Our Alumni

A graduate degree in Kinesiology or Health Education prepares students for a broad range of professional and academic careers. Explore what our graduates have gone on to accomplish in the fields of sports, medicine, business, academia and more.

Ben B. Yaspelkis III, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, California State University Northridge

Education

• B.S., Sports Medicine, Pepperdine University (1988) 
• M.A., Exercise Science, University of Texas at Austin (1990) 
• Ph.D., Exercise Science, University of Texas at Austin (1995)

Brittany Jacobs, M.Ed.

USA Rugby Referee Department Head

Education

• B.S., Kinesiology, The University of New Hampshire (2008)
• M.Ed., Secondary Education, The University of New Hampshire (2009)
• M. Ed., Sport Management, The University of Texas at Austin (2012)

Catherine Ortega, Ed.D.

Program Director/Chairperson at the Department of Physical Therapy at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio

Education

• B.A., Purdue University (1986)
• M.A., West Virginia University (1987)
• MSPT, Texas Women’s University (1989)
• Ed.D., University of Texas at Austin (2006)

Christian T. Gloria, Ph.D., CHES

Assistant Professor of Public Health at Hawaii Pacific University

Education

• B.S., Kinesiology: Health Promotion & Fitness The University of Texas at Austin (2005) 
• M.A., Health Education The University of Texas at Austin (2009) 
• Ph.D., Health Behavior & Health Education The University of Texas at Austin (2013)

Dan Corbin, M.Ed.

Waterloo Bucks General Manager

Education

• B.A., University of Northern Iowa (1998)
• M.Ed., University of Texas at Austin (2001)

Denise E. Herrera, Ph.D., MCHES

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Research-Evaluation-Learning Unit)

Education

• B.S., University of New Mexico (2002)
• M.S., University of Arizona (2004)
• Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (2009)

Jim Martin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah

Education

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (1981) 
• M.A., Exercise Science, University of Texas at Austin (1995) 
• Ph.D., Exercise Science, University of Texas at Austin (1998)

Joseph T. Ciccolo, Ph.D.

Faculty, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University

Education

• B.S., Northeastern University (1999)
• M.A., The University of Texas at Austin (2002)
• Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (2006)

Justin B. Moore, Ph.D.

Faculty, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Education

• BS Kinesiology, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, 1996
• MS, Exercise Science, The University of Mississippi, 1998
• PhD, Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003
• Certificate of Competencies, Epidemiology, The University of Michigan, 2010

Kelly Frank, M.S.

Clinical Research Manager – LDR Spine

Education

• B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2001)
• M.S., Kinesiology Biomechanics (2012)

Stephanie Mingos, M.Ed.

Director of Marketing and Communications for The First Tee of Greater Austin

Education

• B.A., Modern Languages (Spanish), Rhodes College (2011)
• M.Ed., Sport Management, University of Texas at Austin (2014)

Thomas Korff, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics, Brunel University London

Education

• M.Sc., The University of Muenster Germany (2000) 
• Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (2005)