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Plymouth State University
MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Faculty
Barbara McCahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health EducationPATH Institute
Contact phone number: (603)535-2578
e-mail: bmccahan@plymouth.edu
Department of Health and Human Performance
Administrative contact: Jamie Stalnaker
Administrative contact phone number: (603)535-2293
Profile
Dr. Barbara McCahan is an associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in health/fitness, exercise science, nutrition, physical education, aquatics, dance and alternative health, and is certified as a health fitness instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine. She is also the owner of a health fitness consulting company called Body McCahanix.
Degrees and Education
- Ph.D. in biological sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara
- M.A. in biological sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara
- B.A. in biology, Revelle College, University of California, San Diego
Research Interests
Physical activity behaviors, contructivism in teaching and learning, and application of experiential learning principles in exercise science education.
Recent Publications
- Butler, J. and B. McCahan, (2004) Teaching Games for Understanding as a Curricular Model. In Examining a Teaching Games for Understanding Model, ed. L. Griffin and J. Butler, Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics
- McCahan, B., S. Croteau, L. Liard, E. Ballard, C. Mitchell, L. Murphy and J. Butler (2003). A Constructivist’s Approach to a Major’s Club: Helping Physical Education Students Transition to Professionals. In Teaching Games for Understanding in Physical Education and Sport: An International Perspective. ed. J. Butler, L. Griffin, B. Lombardo, R. Nastasi, 79–86. Reston, Virginia: National Association of Sport and Physical Education.
- Cucina, I. and McCahan, B. (2003). Comparison of the modified push-up and the full-body push up for college-aged women. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74(1), 5. Abstract
- McCahan, B., (2001). Building healthy concepts in the early years. Focus on Infants and Toddlers, ACEI, 14(1).
- Saffici, C.L. and McCahan, B. (1997). Conference coaching; a powerful and collaborative approach. South Carolina Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 29(1), 13-14.
Associations, Boards and Committees
- American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- New Hampshire AAHPERD
- New England Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine
- Community Guaranty Corporation, Plymouth, N.H.
- Plymouth State University Planning Committee
