and school test scores, attendance, and discipline among Mississippi Students. MAHPERD Journal, 1, (1). (Links to an external site.)
- Blom, L., Brant, T. Alvarez, J., Hudson, G., Zhang, L., and Kolbo, J. (2014) Increasing fitness to improve academic performance: Implications for physical education professionals. MAHPERD Journal 2,(1). (Links to an external site.)
