About the Author
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Karen E. McConnell, PhD, a professor at Pacific Lutheran
University, is a certified education spet (CHES) and
has taught at the university level for more than 15 years in
areas related to and fitness education, curriculum and
assessment, and exercise science. She has written or contributed
to over a dozen book chapters and texts, including the teacher
resources for Fitness for Life (fifth and sixth editions). She is
a recipient of the Arthur Broten Young Scholar Award and has
received the University Professional of the Year Award from the
Washington Alliance for , Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance for contributions made to state standards in and
fitness. She enjoys running, having completed 38 half marathons
and one marathon. As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, she
enjoys participating in most outdoor activities.
Dr. Charles B. (“Chuck”) Corbin, PhD, is professor emeritus in
the School of tion and Promotion at Arizona State
University. He coauthored two series for use in grades K-8
and is senior author of several award-winning elementary, middle
school, high school, and college texts, including Fitness for
Life: Elementary School, Fitness for Life: Middle School, the
sixth edition of Fitness for Life, all winners of Texty Awards
(Text and Academic Authors Association, or TAA), and Concepts of
Physical Fitness (17th edition), winner of the McGuffey Award
(TAA). His books are the most widely adopted public school and
college texts in the area of fitness, , and . Dr.
Corbin is internationally recognized as an expert in physical
activity, , and promotion and youth physical
fitness. He has presented keynote addresses at more than 40 state
AHPERD conventions, made major addresses in more than 15
countries, and has presented numerous named lectures. Among his
many honors are the Alliance Scholar and Gulick Awards (Society
of and Physical Education Professionals, formerly
AAHPERD), Cureton Lecturer (ACSM), y American Fitness
Leaders Award (President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and
tion and National Jaycees), NASPE Hall of Fame, and
Heterington Award (National Academy of Kinesiology). He served
for more than 20 years as a member of the Advisory Board of
Fitnessgram and was the first chair of the Science Board of the
President’s Council (PCFSN).
David E. Corbin, PhD, taught education at the high school
level for many years before beginning a career in
education at the college level. He is emeritus professor of
education and public at the University of Nebraska
at Omaha, where he taught for over 30 years. He has authored,
coauthored, or edited four other -related books and is a
fellow and lifetime member of the American School
Association. Corbin received the Mohan Singh Award for humor in
education and communication from the American
Public Association. He was also named the Nebraska
Professional of the Year by the Nebraska Association for ,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and he received an
Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Nebraska at
Omaha. Corbin has also appeared on Late Night with David
Letterman and You Bet Your Life with Bill Cosby. In his leisure
time, he enjoys cycling, walking, traveling, and singing and
playing guitar.
Terri D. Farraar, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor and
director of the Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology Program at
Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She has taught
and fitness at the high school level for 20 years, and
teaches and fitness pedagogy at Pacific Lutheran. She is a
member of SHAPE America—Society of and Physical Educators
(formerly AAHPERD) and of the Washington chapter of SHAPE
America. She is also a member of the American Association for
Education, the Association of Applied Sport Psychology,
and the Alliance of Women Coaches. She enjoys traveling, working
out, and coaching fastpitch softball.
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